Dochtersions: Hello everybody! Under the name "dochtersions" I started, at the suggestion of my dear husband, in sharing my photos, fractals, and also some paintings, and other 2D art here at Renderosity. That was in January of 2010. I still use my two owls as avatar, which is a reduced image of one of my oil paintings.
The name "dochtersions" came into my head as only one, when I was looking for a name for my blog that I started in 2007.
This name is not that strange, as I know that God is my real father and mother at the same time, and I know that God loves me more and deeper than a man can aware of (or at least I think this way)
I live in the South of The Netherlands together with my retired husband. I've had various occupations. In my last job, I was working as an assistant to a paediatrician and a rehabilitation specialist. When I had children, I graduated "health awareness", and gave lectures on various topics, plus vegetarian cooking classes to teenagers.
My husband and I have together two daughters and four grandchildren. Which all live abroad, to be precise in Lacey (WA-USA) and Davos in Switzerland.
I've always been busy with all kinds of creativity. As a child I drew a lot, later pottery, needle art, tapestries, weaving, batik art, macramé, etc. Painting with oil was my last great hobby.
Around about the year 2000 I started having unexplained physical symptoms as well as insomnia, which was later diagnosed as having PTSD. It turned out that I had repressed a traumatized youth. However, the physical symptoms made that I no longer could be busy with my passions, the real painting, and other activities (f.e. reading books, gardening, travelling), which I was doing without a limit.
What I can stay doing well in limited form, is playing music on my mandolin and my guitar, and also to enjoy/listen my favourite music, which is including the cantatas of J.S. Bach and his sons , f.e. also music from G.F. Handel, G.Ph. Telemann, a.s.o. This is also the kind of music that my husband (on its church organ) and I (on my mandolin) play together.
After being diagnosed with PTSD a lot changed and I was forced to look for alternatives in which I could express myself. That is, that for years I started writing, and poetry, which go quite intense and as a sort of automatic. Unfortunately, my knowledge of the English language is not sufficient enough, so I write in my mother tongue, with sometimes a few exceptions. The thoughts come to my mind right at unexpected moments, and it’s wonderful, to surrendering to your train of thoughts.
In the encounter more and more of impossibilities, in connection with, f.e continuous pains, I learned to shift my gaze. Searching for distractions and alternatives, I learned to focus my happy mind on all the wonderful and admirable little things in the world around me.
My husband since 1968 Karel (kareldg on RR) bought a small pocket camera for me, and taught me to work with Fractal Explorer. Through my little Sony camera I learned to look differently, to see deeper; to see the details, the structure, how refined, and just so unique the small ones are in God's creation.
What is one of my daily tasks is trying to support people who suffer from PTSD, but they suffer more in an emotional way, and I can understand them and listen to their story (digital) they trust me.
Renderosity: What projects are you currently working on?
Dochtersions: Of course I would love to take more concrete technical knowledge to me (to acquire), and follow tutorials, how to work with Ultra Fractal, Mandelbulb, etc.. The capabilities of PSP investigate and experiment with it.
The manual of my current camera (Canon PowerShot SX50HS, and as pocket camera Panasonic DMC-TZ35, since 2020 I use a Canon PowerShot SX70HS). I would like to sift through, and experiment with it. But exactly that kind of things, such as reading comprehension, concentration, makes this especially, by the constant dominating intense facial pain, really impossible.
All in all, I continue to look for improvement, while in the meantime trying to be light-hearted, happy and hopeful, to be open to everything that's coming my way. I enjoy art, stay in the nature, the outer man/woman in me, the love that I've been given, to realize this, and to be thankful for. Wherever I am happy with is that I am able to meet so many lovely people through RR. Unfortunately, only digital, but I'm also grateful.
Comments (27)
alida
they are happy
dochtersions
Thank you dear friend, 'yes', two happy girls ;)
MagikUnicorn
Joy of summer :)
dochtersions
So it is, Magik. Thank you very much.
alanwilliams
full of youthful beauty
dochtersions
Thank you Alan, I too love this kind of girls so much.
flavia49
fabulous image
dochtersions
Thank you so much, Flavia.
sandra46
WONDERFUL IMAGE
dochtersions
Thank you very much, Sandra.
Mark-David-Rogers
A capture of a pair of normal girls, and you have managed to capture that natural feel, not posed but spontaneous, that's the best way. Well done.
dochtersions
Thank you for your nice words, dear Mark.
Faemike55
They are both very lovely and cute! Wonderful unposed capture
dochtersions
Thank you, Mike!
magnus073
This is a wonderful photo of them Mies. They seem to be having a fantastic day.
dochtersions
Thank you dear Dave, for always you joyfully comment :)
anianiani
Nice picture.
dochtersions
Thank you. dear friend
netot
Cool portrait of this two nice girls!
dochtersions
Thank you dear Neto for your nice comment!
Juliette.Gribnau
leuke meiden !!!
dochtersions
Ja hè? Ik hou van dit soort meisjes, en dank je voor je reactie, Juliette!
claude19
I'm ... more hit, then nothing will in the West, by the kind of indifference to the young people of their unknown future ... as if they foresaw too early that life place from day to day ... beautiful picture full of youth and relaxation! Mies BRAVO!
dochtersions
Thank you so much, dear Claude. So ignorant yet, huh?
whaleman
They are very young and sweet! They will need to practice much more shopping in order to perfect their techniques!
dochtersions
Thank you Wayne, you are right about doing more shopping ;-)
sharky_
They make a day even more nice... Aloha
dochtersions
Yes I agree with you, Sharky, THX :)
X-PaX
Nice capture Jacomina. I hope you send this shot to the girls too.
dochtersions
Thank you, Christian. I had asked for their email so I could send the photo to them, but they didn't care.
kareldg
it is heart-warming and there must have been a "good feeling" interaction between you and the girls.
dochtersions
Thank you, Karel. Het was inderdaad heel erg leuk, zo onbevangen als dat ze waren.
durleybeachbum
So happy and delightful!
dochtersions
Thank you, Andrea, indeed I love those girls, being so relax and don''t care about anything.
farmerC
2 Spontane meisjes Mies.
dochtersions
Ja, leuk hè, Cees? Dank je wel voor je reactie.
Jennyfnf
This is such a refreshing photograph of two lovely young girls. We are so used to seeing so many heavily made up girls and dressed far too old for their ages in towns here in England. Congratulations Mies:-))))))
dochtersions
Thank you so much dear Jenny. I like it they are so simple in a way, huh? :)
emmecielle
hi Mies, it's a very beautiful shot! A big hug! :)
jayfar
I missed this beautiful shot yesterday - sorry Jacomina. Since this new format I am not getting all the members pics at times.
helanker
Two lovely girls and a lovely shot of them too :)
angora
heel leuk!! wishing you loads n loads of health!!
JuliSonne
Noch sind sie unbeschwert und natürlich. Das ist der Reiz an deinem Bild. Gefällt mir sehr, Minchen!
danapommet
A sweet spontaneous capture Mies! Well done!
jocko500
cool