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 (37)
rainbows
Wonderful work and Birthday gift. Happy Birthday, Andrea. Hugs for you both. Di. xx
durleybeachbum
What a remarkable scene! I should never have guessed that these sliders would live there. Thankyou very much, Lucinda!
jayfar
A great pic Lucinda and I suspect that is a bale of barley straw which is put into the water to prevent algae building up.
myrrhluz
Leslie and I were wondering what it was for! Thanks Jeff! Hay was easier though. I had to employ a numeral stand in to fit barley straw in the title. :)
prutzworks
well spotted
alanwilliams
looks as if they are floating to safety
fallen21
Very beautiful capture.
flavia49
fantastic capture!! I love the colors and the reflections!
magnus073
This is such a wonderful pic Lucinda, and a great way to start the day. Looks like they are having the time of their life and have even left room for a couple more. Great idea for a pic and marvelous dedi also.
helanker
Now I finally get a good advise from Jeff´s comments to keep my pond clean... well that is 20 years too late :D WOnderful capture for Andrea. Love it Lucinda.
Bossie_Boots
Wonderful capture and a beautiful B/D Gift !!
drifterlee
Wonderful shot!!!!
annie5
Great find..superb! Ext dedication too :)
jmb007
beau cadeau!!
auntietk
What a wonderful capture! So fun! Great dedi for Andrea. :)
emmecielle
A very pretty photo, Lucinda! Wonderful birthday gift for Andrea! :)
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture and very beautiful photo !Lovely dedi to Andrea !
jendellas
I love the way the turtles are hitching a ride :o)
dochtersions
Great dedication, idea and shot for Andrea, Lucinda. What a beautiful scene. Hip, hip hooray ;-)
mgtcs
Awww....such a cute image friend, adorable capture Lucinda, very sweet dedication! Loved it a lot!
SIGMAWORLD
Sehr schönes Foto!
goodoleboy
Turtles on hay? I've heard of ham on rye, but this is extremely unusual. Anyway, great clarity and lovely effects, particularly the reflections, in this BD dedication to durleybeachbum, Lucinda.
tennesseecowgirl
Great group shot....
pochii
So lovely ,great shot and moment ,beautiful work , thanks
MagikUnicorn
Love turtles...wonderful shot...I bet they all jump in the water after the shot :)
bobrgallegos
Very cool capture of this family of turtles!!
njb2000
Nice shot of these turtles!
sandra46
SPLENDID COMPOSITION AND DEDI FOR ANDREA
anianiani
i like it ....wowwwwwww...excellent dedication.. ani
wysiwig
They look like shipwreck survivors waiting for rescue. This is really good. The ripples, the reflections of the sky, the lily pads all combine to create a superb image. Composition and clarity ain't bad either. They do give the impression of a family group; mom, dad and the foru little ones.