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
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Comments (31)
MagikUnicorn
SO LOVELY...Marvelous collage here :) (WORLD NEWS) lol BIG VOLCANO ERUPTION IN CHILE, WINTER HURRICANE ON USA EAST COAST, FLOODING IN ASIA....MYMYMY :) THANKS FOR THE VIEW
clbsmiley
Cool!! and great info!!
jocko500
very lovely flowers here. wonderful shot
Feliciti
wonderful poppies and view over the field too!!
durleybeachbum
This is another new one for me, how exciting!
helanker
SO lovely poppies. Have never seen them white. :-) Such a beautiful landscape and I love the trees, they look pretty old. Awesome place, Lucinda :)
angora
beautiful!
jayfar
Very beautiful shots Lucinda and have a lovely Sunday.
dakotabluemoon
Nice catch on these beautiful pic.
dochtersions
Yes, I see the cattle, and it's a very beautiful and special landscape you've captured, Lucinda. I love the dead trees in it, such decorative. And then the contrasting with those beautiful and lively Poppies. It's such great what you show us here, my friend.
jendellas
We see fields of red poppies but never have I seen the white ones like this, beautiful!!!
Faemike55
Never heard of prickly poppies so this is a new one for me Thanks for sharing
drifterlee
Really beautiful shots!!!!!
mariogiannecchini
Very beautiful and lovely collage , Lucinda !Wonderful poppies ! I've seen them pink, but never white!
magnus073
Fantastic job on this lovely capture Lucinda, it made my day. These are so lovely and you proved why sometimes it is a good idea to stray off the beaten path.
emmecielle
Magnificent images! Excellent collage! :)
flavia49
fantastic images
sandra46
EXCELLENT AS USUAL! I LIKE THIS STORY TOO
goodoleboy
Good lawd, Lucinda, I live on Foster Road and no way does it look like this. It's a residential neighborhood with no prickly poppies or fallen trees. But it does have its share of inane graffiti. It is a wide street with very little traffic, even during the busiest days and hours. That said, stellar capture of the wildflower landscape and individual bloom, young lady.
psyoshida
Wonderful quest to get the perfect photos. And you did! Great story and a lovely presentation. That flower is most extraordinary. I always wonder how they stay so white sitting outside all day. Excellent views.
anianiani
Wonderful...i loved it
mickeyrony
A bit special these trees my Beatiful ? And very pretty flowers. Congratulations and many thanks for sharing ((5 + +)) Un peu spécial ces arbres ma Belle??Et de très jolies fleurs . Bravo et mille mercis de partager ((5++))
mgtcs
Amazing job on this spectacular image dear Lucinda, beautiful and delicate photo, amazing capture, thank you for sharing!
vaggabondd
the quest can wear you down but when you find the shot it makes it all worth it, nice shot my friend
wysiwig
Well worth the trip. Sometimes just wandering around can produce the best results.
danapommet
Pretty poppies and details. Also like the downed dead tree in the background.
Chipka
I had no clue that poppies could prickle, but then I have no clue about a lot of things! I love these shots, especially the close up shot of the poppy-business and the light is perfect! Poppies always look so incredibly fragile! I love their shapes and the colors here are absolutely wonderful. Prickly poppies...that's a new one to me, but I live for new stuff! Really wonderful!
jeroni
Wonderful and very creative work
virginiese Online Now!
exquisit collage !Nice flowers :-)
0rest4wicked
Nice presentation, appreciate the close up! I have to confess to being a map junkie too...lol! For myself planning the trip is as much fun as going. Must have at least 3 fruit boxes full of maps ranging from forest , BLM, land ownership and mineral rights(good for rockhounding), topographical...well you get the idea. :~)