Hello Shel, This is one of those shots where the story behind the photo makes a big difference in enjoyment and appreciation of the photo. Thanks for sharing both the story and the photo.
-- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, December 30, 2004, 4:56:40 PM, you wrote: SB> A poet once said "April is the cruelest month ..." but around Berkeley and SB> Oakland we celebrate Christmas in April. A group for which I do some SB> photography ( http://www.rebuildingtogether.org/ }gets together for a SB> weekend or so every April and renovates homes for seniors and people of low SB> income. It's amazing to see some of the transformations, and how good it SB> makes the homeowners feel, both to have their homes repaired and to be SB> singled out for such special attention. SB> Here's Emma, who's about 85 years old. Hers was one of the homes renovated SB> last April. She wanted a snap of her wearing her purple checked hat to SB> match the lilac bush in her yard. She's quite a woman - very energetic and SB> sharp, with a sly sense of humor ;-)) SB> http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/object.html SB> Shel

