WARNING...corpses story
Some of the most popular subjects of photography in the 1800s were corpses. Many famous individuals were famously photographed after their deaths, like the Clantons and McLaurys who died in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. But it wasn’t only the famous who found themselves as posthumous models; regular people were often photographed after death also.
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| In this image, the dead girl on the left photographed with siblings |
Prompts today are provided by David M. Gascoigne. An additional prompt from Charlotte (MotherOwl) is to include Bright Red Orange in your take on the prompts.
Have fun.
Victory was now assured. The campaign was heated. It moved ahead like a vital missile. The color stream it left was bright red orange. Damn! Our Candidate Manager was a very experienced practitioner though some of her movements seemed futile until she built a collaborative, supportive and friendly culture. Then crowds began to interpret the message of eternal hope. Her contender easily won the position of City Dog Catcher.
If you had the opportunity to get a message across to a large group of people, what would your message be?
Today is Cinco de Mayo. Not anything I usually celebrate but I have found my recipe for Taco Soup, so I will attempt to make that plus some chips for a celebration. This was a funny from Rob and Monica I had to share.
Yes, I am back in the chicken farming business. Bought fifteen and lost three the first week. Yesterday we added back another 3 thinking that would be a good thing. Doesn't turn out it was a good thing. The 12 adjusted girls are trying to kill the three new one. First I tried to add a rooster and had to give him up. He was just too mean. Now I fear I will find these new three hens dead today. Also a coyote came prowling around last night and I believe he is plotting a return with some comrades.
Nine days ago my friend Frank fell off his horse. He was found by me. My journey that morning was to deliver eggs and thankfully I was able to see him and get him to the ER. I was shocked to see him sitting on a trailer with a bleeding head and barely able to move. The ER did X-rays on every part of him and did a CT scan on his head. No other breaks but the ribs.
The following days we experienced three more trips to ERs because he had breathing concerns and had been warned of watching out for pneumonia plus he had terrible pain in his right shoulder and finally we found an Orthopedic doctor who gave him a steroid shot that began treating that pain immediately.
He is the 76 year old baby boy of his family and that left only me to care of him. He fell on his left side breaking two ribs. He hit his head and bruised his shoulders. Thankfully we only live ten minutes apart and I have been able to care for him, his three dogs, the one horse and three mules. He has a good friend who checked on him also. He brought his work crew to take care of the yard around the house. A few of his neighbors kept and eye on him as well.
Frank will have to miss the trail ride he had planned in four weeks. Hopefully that will be all he has to miss because he is planning (and paid up for) a hunting trip to Alaska in 6 weeks.
