Hi, I'm Lucinda
The photo was taken with my new Canon EOS 450D (with a tamron 18-200mm lense), by me in the mirror. It's a little overexposed, but at my age, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Bare Bones Bio:
I was born in Louisiana, USA in 1956, youngest of four girls. In 1967 we all moved to New Jersey when my father was transferred. I've always loved to read and soon gravitated towards Sci Fi, Fantasy, and nonfiction (mostly English History). The last was influenced by watching Masterpiece Theatre. I had the opportunity to go to the UK and Greece on 10 day Easter trips through my high school, which instilled in me an itch to travel. After one year of college,(I learned a lot, but unfortunately not much from my professors and text books) I joined the Air Force and went to Japan and England. I married a fellow GI (Bill), in England, got out of the Air Force (Bill stayed in)and went back to the States. Bill and I then lived in Rancho Cordova, California (where we had our first son, Charles),
Biloxi, Mississippi (where we had our second son, James), Oxfordshire, UK (For me, thank you Bill), and San Antonio, Texas (where we live now). Bill is retired from the Air Force and drives a Big Rig for J. B. Hunt. I am an office manager for a carwash. Charles and James graduated last May from University of Texas at San Antonio and Texas A&M at College Station respectively. Yeah!!!
Interests:
Reading - Mostly nonfiction history, though I have widened the field somewhat. I also like journals and diaries and have been reading "The Diary of Samuel Pepys" on and off for a while now. I'm currently on Vol. VII 1666. (I haven't gotten to the great fire yet). My fiction tends to run to fantasy, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, and Neil Gaiman to name a few.
Music - I grew up on rock, folk, musicals, classical, and Gilbert and Sullivan. I still love all that and have added jazz, blues, bluegrass, celtic and a little country. I don't play any instruments and can't sing (the singing talent in our family seemed to lessen with each new sister and I'm the baby of the bunch), but I'm an enthusiastic listener.
Art (Drawing, Photography and Oil Painting) - One of the regular pastimes of my sisters and I growing up was paper dolls. We used typing paper to make swimsuit clad paper dolls with pattern book heads. Then we spent countless hours drawing and coloring clothes for them. Depending on the current story, they could be clothes from Regency England, Colonial America, or Star Trek. I also drew faces from the hairdo magazines and was happy if they looked fairly human. I now draw and have recently taken up oil painting. I'm a definite amateur at photography. I've taken pictures since the mid 70s when I went to Japan, but they are mostly of my travels, kids and cats. I've got a lot to go through to see which ones are worth posting. I bought my first digital camera last April (09) for my birthday (I ordered it in April, received it in May, for my birthday in June. (I don't believe in being too literal about such things) I bought PhotoShop in June. I've still got a lot to learn on both, but it's a lot of fun.
Other - My sister Gail and I love The Teaching Company lectures. We both buy history, I occasionally buy literature and she occasionally buys math and science and we watch each other's. I'm also a tad fond of cats.
I could gush, and probably have, about all the talent I see on RR. I find myself using the words wow and beautiful far too much. I guess I should pull out the Thesaurus.ÂÂ
Comments (31)
Chipka
What a collage! I love each and every picture here, and it's a wonderful way to encapsulate a wonderful time! I even saw Chinatown, and I have to say it looks more interesting and curvy than Chicago's two little blocks of Cantonese culture! I love all of these shots, especially that really long descent into the subway! WOW! What a marvelous birthday gift too! It's not even my birthday and I love it!
goodoleboy
Hey, how come you didn't stop to take any pictures when you were in NY, lol! Marvelous collage of your adventure in Gotham, Lucinda! Oh, and although no mention of her age was mentioned, a Happy Birthday to Leslie!
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful collage
unstart
What a wonderful collage..so full of sweet memories..what a beautiful birthday greeting,,Happy Birthday Leslie!!
clbsmiley
Excellent tribute to your sister and your love of seeing her and joining in travels. Creating great memories.
annie5
Wonderful collage..Happy Birthday to Leslie! :)
vaggabondd
What a beautiful collage, I bet she loves it very much
magnus073
Lucinda, first of all you did a bang up job on this collage, Now let me say HAPPY BIRTHDAY LESLIE and wish her all the best. Of course I'm gonna gripe a bit about wanting to see all your NY photos when you get time. ;)
psyoshida
What a sweet sentiment and a wonderful sister you are! Happy Birthday Leslie! Looks like you had a fun time in New York. Great collage you put together.
helanker
WOW! That is a beatiful and interesting collage. SO much to see and two sisters to wander around together. Awesome Lucinda. Happy Birthday Leslie. :)
wysiwig
Gee, it's such a pity you came all that way and didn't see anything. And is that the two of you just over the Dalai Lama? What a glorious gift is this collage. I'll bet Leslie loves it. I know I do. I hope she is doing well and has just the best birthday.
jayfar
Lovely collage and a great record.
durleybeachbum
Thankyou for sharing your excitement with us, Lucinda!
alanwilliams
What a brilliant and innovative way to celebrate such a special time, a marvellous momento.
Madbat
Holy Moly, is there anywhere you didn't go??
flavia49
marvelous collage and dedication!
0rest4wicked
A sweet B~day collage!!!!
jmb007
bon anniversaire leslie,beaux souvenirs,a ne pas perdre!!
jendellas
Great collage, I have zoomed to look closer, I love all the pics, great Happy Birthday for your big sis!!!!
drifterlee
Wonderful dedication!
sandra46
AWESOME IMAGE! SUPERB WORK!
anianiani
this is just excellent.........memoriessssssss
tennesseecowgirl
What a nice collage, and happy birthday to your sister.. I have an older sister too, and I love to occasionally remind her of that haha then she said yes but I am your favorite sister, and then I tell her its only because you are my only sister.
ragouc
Very good collage.
greensleeves81
My Heartly B'day Wishes for your loving sister. Wonderful and emotional reminder!
BertDes
Great collage.
wjames
Brilliant collage!!!!
rainbows
A wonderful collage for Leslie, belated Happy Birthday to her. Hugs. Diane. xx
DukeNukem2005
This is an excellent!
jocko500
look like you all fun . seeing new stuff is alway fu.