Holy Whistle
by Alicia

Comment by jonfrommk:
hahaha

Well once again I am given a reason why I love this challenge

Alicia, I love your new agedness (sometimes the phrase new agedness can be used as a disparaging term in the UK, but please believe me when i say in this case it is said with nothing but affection)

And then....And then.....I discover that you are a Morris Dancer!!!! OMG how my illusions are shattered ;-) I have to tell DPCers that dont know morris dancing that in england they are generally considered to be a bunch of very odd people who dress up in bizarre outfits and go round slapping themselves on the thighs and buttocks with either their hands or sticks with bells on.

The Morris Dancer can normally be identified by the fact that they are male with bushy beards (certainly I am not accusing Alicia of this), drink too much real ale and as a consequnce suffer from horrendous flatulence (in this instance having not meet Alicia I cannot make a judgement) and are the sort of people that you would feel very uneasy leaving small children around (definitely not true of Alicia)

I love the fact that you said 'You have to be a special kind of geek to love morris music - and I do.' because to say that means you are definitely not a geek (a non geeky morris dancer??? My world is being turned up side down) but a very cool person who knows what they like and embraces it (though it still does not me laughing at the idea of you doing the 'stripping the willow' dance or the 'green man' (scary character) dancer

Oh and as an aside....Cool whistle, I have not seen one like that before

Holy Whistle
by Alicia

Comment by kellyrc01:
I kept reading to find out how this whistle looked so much like a Mexican prayer candle, haha, I now see all the little whistles poking out of the top. Sounds like you are pretty talented, thanks for the story!

WestHead
by Alicia

Comment by whiteroom:
no its not, its a seal pup banging its snout up against aquarium
glass. ;)

WestHead
by Alicia

Comment by silverfoxx:
fantastic!! your comment would be an excellent title:)
but i love your present title, too

Holy Whistle
by Alicia

Comment by Charlene:
I won't tell you what I thought it was at first... but it's a great image, nice detail, and great crop for the image. (heheehehe!)

Holy Whistle
by Alicia

Comment by roz:
just love wot you've done here and love the read ...
this is my last comment coz i'm in a hurry & have to go out, but saw your post and just had to say hi & love this for your perspective and your process .. & of course the final result !! :)

Holy Whistle
by Alicia

Comment by Germaine:
Nice angle, and I really like the fuzz. Good processing.

Holy Whistle
by Alicia

Comment by citymars:
Thanks for the story. You are a woman of many talents!

I'd not have guessed from the photo that the subject was musical whistles. I thought it was about the colorful candle, which I find fascinating. What bizarre images.

Rain in faux square crop
by Alicia

Comment by Wade:
very nice scene...seems like a good place to be. :-)

Holy Whistle
by Alicia

Comment by Ken:
I never knew a whistle could be played or that you could get one like this. Thanks for the writeup!