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 (38)
wysiwig
What a beautiful butterfly. I hope it didn't fall in. And happy birthday to Cheryl.
myrrhluz
No, he was drinking it. I didn't know they did that but have since looked it up and they do. He flew away after a while.
durleybeachbum
WONDERFUL picture! Happy Birthday, Cheryl!!
jayfar
Beautiful image and dedication.
mariogiannecchini
Una bella immagine per una bella dedica ! Mi piace questa farfalla che vola sopra quello che penso essere un ruscello . A beautiful image of a beautiful dedication! I like the butterfly that flies above the one I think is a stream.
helanker
That is such a wonderful shot Lucinda. Thanks for the info that a butterfly actually drinks water :-) I shall remember that.
renderix
cool shot!
clbsmiley
This is Great!! :) Thanks for all the birthday wishes from my Ren Friends! What a wonderful image
!!Looks cooler!! :)magnus073
Lucinda, this is a fantastic dedication. Of course as always you put a lot of thought into it, and chose just the right image to share. This spring really is something and capturing the butterfly close by really was the perfect touch. Thanks for this refreshing pic and birthdday dedi to your friend, that makes me yearn for the cooler days ahead.
MrsLubner
How lovely. Very refreshing and beautiful composition. My wishes for a happy birthday to Cheryl as well.
annie5
Beautiful birthday gift! Happy Bithday to Cheryl :)
DAVER2112
Wow! Fantastic caspture!! :)
ragouc
Very good shot.
jendellas
Lovely refreshing picture, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Cheryl.
Madbat
Well there's a thing I never imagined, but hey, he already has a straw stuck to his face so why not?
Carlahoon
Beautiful shot!!
MagikUnicorn
Lovely shot
unstart
Beautiful composition..love the bubbles in the water!!
flavia49
very beautiful image!! wonderful dedication!!
mgtcs
Awwwww...This is a very sweet image, gorgeous photo and dedication, amazing shot my dear, loved it very much!
sandra46
outstanding dedication for Cheryl
alessimarco
Marvelous capture and great dedi!
0rest4wicked
Magnificent B-day dedi, the image is spectacular! Happy day cheryl!!!!!!
goodoleboy
Great patterns and textures in this photo taken last spring, Lucinda! The purty butterfly really pops out in this one. Thankfully, our temperatures here in Southern California have so far been unusually cool this summer.
npauling
A beautiful capture of this splendid butterfly and the water. The rocks have a great texture too.
Richardphotos
beautiful shot and flutter-by
psyoshida
I didn't know they drank from the rivers, I assumed they drank dew or something. What an extraordinary shot. I love the little bubbles and the tiny ripples. Surely the tiny little butterfly could not create ripples. Spectacular lighting. A really amazing shot, the I look at it the more amazing it appear. I love it.
jmb007
superbe cadeau!
dochtersions
Wonderful birthday-photo, Lucinda. I see diamonds in the stones. Beautiful butterfly, I've never seen such before.
drifterlee
Gorgeous shot and dedication!!!!!!