54: Peaceful at Mommy's Side

Murphy66

There is no place on earth like being next to Mommy on the couch.

lynnma

Murphy66 wrote:

There is no place on earth like being next to Mommy on the couch.

Hi Murphy .. thanks for sharing this lovely shot.. made me smile

Photosbychuck

Hi Murphy66
Nice photo and the dog does look peacefull.
Good Luck in the contest.

Take Care,
Chuck,

ginger_55

"mommy" looks peaceful, too.What happened to this site????Everything runs together.........and this is white, etc.ginger

Murphy66

Thanks Chuck, this is the first time I've ever entered a picture into any kind of contest. I'll need all the luck I can get. The people here can really shoot!

Hey Ginger, I lived in Charleston for two years. You have so much beauty around you, I hope you get a chance to shoot it all!

And BTW, that's Mommy's favorite spot, too! Next to her baby.

Murphy66

Oops, I should have posted that the shot was taken on the night of December 15th!

DanielB

Murphy66 wrote:

Oops, I should have posted that the shot was taken on the night of December 15th!

just reading your sig. and the part that says "and books teaching me how to use it all" just thought you might want to put that in FRONT of your wife. not after it.


bravo.

Murphy66

Daniel,

I can tell you're not married. The wife comes before the books for oh so many reason, not the least of which is that she will read this!

Thanks for commenting!

ginger_55

I haven't looked again, but make sure that the date you shot the photo is on the challenge entry. I just changed my entry, the date shot changed, I told them that with my entry since I don't know how to change the first line anymore.

But if the date isn't on that entry they will throw it out. It is such a good shot.

I love Charleston. Where did you live? I live in Mt Pleasant. My entry is at the Catholic Church on Sullivan's Island. On the way home, though it was cold, windy and cloudy, I did manage to shoot enough birds to keep me as busy as I could want to be, or busier.

ginger

Murphy66

Ginger,

I was there courtesy of the US Navy from 1986-87. I used to play jazz piano at the East Bay Trading Company, which I hope is still there. It was a marvelous space. I also got to do a show at Footlights Theater. Maybe that was the name of the theater company but I remember the theater was the oldest in America - and magnificent.

I remember when they sent this city boy (Boston) to Charleston. I wasn't even sure where it was. Boy was I sad when I left. I fell in love with the beauty, the history and especially the people.

Where I grew up, if you said 'good morning' to a stranger you were inviting a fight. In Charleston, you couldn't go five feet without a polite and sincere greeting. Charleston was all about class to me. It was dripping from the walls.

I remember mourning for Charleston when hurricane Hugo went through but I didn't have much time for that - my son was being born. All the nurses were asking if I was going to name my son Hugo.

In the end, I didn't love Charleston that much!

Keep shooting sweetie, I love seeing the grand city through an artist's eyes. And you darling, are a photographic artist.

ginger_55

Now Murphy, that is a Super Response. I moved here to go to school (grad from College at the age of 45, a perennial student thing), in 1984. Went to MUSC, cytotechnology, hated the school, hated Charleston, cried the whole year, but I did live on Sullivan's Island, as far as I could get from Charleston.

I never did work, my daughter ended up graduating from Bishop England, Catholic school here, and I never left! I lived with, then married, someone who came here for the Navy, too. He is retired Navy. I just could not pass up the medical insurance. I read the writing on the wall back in the early 90s, then all I had to do was say "yes" and "I do".

I love jazz, and all that jazz:): , we don't go out at night much as Bill thinks 10 PM is past his bedtime (he works, is 5 yrs younger than I am, and we are poor). But when we do go out I enjoy it, and I do like jazz, especially "on location". Spoleto did jazz one year. It was not popular, I loved it. I don't do Spoleto anymore.

Love your photo, sorry you had to leave, would love to do the jazz thing, et al. If/when you come to town, PM me first, we could get together.

ginger

Murphy66

Let me ask you something...you graduated college at age 45...do you REALLY think that there was anyone in your class that knew more than you?

Didn't think so.

If I make it back to Charleston I'll get in touch with you.

Btw, here's my website:

www.deliciousjazz.com

Enjoy (and keep shooting!)