Linda's Photo Adventures

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Goin' Nowhere

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This was another part of my desert adventure. Given the surroundings, I thought that maybe, just maybe someone might actually be squatting there. If so, they would be dying of heat exhaustion, as it was around 107 degrees. Yep, it was a hot one. Thank God for air conditioning in the car!

"I want to play trailer trash; I swear to God."

Joan Van Ark

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Come On Up To The House

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I took a drive last weekend to El Mirage dry lakebed and saw so many abandoned homes and businesses. It was eerie and looked like the people who had occupied the town had just gotten up and left. Now, the house (?????) I've photographed here was interesting to say the least. I'm not even sure if it's even a house. If anyone has any ideas please let me know. Why would someone build something like this? Why are there wires going through the windows? Why are there 2 floors? Why is there the possibility of electricity? WHAT THE HECK IS IT? I've included 3 versions.

For every path you choose, there is another you must abandon, usually forever.

Joan D. Vinge

Monday, July 19, 2010

No Joy in Mudville

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What else is there in childhood but adventures, dreams and dirty hands.....? Oh, and beautiful perfect faces!

Childhood is frequently a solemn business for those inside it.

George F. Will quotes (American editor and news commentator b.1941)

Sunday, July 18, 2010

This Is Me

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I cross-processed this photo in Photoshop because of her compelling eyes. It all just seemed to fit.

Since I had the baby I can't tolerate anything violent or sad, I saw the Matrix and I had my eyes closed through a lot of it, though I didn't need to. I would peek, and then think, oh OK, I can see that.

Lisa Kudrow

Saturday, July 17, 2010

I'm No Angel

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This one's a beautiful mess; a spunky, growly, spirited 3-year-old. She had been having a lot of fun "building mountains".

"He doesn't let nobody mess with him, ... He's always been tough and spunky and I think if you're like that, you can overcome a lot."

By Rodney Roberts

Friday, July 16, 2010

Middle of July

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The first photo is the original. The second one is cross-processed in Photoshop. I hope there's not some little kid out there crying!

“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.”

Albert Schweitzer quotes (German medical Missionary, Theologian, Musician and Philosopher. 1952 Nobel Peace Prize, 1875-1965)

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

We've Only Just Begun

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Ah! Young love -- so naive, so immature, so unsophisticated, yet ever so charming! Every generation warns the next of the heartaches and the heartbreaks that come with this love. Yet, each generation is eager to experience love. Authors have tried to express the happy occurrence we call young love. I watched this young couple at the Getty Museum. You could tell they were just getting to know each other, wanting to touch but not quite having the guts to try. She, especially, was very flirty in an innocent, cute way. I had to photograph them. I've posted the original and then a Photoshopped version.

No, there's nothing half so sweet in life as love's young dream

Thomas Moore