FESTIVE PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY

Usually, I like having mine done and up before viewing others, entries on the theme.  I had planned to use a photo of a reunion a bunch of us had in Iowa in the 1970s.  We all met from various parts of the country at a farm in Iowa, such a neat old farmhouse with wrap around covered porch veranda.  There was one shot of the "morning after"  beer cans, wine bottles, the occasional sleeping body, strewn across the veranda and lawn. It was just such a funny photo, and we did have quite the festive week.   I sent all the pictures off to basically the historian of the group who lives is Chicago, so no photo to post.  When viewing a few this morning, especially Caveman's and  Annie's, they reminded me that festive does not have to be a big party or event.  Festive can be the small things in life, the unplanned events as much as a party.   This then is my entry:

 

Camera is a Kodak EasyShare Z612

This is my grand niece Eilish in the center.  She is a downs child.   This is at the Carmel Lagoon on  a beautiful day last year.  There was a man with his daughter and her friend to the left of us.  They had a inflatable  boat with them.  Eilish was fascinated, and would wade out to her knees and just watch and talk to the two young ladies.  The water was only three feet deep, but seemed like the deep ocean to Eilish.  The two girls came into shore and asked if they could take Eilish out for a ride, That was it for Eilish, the party had begun. These two girls were amazingly generous with their time, and extremely patient with Eilish.   She was so estatic, She was taught to row, got close to pelicans and seagulls, small fish would dart under the boat.  Her laughing and exclamations had us all is stiches.   Just having Eilish around is festive, she is so loving and generous.  From painting to reading a story to her is like having a party.  In fact we adults have to be like tag teams, one parties with Eilish, while the others rest, ready to come in on relief.  She is visiting with her family this Christmas for a week, we can't wait.

 

Welcome to PICTURE PERFECT

a weekly photo-blog

rules (not that anyone pays them the slightest bit of attention) for the newbies

Each week a theme will be posted up on Wednesday, and you are invited to put up your best picture

with that theme in mind, it should be just

 ONE and ORIGINAL,

 not off the internet,

then post a comment on PICTURE PERFECTS PAGE 

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so that everyone can link to your page and see your pic.

By all means mention your camera and lens used!

Open that page for viewing for all...and visit as many as you can!

The entries will close at midnight on Friday.

Most importantly....have fun out there!

(Rules borrowed from Picture Perfects page!  Thank you Heather)