google FTW^^

what is FTW?

but I do love google...

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Interesting

*smiles...

V.

it's all such a mystery...

V.

captured moments, I used to fix up old photo's digitally as a hobby some times, quite the challenge. *hugs*

that's cool...

*hugs back...

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*smiles, and hugs you warmly, and nuzzles* Beautiful, dear Vixyy, simply beautiful... When I'm flicking through old photos I always wonder about the people in them... who were they, what were they, why were they... No answers, ever. But it just makes me want, even more, one of those tall, square blue boxes with two inward-opening doors and a flashing light on top... then, I could go and find out

Thank you for sharing, dear friend.

you're more than welcome my dear seht...

hugs...

V.

I've also often looked at old photos of people or places and imagined...

Thank you for this poem, I enjoyed it greatly.

*smiles very big... thank you for reading hun...

it's good to imagine and to remember...

V.

Ah yes, photographs of times past, I have quite a few in an old book, going as far back as 1860-ish the sixties of the eight-hundreds where everyone was on opium! Instead of weird rock you had impressionism.

Lovely poem, I do often wonder how it would be if we lived in ages past, sadly we'll never really be able to know. I do find it great (though a little weird) to see these old photos and letters from the era.

Wonderful, thanks for writing this lovely poem~

And thank you for your lovely comments... I'm trying to think of a way to demonstrate living in a past age - in fact I was thinking of this even today. You will find a lot of 'how things were' in the simplest of everyday implements.

I remember when I was young I was given a writing packet type thing to take off to school with me. This was a throw back to my grandparent's day when paper was not so common place and very expensive. This was a leather bound zip up case that contained all of your writing materials for letter writing. (envelopes, paper, pens and stamps) As I recall, postage had just jumped from 10 cents to 12 cents, and you still used super light 'onion skin' paper for letters going air mail. (and that is just one item)

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Your words can completely change how one looks at a picture. I think this is really cool, and I'd love to see more of them from you.

*smiles so big... thank you so much Duroc... it is a thought, isn't it?

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Interesting. The sad part is that knowledge is easily lost in these times of computers... it doesn't take much to destroy a hard drive... and alongside, lots of words and pictures.

Nice work. I enjoyed reading this.

thank you Panzer...

all of history is like that, though... how many fires and parchments gone?

*hugs...

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I am made somewhat nervous by your closing invitation. Although the more I think about it, I am not sure if it is fear of my dreams being visited by spirits, or my inherent shyness.

*smiles... both obstacles to be overcome...

to my knowledge she has not yet visited. I don't believe all of them stay around, but move on to better things. I did have an up close and personal with a ghost on a family lighthouse in Maine a gazillion years ago and it was scary - but - as soon as it happened I also experienced the most peaceful moment of my life.

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*nod*

I believe in the possibility of ghosts. I am convinced they cannot hurt us any more than we are capable of hurting ourselves. Still, I have never met one myself. I think apprehension when experiencing new things is a universal experience.

What did you experience at the lighthouse?

Oh Lord... the darned fellow did a Jacob Marley to me, walking up the steps to the bedroom one at a time and then sat on the end of the bed.

The fellow who was stationed there told us he slept with a gun under his pillow because he would hear furniture moving around all the time.

Quite an experience.

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They say a picture tells 1000 words. Oftentimes, we're left to figure out what those words are.

so very well spoken P...

*hugs...

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There's nothing I love more than wandering around an antique store, but it always pains me when I see old photos and family portraits. These are the things that should be passed down to the younger generations to keep and remember, but instead they sit orphaned on a dealer's shelf in the company of mismatched odds and ends. Would that more could receive such a nice memorial as yours here!

thanks so much Napoleon... it's an all to common occurrence I'm afraid. We have books and books and books of pictures from our lives and when we're gone... *sighs...

V.

You reminded me of my Grandma in this piece. She's still living, but that all just sounds like her. Lovely piece.

thank you again White... really really....

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