Today's Picture to Ponder Photo
For the fun of it I am presenting this "necklace" to you as a mystery photo. I'll give you one hint. The "pearls" are cells. You can see what it actually is on my LESSON ONE page for a Photoshop Elements 4.0 course I am currently taking online.
For more fun and to discover where you can find a picture of me at age 11 or 12, keep reading.
Self-Reflecting Queries
At first today's featured Picture to Ponder photo brought to mind the image of a multi-stranded necklace on a blue neck. As I continued viewing it, I began to get the feeling of a "collar." Thinking "collar" suddenly reminded me of my artist friend Judith Schwab's exhibit, "Women Collared for Work."
The latter is a show that Judith conceived, invited several artists to participate in, including herself, and one for which she is currently curator. The artists have used the “Collar” theme to identify women with specific time periods from the 30's to the 80's. Judith's work reflects the 40's and 50's and her "Coming of Age 1, 2 and 3" series features a photo of me, repeated several times, wearing a dress with a Peter Pan collar.
To see photos from the show and to read more about it, go to Judith's site, www.judithschwab.com, and click the Women Collared for Work (Current Show) link. To see the "Coming of Age" series mentioned above, click on the link for 1940-1959 Judith Schwab and then the aforementioned series where you can see the 11-year old Sheila, when I must have been "coming of age."
So, how does this lead into queries for today? I have invited you to check out several links. Whether you do this or not, or how far you go with it, is an opportunity for you to further define for yourself what most interests you.
I had particular fun with today's issue, thinking about it as a creative game of discovery. Making discoveries is one of the things that most lights me up. Games usually do not. Interestingly for me, today I gave myself the freedom to play with you in a guessing game.
Is playfully interacting with another, or group of others, something that you periodically or regularly engage in? If yes, what do you do? If not, is it something you might like to do? What other ways do you have fun?
Are there games you might like to share with us? If so, I invite you to write about them on the Picture to Ponder Blog. As always, especially today, have fun with this.
STAMP OUT PARKINSON'S DISEASE
To support the April 5th Walk-A-Thon in South Florida where 100% of your money with go to National APDA for Research, click on the photo for DONATION page.
Or simply visit the beautiful TULIPS page and enjoy. (back to top)
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Lacquered Keepsake Box with Beautiful White
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The GIFT SHOP now has one section with folders of different tulip images and products.
I will donate $2.00 from every tulip product purchased in the Nature Art Gift shop through April 30th to the Walk-A-Thon. ($1.00 on single magnets.) |
We deeply appreciate those of you who have so thoughtfully and generously contributed in the past and look forward to all of you past and present who choose to do so this year. See DONATION page.
Those of you who live in South Florida, or have family who live here, are welcome to join us for the Fun Walk, Barbeque Picnic, Raffles, Exhibits and more on Saturday, April 5th in Lake Ida Park, Delray Beach. Registration begins at 9:30 AM. Others of you in the United States might be interested in a walk that's taking place in your area of the country. See the APDA link below for details.
For more information on the South Florida walk, email me and/or to register, call 800-825-2732 or email ggilcrease[a]browardhealth.org.
BACKGROUND explaining our interest in the APDA national Walk-A-Thons, the one fund-raiser where ALL of the money raised goes to research.
As most of you undoubtedly know by now, my husband Sam, who passed away in November 2007, had Parkinson's Disease. He was diagnosed with it almost 11 years ago, on the weekend set for a surprise celebration of his 65th birthday.
He did remarkably well during those years, with the biggest toll on him being the challenge in communication that developed, difficulty in the processing of moving the words from his brain out into speech. After contracting a totally unrelated infection in his blood, he ultimately he developed a swallowing problem which is common in Parkinson's. The latter wound up affecting his ability to breath naturally and became the cause of his passing.
Thus, raising funds for research - "Ease the Burden - Find the Cure" - is a cause close to my heart. I will be walking with the members of the Southeast Florida chapter
and for the thrid year, I've set up a page through a secure service provided by Amazon.com, where anyone interested may make a donation to Parkinson's research, either anonymously or by giving your name, thereby getting a receipt for your tax deductible contribution.
Should you be interested in supporting this activity, you may simply use the Picture
to Ponder - Tulips link or, if you wish to send
a check, go to APDA's Annual
Walk-A-Thon page and scroll down the page for our chapter's address or
for one closer to you, if you prefer that. (Back to top -Stamp Out Parkinson's)
The latter page, with contact names and phone numbers, is also a wonderful resource for any of you who might know someone with Parkinson's Disease, or a family member, who is looking for information and support. We belonged to the chapter in NJ before moving and joining the one here in South Florida.
PD is the second most
common neurodegenerative disease experienced by man,
Alzheimer's disease being the most common. See Patient Information on the APDA site for more detailed information on description and treatment.
I've also included a few more facts on the Tulips
donation page. |