Fisher Price
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
i love that you have so many photos of Riley .. i'm assuming this is he ..
photos to look back on and cherish ..
this is just gorgeous .. :)

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by Art Roflmao

Comment:
this is a lovely pic Ken .. :)

Burnt Car Detail
by jomari

Comment:
are they asking you if you'd like a bite to eat or a coffee or something .. at the smash repair place .. lol ..
i could imagine that you go there a lot .. or that you took a heap of pics on a particular day ..
i get a bit anxious taking photos in public .. unless i actually know the ppl .. so i take off my hat to you getting out there and doing this theme ..
this one is great for the cracks and the grungy feel .. i'm also really liking that hole with the wire coming out .. its like a crying eye ...
good one Marion .. :)

Beauty Shop
by insteps

Comment:
this has so much going on ..
the woman .. so beautiful and sensual ..
the writing in a language that i dont understand ..
but so graphic and artistic ..
the corrugated door like an invitation ..
the pot plants so well tended ..
and the bike ... like a full stop ..
i like it ..

Gardenia
by digifotojo

Comment:
ps .. my mother used to grow gardenias ..
she was quite the gardener .. and seeing your photo here .. i also can 'almost' smell that beautiful sweet smell .. unique and lovely ..

Gardenia
by digifotojo

Comment:
the power of suggestion is a very real thing ..
look at placebos .. ppl have been given placebos thinking they are taking the actual drug .. they have an improvement ..
our mind is an amazing thing ..
and smell is something very powerful indeed .. in fact 'they' say .. for remembering things .. smell can bring back to our minds things in the past much more intensely than any other of our senses ..
when you talk of the smell of those gardenias .. i can almost smell them myself .
when i see mariuca's bread postings .. i can almost smell that lovely fresh bread smell .. when i say i can almost smell it .. its like a memory rather than a 'real' smell that i can smell in real life ... if that makes sense ...

so i think its a combination of the power of suggestion and that the fragrance actually staying with you ..
we remember things that happen in our lives .. and we remember smells .. both potent in their own way ..

Orange Blossom in Bloom
by digifotojo

Comment:
lovely .. the white against the deep green is very attractive .. :)

Mar 16 - Weed II
by hajeka

Comment:
i love weeds .. they can be beautiful too .. and this photo just proves it .. loving the softness of the background and the focus on the flower .. this is gorgeous ..
ps .. have fun with your new camera .. i have seen these in the reviews .. and even looked at them when my olympus omd em1 died .. i love the mirrorless for size and weight .. i'm interested to see how you like this camera .. did you need converters to put your canon lenses on it .. :)

IPIC
by JuliBoc

Comment:
i remember you took a pic from a distance a while ago in this challenge .. this is a great close up .. :)

Until your hair is perfect
by mitalapo

Comment:
i remember a pic very like this in a challenge ..
and i have Don's book right here beside me at the computer .. so of course i open it to the entire poem ..
the more you read the more permeates .. i'm not a poetry lover but a lot of his words speak to me ...
loving the black and white and the hair falling into the frame .. the empty stroller .. to me means that the mother is carrying her child ..
treasure .. to me means stop worrying about what other ppl think .. your opinion of you is what matters .. notice the self talk and question it .. is it true .. or are they words that you have taken on of other people's .. obviously the latter ..