The challenge said to find shots that weren’t just BIG but “made your jaws drop”. Hmmmm. A “wow moment”? Not simple to find.
I thought of slides of Fingal’s Cave in the Hebrides from a trip with my parents but that would mean digging in a distant closet. I went in a rowboat without a life preserver but they said the water was so cold you wouldn’t make it anyway.
Then I found the photos from a Washington trip to Dry Falls which isn’t the Grand Canyon but still astounding- well, it is when you are standing there drinking it all in. The postcard shot I managed doesn’t capture the awe of the scene. Or the grandness. Maybe tomorrow. The Western vistas just don’t accompany the one below.
Thinking of a grand moment in life, flipping through fading albums of photos made from actual FILM, I found the one to answer the grand challenge for me. A picture of a picture, true and how about that turquoise woven web lawn chair?
Mark now 37 Matthew 33 and Laura just 30 last August. Photographed in Grafenwoehr Germany on our third floor balcony.
If I had to retitle it, I would call it “love”.
Yes I almost posted my family too ! Lovely Ruth : )
Adorable! What a magic moment, what a grand picture of love you captured. A perfect title, Ruth, and if I could press a ‘love’ button I would.
Aww thanks Naomi.
nothing can be more precious and grand – adorable photograph, Ruth. ☺
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Love it!
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That is grand, indeed!
What a grand moment in time!! A “wow” memory!!
Ha ha, true ! I don’t know for others, but Matthew looks the same, only now, he is grander ! And look at Laura’s hands ! She is having some “grand” dream…
Thanks for looking and writing such a grand comment 🙂
Beautiful photo, Ruth! Grand moment, ideed!
Truly a WOW moment
Grand has to have something of the heartbreaker (in a good way) about it and this delivers in spades! A beautiful shot Ruth, and I bet it doesn’t seem that long ago either. (Love that chair!)
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Grand and Beautiful 🙂
Oh yes, children are specially grand. Fingal caves too.
Ah, how heartburstingly grand Ruth!! 🙂
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Not just grand, but a very special share, Ruth 🙂
Love their sweet smiles! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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I’ve got probably over 100 photos of Dry Falls – but I’d pick this one as grand over any of them any day. I love the smiles!!
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What a precious family photo, Ruth. Lots of loving going on there. 🙂
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Such a great moment, Ruth, forever frozen in time. “Grand” is right!
We, too, had chairs like that. I think everyone did. It was in the pre-disposable age. When a few of the strips wore out, Mom bought rolls of the stuff and re-wove all of the chairs and a chaise lounge, too. Who would do that today? 🙂
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This sentence made me simultaneously shudder and laugh: “I went in a rowboat without a life preserver but they said the water was so cold you wouldn’t make it anyway.”
We had two of those old woven chairs when I was growing up! Eventually we wore them out. (Literally.) But it took 20+ years, so I’d say we got our money’s worth.
A lovely image. Thank you for sharing it with us.
You are so good to write such wonderful comments on the varied blogposts, Stef. Thanks for your visits and creative thoughts in response to the pics and words!
It’s truly my pleasure Ruth. 🙂
Mark, Matthew and I should recreate the photo!
That would be do cool
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Hello, me and my brother are your biggest fans here in Croatia! And right there, sitting in that photo is our english teacher and friend, actually more of a big brother now (sorry, Mark and Laura 🙂 ).
We send you our best regards from far away, keep posting beautiful photos so we can enjoy them!
Jona & Toma
Thank you for your wonderful comment on the blog today. You must have a nice teacher!
I am glad you are enjoying the photos. Your writing makes my day!
Best
Ruth
(Matthew’s Mom)