29 july




Gerry 5


the old fire pump

at the Newbury muster




Comments

  1. Inspired By June29 July 2014 at 09:42

    Love what you did with this image! Newbury? surely not Newbury, Vermont? My Nana lived in Newbury for the last 20+ years of her life. Peaceful town.

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    1. aspiritofsimplicity29 July 2014 at 17:25

      this was in Newbury, Massachusetts...which is not too far from Vermont. I love Vermont.

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  2. abrianna29 July 2014 at 10:42

    Lovely nostalgic photo.

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  3. CarolHart29 July 2014 at 10:44

    Fun image!

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  4. Dotti29 July 2014 at 11:08

    I am just loving the editing you've been doing lately! This particular one evokes memories of a bygone era, not quite in focus in our contemporary world.

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  5. Sheila29 July 2014 at 15:05

    This is so pretty!

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  6. Andrea @ From The Sol29 July 2014 at 17:17

    I love your paintings ... they are anything but simple in terms of the talent they take, but they capture the beautiful simplicity that so many of us miss in life ...

    Andrea @ From The Sol

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    1. aspiritofsimplicity29 July 2014 at 17:21

      As much as I would like to take credit for the talent I have to tell you that my work is not actual painting but photography with textures and different apps applied. I think of it as art but not quite a painting.

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  7. Anonymous29 July 2014 at 23:39

    Lovely capture and very nice processing :o)

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  8. Rambling Woods30 July 2014 at 01:05

    I like this texture...

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  9. EarlK30 July 2014 at 15:22

    Beautifully done. Makes a great watercolor painting.

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  10. deborah31 July 2014 at 15:28

    Very well done! Love the processing! I've been absent from blogging for awhile ... it's good to be back and enjoying the simplicity of your site! Have a wonderful weekend! =)

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  11. Unknown2 August 2014 at 08:01

    What fun texture twist!

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