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 (32)
mickeyrony
Hmmm. An excellent collage my Beautiful, yet. We must believe the flavors of your presentations, because the dream haunts us minds. Bravo to make us travel ((5 + +)) Hummm. Un collage excellent ma Belle ,encore . Il faut croire aux saveurs de tes présentations ,car le rêve nous hante les esprits . Bravo encore de nous faire voyager ((5++))
helanker
What a marvellous statue of Molly Marlone. OHH yes, I know the song and I LUV that kind of musik :-))) Wonderful shot, Lucinda :)
durleybeachbum
Why on earth did it take so long to honour her?! That was one of the songs we learned even before going to school! It must have been such fun making the original clay for this sculpture!
jayfar
I love those chest muscles Lucinda!!! This is a wonderful set of pictures that you have captured so well.
emmecielle
fantastic capture, Lucinda! Very beautiful images and interesting informations! :)
alanwilliams
a great trio of pictures, Molly from all angles.Is there anyone who hasn't heard the song.
drifterlee
That really is a nice memorial to Molly!
mariogiannecchini
Splendid captures and great collage , Lucinda !Very beautiful memorial and interesting info !
flavia49
wonderful!! Happy Mollie Malone day to you too!!
sandra46
SUPERB IMAGE, GREAT SHOT OF MOLLY MALONE!
annie5
Stunning captures..great collage too! :)
wysiwig
So you were in Dublin's fair city? From this it appears Molly was quite a babe. Why she couldn't find a nice rich man I'll never understand. The various monikers just reinforce my admiration for Irish wit. A fantastic trio of pictures. Well done.
alessimarco
~Very clever collage! Nice work!~
Pen_Is_Envy
Ah, my ancestral homeland. These are great photos, and I love the story behind the statue. Beautiful work! Wish I could have been there.
goodoleboy
Faith and begorrah! Molly Malone is it now? Sure and it's a fine montage of pictures you've greeted us with, lass! A mountain of exquisite work went into this fine sculpture. And, I also remember the song that included the words, "I think most highly of Molly O'Riley."
Minda
excellent collage and Great info lucinda..
magnus073
First of all Lucinda, this is such a cool dedi and one I'm going to visit over and over. Never heard of her before, but now I'm fast becoming her biggest fan. Love how you took the time to look up a bit of the lore you spoke of and share it with us here. I have to say some of those names are pretty creative, and I was taken with (The Dish With The Fish). Awesome work
bmac62
Great little collage Lucinda. And to think she had to be sure not to show her ankles:) Enjoy Ireland. Will look forward to seeing more...
dochtersions
Even with with blurry eyes and brain, you have made splendid photo-shots, Lucinda. I love the tittle you gave this beautiful collage. Love the Dubliner's song, and their enthusiasm by singing it. I have to laugh about the names,this statue has. :) Thanks a lot for sharing, dear friend.
fallen21
Beautiful shots.
jendellas
Yep I remember that song sung as a kid, lovely capture!!!
bobrgallegos
Wonder collage of this beautiful statue!!
anianiani
living charector forever...love the song ,great lucy....
jocko500
wonderful shot of this. look like you haveing fun
vaggabondd
I don't want to sound like a typical male but this photo is defently best seen in full zoom haha. love the details in the photo and the story behind it. nice work my friend
rainbows
A beautiful statue and capture, she is so lovely. It will be cooler in Ireland. Hugs. Di. xx
SIGMAWORLD
Sehr schöne Fotocollage!
Chipka
I have such great memories of Ireland, but the only problem is I haven't been there yet. I DID meet some of the coolest people around, and they were from Dublin; they spent a week with me in Cesky Krumlov, while filming a movie. I was in a scene, featuring me, a fountain, and the backside of a brewery. One of them looked suspiciously like a Jedi Knight played by Ewan McGregor, only much, much shorter and half as hairy as a Wookie, but still...anyway, because of them, I have great memories of a place I have yet to visit, but I promised them that I would. Anyway, enough of that...I really like this collection of shots you've shown us. The details are amazing and I love the various, subtle grades of color in the sculpture itself and her idealized, romanticized posture. Marvelous. This is a deliciously gorgeous and informative shot. And I'm glad to know that I've actually heard that song! A long, long time ago...
Richardphotos
very beautiful and well endowed statue.superb collage
danapommet
Fantastic collage and a nice touch to include the plaque. I'll have to check out the link to the words of the song. Nice individual photos - I think any one of them could have stood alone. Well done! Dana