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.Â
Comments (30)
mariogiannecchini
Bel collage pieno di bei momenti ! Non conosco Dave, ma penso che sarà molto felice per questo augurio . Auguro anch'io un buon compleanno a Dave ! Beautiful collage full of good times! I do not know Dave, but I think it will be very happy for this wish. Wish myself a Happy Birthday to Dave!
helanker
Such a beautiful gift for Dear Dave. He will be thrilled I am sure. And your words are so true.
jayfar
Great collage of very good images.
Madbat
ACK! Good thing I looked at this tonight! What the heck was rendo's population ALL born in June???
durleybeachbum
I don't know Dave, but HAPPY BITHDAY fellow Gemini! This is a great collection of pics of folk enjoying each others company.
jmb007
belles photos!!
magnus073
Lucinda, you are really wonderful and such a caring friend to me. Thank you so much for this lovely birthday dedication, as I couldn't think of anything I'd want more than a beautiful collage of friends sharing time together in one of the most exciting cities around. I love the interaction between all of the people here, and especially between the man kneeling down to feed the little squirrel. Thanks so much again and big hugs :)
Rainastorm
Happy Birthday Dave:-)
GailB
Neat! Another collage today. Very much "enjoying everyday life in the city".
flavia49
fantastic collage and dedication!!
annie5
Full of nice pictures..excellent collage! :)
Seaview123
Very nice looking picture, and an excellent birthday wish for our friend Dave! Great job!
jendellas
I have to agree, Lucinda, all you have written about Dave is so true. Lovely birthday Dedi!!!!!
unstart
Beautiful pictures of friendship!!
drifterlee
really nice shots!!!!!!
sandra46
ha one thousand happy, happy birthdays, Dave!
jocko500
he love to hear stroies too. this is wonderful
goodoleboy
Don't know your friend, but a very nice BD dedication to him in this keen kollection of fotos reprising your joyous visit to NYC, Lucinda. I believe I see Bill Clinton feeding a squirrel in one of the shots. And where are the senior citizens?
wysiwig
Fantastic collection of images and a wonderful gift to Dave.
anahata.c
lol on Bill Clinton feeding the squirrels (Harry): Just what I thought at first! Lucinda, this is a splendid show for Dave, and you're so right to emphasize friends for him: He is so good to so many people, a friends montage is just right for him. And the montage is wonderful...you show mixed ethnicity, the mix of different scenes from life, the wholly people-friendly squirrels (even the squirrels in NY aren't afraid of nobodddy') (maybe they're from brooklyn), wonderful shots of kids & teens, people taking pics, a big what looks like outdoor theater or concert shot (before the concert)---another kind of shot you see a lot in NYC...a wonderful collection of humanity. And all for one of our dearest & most supportive members. I want you to know I almost quoted you in my dedi, and the only reason I didn't was that my connection was flickering: I kept losing the upload, and I just forgot. But this is a beautiful dedi for a great soul, and filled with some terrific urban shots; and typical of the attitude, support and care you show here all the time. Fine work, and great too that you used Andrea's piece for the border. Lotta fine RR people all wrapped up in one piece. Nice to see the Big Apple again too. (Yo! Duuude! You gotta problem??? You talkin' to me???)
ShadowsNTime
Another perfect pick! They all are wonderful but I really love the one of the guy feeding the squirrel...not just for the sake of my animal madness:-) but because that is so typically Dave, lending a hand to any and everyone. You captured so much spirit in these, simply wonderful and beautiful collage Lucinda!
npauling
A wonderful image for Dave for his birthday, he is such a great friend. I love how you have done this collage with all the pictures different shapes. Excellent work.
Chipka
What a wonderful collage! I can't decide which part of it I like best. I looked at it, decided "Yeah," this is the picture that stands out," then I came to make a comment, looked at it again, and another picture stood out! They're all so good and so I can't single any particular shot out. That's fine, the whole and its constituent parts are absolutely stunning and this is a perfect birthday gift. Marvelously done!
psyoshida
I do not know Dave but I wish him a very Happy Birthday. Your gift is sure to bring a smile to his eye as it did mine. Lovely photos and sentiment.
danapommet
Super collage and dedi for Dave. Dana
MagikUnicorn
A lots to see...Superb collage
eekdog
great collage of shots for our dear friend dave, i posted a image a few days ago called "o' wicked wanda" (no nudity). i've known dave for about 2½ yrs now. really beautiful pic's in this posting.. /steve
rainbows
A wonderful collage and a beautiful birthday gift. Belated Happy birthday to dear Dave. Excellent work. Hugs. Diane. xx
DukeNukem2005
This is an excellent!
mickeyrony
A brilliant homage to an Artist of great human value my friend that this Dave. Cheer and still mercies. A superb gift of Happy birthday Dave ((5++)) Un hommage génial à un Artiste de grande valeur humaine mon ami que ce Dave . Bravo et encore mercis . Un cadeau de fête superbe Happy Birthday Dave ((5++))