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Friday, September 2, 2011

Friday Flash 55 -- on the beach


Beach Couple by Michael Sprouse


"Smile, you lovebirds!"

They tried to smile for Lizzy, their proud flower girl more than a decade before this sizzler on the sand. Lizzy didn't know that their sun was setting. She thought they sparkled — framed there in aquamarine — but she saw through a filter. They were past picture perfect and now just a negative.


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27 comments:

  1. OliviaSeptember 2, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    Those were very deep n resonating words!

    hugs xo

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  2. ScarletSeptember 2, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    Nice picture and choice of words specially the last line:

    "They were past picture perfect and now just a negative."

    Happy friday ~

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  3. izzySeptember 2, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    Wow that is a humdinger of a picture!
    & Love what you wrote-thanks.

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  4. G-ManSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Uh Oh....
    Divorce? Cancer? Gender Change?
    All kidding aside, your 55 was Most Excellent, and done perfectly I might add.
    Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End

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  5. Rob-bearSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Wow! An intriguing photo and an amazing 55 words. Well done Lydia!

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  6. Alice AudreySeptember 2, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    I love the layers in this.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    I LOVE these! Every Friday I'm excited to see what you've written :)

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  8. mythopolisSeptember 2, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    Well, I loved the writing, of course, being sentimental about the dear folk who preceded us. And the fading card....ooh, I have family photos of a by-gone era that seem to get more ghost-like each time I look at them, the emulsion of the photo slowly fading. Sometimes, I even have a panicky feeling that one day I will look and the image will have dissolved into the past and then all that will be left are my evaporating memories...oh, me!

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  9. dsSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Ouch! Wonderful write. Thank you.

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  10. Monkey ManSeptember 2, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    This is filled with meaning.

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  11. Doctor FTSESeptember 2, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    Touching and true. But please, Lydia, where can I get a bathing suit like that?

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  12. LydiaSeptember 3, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    Olivia~ Thank you, first reader this week!

    Heaven~ Thanks for your comment and I hope your weekend goes well.

    izzy~ I love the art of Michael Sprouse. He is on my blogroll, too. Thanks for your visit.

    G-Man~ Well, of the three miseries you suggested I would opt for divorce. But such things could totally ruin a weekend! I hope yours is great.

    Rob-bear~ Thanks much. You can see more of Michael Sprouse' art either at the link under the photo or at his blog noted in my blogroll.

    Alice Audrey~ Including the layers of her clothes! Thanks.

    Amber Lee~ Oh, your comment brought me joy, most definitely. :)

    mythopolis~ Thanks for being here and then being in the old photo and then being .....?

    ds~ Thanks! Thanks very much!

    Monkey Man~ I appreciate your kind comments.

    Doctor FTSE~ Thank you. Because you asked about the bathing suit I did a bit of looking around and best I could come up with for you is an actual blog dedicated to beach pyjamas! La Mode Pyjama :)

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  13. CadSeptember 3, 2011 at 2:28 AM

    Great 55, all positive despite negative! LOL

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  14. Phivos NicolaidesSeptember 3, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    Very beautiful post!!

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  15. Jannie FunsterSeptember 3, 2011 at 5:58 AM

    Hi Lydia.

    I love everything about this. Such an awesome photo, I love her pants.

    And the words paint a portrait of mysterious disappoinment. Beautiful.

    And your comment over on my yellow space shuttle post made my day. THANKS so much!

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  16. Brian MillerSeptember 3, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    ha. nice word play...ack on the degredation of a relationship though...tough on the kids...

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  17. FredaSeptember 3, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    You have a real gift for writing a story in a snapshot of 55 words. Makes the picture look sad in retrospect.

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  18. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallSeptember 3, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    profound one.

    deep and beautiful.

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  19. naomi dagen bloomSeptember 3, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Combination of the vintage photo and the writing behind it stopped me. Powerful.

    Wishing you the best on another anniversary.

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  20. JinksySeptember 3, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    And a beautiful blog it is too- my curiosity lead me there sharpish when I saw your link!
    The name 'Baggy trousers' hasn't half the glamour... :) LOL

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  21. Maude LynnSeptember 3, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    This is so clever! Excellent 55!

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  22. LydiaSeptember 3, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Cad~ Thank you for your clever comment!

    Jannie~ You couldn't imagine how many times your yellow space shuttle post has come into my mind since I saw it. I must show it to my husband, too.
    Thanks so much for your comments. I sure hope that Michael Sprouse makes his way over here to see how his art is appreciated in this post!

    Brian~ Thanks much. Ack on that for sure, and it's tough on pets even if there are no kids, and tough on hearts.

    Freda~ Bless your kind heart for telling me that!

    The Cello Strings~ Comment much appreciated. (Cello is my favorite instrument to listen to.)

    naomi dagen bloom~ You were strongly in my thoughts yesterday...and now a visit from you. Thanks for your thoughts and I will be by soon.

    Jinksy~ I believe you must be referring to the blog I linked in my comments to Doctor FTSE way above! I agree! It was such fun to come upon it and browse around. It is quite an amazing blog.

    Mama Zen~ I so appreciate your enthusiastic comment. Gives me energy for the day.

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  23. LydiaSeptember 3, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Phivos~ Somehow I missed a reply to your comment.:( Oops and oops again. I love it when you visit here and appreciate your comments.

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  24. KawtherSeptember 4, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Very beautiful !!

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  25. LydiaSeptember 5, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    Kawther~ You are kind. :)

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  26. twinkly sparklesSeptember 30, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    I love the puns here. One of my daughter's vocab words for the week was "concise." You did this so well, a little bud, pearl, gem.

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  27. LydiaOctober 17, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    twinkly sparkles~ Thank you so much for this special comment!

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