{"id":2202,"date":"2013-03-20T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T11:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=2202"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:20:19","slug":"self-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=2202","title":{"rendered":"Self Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m in an on-line photography group which, in addition to running a picture-a-day challenge for 2013, also has mini challenges from time to time. Our moderator, Cricket Walker, has asked us to post pictures that say a lot about who we are now.<\/p>\n

BTW this is a very easy, open group, if you are interested – just do a FB search for “I love photography” and tell Cricket I sent you \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Back to the “self portraits.” It was difficult to find pictures that “say a lot about me,” because so much of who I am depends on the day, the direction of the wind, the colour of the sky, the song in my head and….well, you get the idea.<\/p>\n

I took a quick scroll through my picture collection and found a few that said me, today. Here’s one.<\/p>\n

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\nI know it’s a little crazy – go figure. It’s in Toronto, but it makes me think of Parisian cafes, coffee houses in Greenwich Village, and quaint little bistros anywhere. I want to sing – better make that, have someone else sing – “Roses of Picardy.” I’m nostalgic. I could live in the past. I love historic places – the funkier the better. Here’s another.<\/p>\n

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\nIt’s a sign for the same restaurant advertising their patio. This is more like the “left bank” in Paris. It’s a place you’d find in an artists’ community. You could be living in an attic room, as a painter or writer. You would go out in the evening to a neighbourhood haunt for dinner and drinks. You would chat about art and culture, food and wine. I think of Hemingway and all the intellectuals that lived in Paris in the 20’s.<\/p>\n

Maybe I just have to go there – to find myself \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Have a great day!<\/p>\n

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