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 (33)
Mondwin
Splendid dedication my friend!!!!Bravissimo!:DDD.Hugsxx
alanwilliams
wonderful picture to use for a dedication or for any other reason come to that
jayfar
A lovely peaceful shot.
jendellas
Beautiful peaceful place!!!
durleybeachbum
Superb pic !
Wolfmanw
Beautiful Capture
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent capture!
clbsmiley
This image is so peaceful and inviting! such unique rocks, and I love waterfalls!! Well done my dear. :)
drifterlee
Beautiful place and shot!!
helanker
WOW! What a lovely place that is, Lucinda. I can hear the water falling.
flavia49
what a beautiful place!!!! and great dedi!!
MrsLubner
gentle spot and outstanding photo.
vaggabondd
This looks very peaceful place, nice capture my friend
magnus073
Lucinda, you did such an outstanding job on this dedi to your friend. First of all being a huge fan of waterfalls I was drawn in, and the beauty of the surroundings really holds you. It's easy to see why you chose this spot to rest, and why you also chose to dedicate it now. Wonderful work on a very thoughtful dedi.
annie5
It's a wonderful spot! Magnificent scene :)
dochtersions
This is such a beautiful place and memory, Lucinda! Thanks for sharing. And, yes I took a look at Mark in Japan. So very nice!!!
emmecielle
A fantastic image and a beautiful dedication to your friend! :)
alessimarco
A wonderful spot...beautifully captured!
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic image and scene ! Great dedcation to Mark !
unstart
Wonderful shot!!
jmb007
bel endroit!!
sandra46
EXCELLENT IMAGE, VERY BEAUTIFUL! SUPERB DEDI FOR MARK!
npauling
A beautiful and peaceful little corner to relax and you have caught the water beautifully too.
jocko500
do look peaceful
lior
I love those waterfalls:so peaceful!
wysiwig
What a wonderful birthday gift! No room necessary. I could unroll my sleeping bag and fall asleep right there. This looks so peaceful and inviting. Thank you Lucinda.
JSGraphics
Excellent! Well Done!
SyberianFrost
Really nice photo
mickeyrony
A beautiful birthday gift for that friend. Calmness and attention is what needs a friend. Congratulations again and thanks mile ((5 + +)) Un superbe cadeau de fête Pour cet ami . Le calme et une attention particulière c'est ce qu'a besoin un ami . Bravo encore et mile mercis((5++))
Madbat
Yeah, that's tiny all right! Are you sure you never took a left turn into Lilliput?