The theme of this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is NOSTALGIA.
Nostalgia is a state of mind, remembering something or someone in the past that brings joy and peace. It’s fun to look back and remember.
I took this photo in the spring of 1963 near Lake Isnik in Turkey. The wild flowers were going wild and were so extraordinary, so beautiful, so plentiful. We stopped on the side of the road, and my Arranger gathered a handful of colorful flowers. She’s been in love with them ever since.
Wouldn’t it be fun to go back and relive the moment?
Alas! Impossible!
Love the picture! Very beautiful and nostalgic. Great choice for today.
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Thank you, Sue. It’s nice at times to look through the files and find a special photo that brings back such sweet memories.
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I love this!!!
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I guess you can imagine that I do too.
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Wistful for wildflowers! 🙂
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Great. Just go out and pick a few.
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John, the best entry so far!!!!! Lovely image …
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How very kind of you to say so. Thank you, Viveka.
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John, my pleasure!
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Your picture made me smile. I love it! 🙂
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I am so glad you liked it.
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What a wonderful photo! Tell your arranger from me how pretty she looked in her spring-like dress among all those beautiful wild flowers. 🙂
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She will love your approval. Thanks.
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Simply beautiful! And I like the flowers too.
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Thank you, Marian. Glad you liked them.
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This is really a charming picture – beautiful girl amongst the pretty flowers.
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Thanks. She still is!
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Beautiful – both the flowers and your Arranger…
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And you are kind to say so. Thank you.
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How sweet, John! She’s a beauty despite those glasses. (I had a pair of Catwoman glasses, too, so I say that without mocking.)
janet
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Thank you, Janet. I think these were made before there was a Catwoman, but the description makes sense.
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Mine were probably 50 years ago or more, but that’s how I’ve always thought of them.
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What a great photograph! I assume you digitized it, something I need to do with some of our old family pictures. I would so love to be in Turkey for the spring wildflowers.
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It was digitized. I too have too many older photos that need that. AND…I wish I had been more aware of my natural surroundings when we lived in Turkey.
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Beautiful image and such a sweet memory – I love this entry!
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Thank you. It is a sweet memory for both of us.
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What a fabulous photo! I hope it’s in a frame!
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Good idea. It’s on the computer now.
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Beautiful picture, absolutely love the glasses. Several years back when our family was splitting up my great grand parents estate I got this beautiful antique library table. Inside the drawer was a pair of my great grand mothers cat eye glasses. Thank you for this picture, it brought me back.
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That’s what nostalgia does, doesn’t it? Glad you liked the picture; it represents a unique time in our lives.
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Those glasses are sheer nostalgia! Loved the photo
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Thanks. So glad you enjoyed it.
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It’s interesting that I hadn’t focused at all on the glasses, yet so many have commented on them.
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I love her sunglasses 😀
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Thanks. I love her AND the sunglasses.
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It’s a lovely photo and post.
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Thanks. And it was a lovely time to remember.
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What a great post! this picture has this something that automatically put a smile on my face 🙂 thanks for sharing!
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Thanks. It is a great memory for both of us.
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Fabulous photo. Love looking at it!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it. It is a grand memory for us.
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