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)
bimm3d
superb!!
wysiwig
Your images of Dublin invite a visit. The location of this woman's business is a stroke of genius, right next to the ATM and probably on the way home for many. A week of great photos.
clbsmiley
I like the pink ones in the corner. A very pretty post. Jumping across the pond are you??
Lashia
Great summer shot, I always love buying flowers in the summer time, great shot- thanks for sharing! :-)
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anianiani
Ohh...Really Stunning part of Dublin...Excellent picture..
durleybeachbum
Marvellous wide pavement so she can have a big stall!
Chipka
I have catching up to do...no surprise there! (Where does time go?) I have to say, though, that this is a marvelously evocative photo and it stirs a bit of nostalgia in me--not of Dublin. I haven't been there yet. But it does recall another place...a more landlocked place with lots and lots of florist shops and even more little florists' kiosks not far from the kiosks run by occasionally-obnoxious sausage vendors or occasional blacksmiths from "where the river runs shallow" hammering roses and hearts out of ingots of molten metal, heated by dangerously-fragrant coal fires as tourists headed to the casinos and discos or an ancient clock near the center of an ancient square. All of that came bubbling out of my mind because of the sight of flowers for sale--lots and lots of flowers in all of the brilliant colors of summer! WOW! And I love the way everything in this shot is so alive: the flowers themselves, the sunlight, the woman. Yeah, this is a good shot. It's way past my bedtime as I write this, and so I'll play catch-up some more when I'm awake tomorrow and in the upcoming weeks. This was too good a shot to pass up, however, and I look forward to going back through your gallery and going forward, too. This is great.
jayfar
A lovely parting shot, this is somewhere where I have never been.
Feliciti
great captured this scene !!
fallen21
Excellent shot.
alanwilliams
lovely explosion of colour
jendellas
What a beautiful stall, plus the dog keeping an eye out for its owner :o)
helanker
Wonderfully many flowers and so carefully arranged. If that is the lady who sells them, I wonder how she is able to wrap the flowers in the air and not on a decent table :-) Excellent chot indeed.
magnus073
Lucinda, this is such a beautiful photo and a great idea on how to close out for the moment your trip to Dublin. Love the way you were so thoughtful as to dedicate the flowers in this image to everyone who follows your lovely gallery.
mariogiannecchini
Bella foto per chiudere una bella serie , cara Lucinda ! Sarà un piacere vedere la nuova serie .Felice domenica e nuova settimana ! Nice picture to close a beautiful series, dear Dawn! It will be a pleasure to see the new series. Happy Sunday and new week!
rainbows
How beautiful the flowers are. I wonder who is going to recieve them. Lovely work, I say a fond farewell too. Di. xx
drifterlee
Really beautiful image!
emmecielle
Fantastic series, Lucinda! Wonderful image! :)
mgtcs
Fantastic scene dear Lucinda, amazing colors and lighting, you captured everything amazingly, congratulations!
Minda
beautiful flowers and Great capture lucinda..
sandra46
OUTSTANDING SERIES I LOVED IT A LOT
flavia49
marvelous series!!
goodoleboy
Beautiful shot to commemorate your departure from Dublin, Lucinda, which, if it was actually doublin, would be overwhelmed with people. So, now it's back to your beloved New York City, for more fotos of Gotham.
npauling
This would be one of the loveliest parts of the city as you could probable smell these blooms from afar. A super capture and I have really enjoyed seeing all parts of Dublin.
mickeyrony
Hmmm ... A very nice gift for us all my Beatiful . Probably very popular holiday .. I like it. Congratulations again and many thanks for sharing your joys ((5 + +)) Hummm... Un très joli cadeau pour nous tous ma Belle . Surement des vacances très appréciées .. J'aime bien . Bravo encore et mille mercis de partager tes joies ((5++))
dochtersions
This looks GREAT. Not only the flowers, but the dog too ;-)
bobrgallegos
Wonderful shot!!
blondeblurr
An irresistible and very organic FINALE - say it with flowers! - I grew up in a flower nursery in Berlin and this brings wonderful memories. I enjoyed the trip, so-far - Ireland is also on my list - one day soon! BB
MagikUnicorn
E X C E L L E N T
jocko500
this is wonderful to see.