I’ve been nominated by Desley Jane at Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist to participate in the 5 Photos / 5 Stories Black and White Photo Challenge. You must check her blog. She’s indeed a scientist, photographer and writer and a frequent flier. You will be delighted to travel with her through her photography and to learn easy and fun science’s experiments, that even you can do. And the icing on the cake is to hear what she has to say about all of that.
At the same time, I’ve been also nominated by Janet at Sustainabilitea to join the 5-day Black and White Challenge. I’m sure you will love to check her blog where she looks at life through her writings and photography. Janet makes stunning photos with her smart phone that makes people wonder why having a DSLR.
I’m combining the two nominations; this is my first post for the double 5-day challenge.
Here is my daughter with her BFFs (Best Friends Forever) having fun playing with haystack after an afternoon class of horse back riding.
NOW must I these three praise
Three women that have wrought
What joy is in my days:
One because no thought,
Nor those unpassing cares,
No, not in these fifteen
Many-times-troubled years,
Could ever come between
Mind and delighted mind;
And one because her hand
Had strength that could unbind
What none can understand,
What none can have and thrive,
Youth’s dreamy load, till she
So changed me that I live
Labouring in ecstasy.
And what of her that took
All till my youth was gone
With scarce a pitying look?
How could I praise that one?
When day begins to break
I count my good and bad,
Being wakeful for her sake,
Remembering what she had,
What eagle look still shows,
While up from my heart’s root
So great a sweetness flows
I shake from head to foot.
For day one, I’d like to invite my fellow photography buddy Michelle at This Melbourne Life to join me in this challenge.
The rules of the 5 Photos-5 Stories challenge are:
1) To post a photo every day for 5 days
2) To write a story to accompany your photo for 5 days (this can be fiction or non-fiction, a page, a paragraph or a poem)
3) To nominate a different person each day
So lively and happy they are !!
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Oh yes, these are happy teens. Thanks.
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🙂
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Seriously? These are your best photos ever! Please send me signed copies, as many as you can, I’ll get filthy rich on them when you become a famous photographer. Which is coming soon.
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I’ll send all of them so that you can become my agent and make me famous, as well as filthy rich! Good deal?
You’re still sleepy, as I can imagine, and surely too kind.
Thank you, my dearest.
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Deal! And, anytime.
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Yay!! Thank you!
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Yes I agree with Mara, just stunning, captivating photos Lucile!!
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Thank you!! You both are too kind. You make great photos. And because you do, I’ll nominate you for the challenge, if you agree.
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For sure! I’d love to!!
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Super! You’re in for day 3, starting on Monday! Thank you my dear!
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Alrighty then! Yay! Thank you ☺
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Thank, you! And have a lovely weekend! Sunny there??
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Yes tis rising as I type ☺ bloody cold but getting “warmer”. And you?
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It’s finally sunny after a raining week but still very windy. Cold but not as cold as at your end.
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Yay sun! Woohoo for you ☺ have a great weekend as well. Your daughter is a stunner!
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Thank you! Thank you! I’ll tell her. She’s in the last photo.
PS: as I’m her stepmom I’m not responsible for the good looks! lol
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Yet I’m sure you’re a most fabulous mom to her 😃
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The jury is out! Lol. I do my best and she’s an adorable teen; impossible to not be in love with her.
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That makes it easier 😉 lol. Have a great weekend loverly you.
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You too my dearest and lovely Canadian friend!
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W i d e *smile* 😃😃😃
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Lovely photos! Looks like a fun time.
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Thanks, Debbie! They surely had a great time together.
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Nice pictures Lucile 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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Your photos are filled with personality, Lucile. Super entry.
janet
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Thank you, Janet. I’m trying to express myself and how I see the world.
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Beautiful photos! Especially that last one. I love the joy in these pictures. She’s lucky to have you capture these moments! And what a lovely poem. Xxx
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You’re so kind. Thank you so much. I’m not so sure if she is not going to get annoyed to have me and her father subtly shooting (chasing) her when she spends the weekend here.LOL.
xxx
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LOL!
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Wonderful pictures–so full of youth, energy, laughter!
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Hello Sandi. Good to see you around. Hope you’re well.
Thank you so much for your comment.
xx
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I’ve been enjoying your photos on Instagram. I’m doing well, but I’m usually two steps behind on what I should be doing. Such is life!
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I saw you there! Thanks.
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These are glorious photos really lovely xxx
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Thank you thank you thank you!! Xxx
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pleasure pleasure pleasure x
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Gad i love these photos…i could look at them again & again…and i will! Xo
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Now you make me smile. Thanks. So happy you like it!
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Looks like a lot of fun! You’ve captured their youth and joie de vivre!
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They do have lots of fun together. So much that its tough to bring them home. 😉
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Sweet ! I can imagine!
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All of your entries for this challenge were fantastic, but this is my favorite. Your daughter and her friends look like models professionally photographed. Wonderful lifestyle shots.
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Bons retratos, Lucile. Qual das tres e a tua enteada?
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Long hair. Also alone in one of the photos.
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