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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/17/2007
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Thanks very much Howard!! :)
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/17/2007
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Thanks Sheila!! Hmmmmm . . . belated, huh? Better Idea . . . let's call it early and you were FIRST for next years's Easter wishes, eh? So happy Easter 2oo8 to YOU! (Now I'm CERTAINLY the first too!) .....:P
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/17/2007
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Thanks Marian!! :) - GLAD yours was great too!
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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Howard M. Parsons
{K:3496} 4/17/2007
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Very nice idea and well executed. In this case, the bright contrast of the egg vs. everything else grabbed my attention and made me focus on the meaning and purpose.
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Sheila Carson
{K:5924} 4/14/2007
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And a Happy (belated) Easter to you too! :)
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 4/13/2007
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ooo thak you!!! I had a GREAT one!!!!!!! Marian
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/13/2007
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Thanks Alison . . . I had eyed those leading lines when I set up this shot. The far left is a wrought iron hook which holds a hanging plant (the other two lines go down to the pot). The twisty plant stem squiggling up to the top left corner is pure plant though! :)
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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Alison DuFlon
{K:36566} 4/13/2007
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This is great, i love the color of that egg against all of the earthy tones and the wayyou have captured the reflection. I also like the way the three stems?, lead our eye down to the egg. Alison
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/12/2007
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Thanks Michele . . . your words are worth a thousand pictures!! :)
Honestly though, Thank you very much.
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 4/12/2007
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Plus--- sometimes the image isn't as nice as the WORDS- but the words are equally important to me .
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 4/12/2007
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I am SERIOUS Doyle... I didn't say anything I didn't seriously mean....
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/12/2007
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LoL! Oh Michele . . . I haven't had so much butter on me for quite some time!!! HAHAHAhahahaaa . . . No worries . . . and thanks as always! :)
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/12/2007
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Thanks Onie . . . fascinating indeed and have no doubt that the story is important here even more than the commercialism which, you rightfully point out, seems inescapable. I have even studied the old Pagan rites you mention in a survey of World Religions. Somehow History seems more and more cool the older we get, huh? Uhhhhhh . . . I mean . . . uhhhhh . . . that's what the 'older' people tell me anyway! LoL!
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 4/11/2007
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Ohhhhh Mannnnnnn do I feel bad to be sooo late to see this shiney blue egg with this honorable mention :)) I do Doyle--- Thank You for allowing me to be the grasshopper for soooooo long !!! I guess when you've got the best teacher you just know there is always more to learn and never want to loose them :)) I know I don't !!!! You're the genius and the best teacher ever and I don't know how I got soooooo lucky , OHHHHHHH and The King Of Cool !!!!!!!!!!!!! The best always to You & Your wonderful Family, Grasshopper Michele~
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 4/10/2007
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~~GRIN~~ Doyle... Looks like this was laid by a *oryctolagus cuniculus*... Found all over the world, but known to pick a specific day in the year to place eggs of varying size and colour in very non-specific places... :)))
The pagan festivals of Spring, fertility and rebirth, that in turn brought us the *egg*, and how that ties into Easter is quite interesting... The commercialism is something we cannot escape, however it would be nice to think that besides the $, that a story should also be told to give of it's significance and place, plus how it fits in the Christian calender... :)
Hope you and yours had a happy Easter Doyle...:)))
Onie... ~~GRIN~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/10/2007
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Thanks Todd. Uhhhh . . . what sense of humor? :P
Regards. Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/10/2007
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Thanks Bobot! I KNEW you could do it! BUT . . . did you see the yellow one in the middle of the aloe vera plant? ;)
Regards. Doyle I <~~~~~
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Todd Weeks
{K:7636} 4/10/2007
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Happy Easter to you and your family, Doyle!!
Thanks for your sense of humor!
Todd
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{K:44058} 4/9/2007
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Hahahaha, I found the blue egg and it wasn't hard to find.... : } Happy Easter too.. thanks you! regards..
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/9/2007
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Hmmmmm . . . flattered, eh? LoL! Only a photographer can imagine a way 'SUC-cu-lent', 'egg' and 'blue' can be combined in a flattering way!!!
Hope your Easter was great!
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/9/2007
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Thanks Dave . . . :)
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/9/2007
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Thanks Dave . . . :)
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/9/2007
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PS Robin:
It was a LOVESEAT. She couldn't eat a whole couch.
DDC I
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/9/2007
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Ahhhh Robin . . . Curiosity killed the cat! After over 60 eggs (with all kind of different treats) . . . I can honestly tell you I have no idea what's in this egg.
I CAN tell you that it's apparently a bad idea to capture bees in the egg before hiding it - or so it was made clear to me. (I was saying something like . . . Hmmmmm . . . honey bees! I'm sure I could have gotten four or five in the egg . . . 'till I saw Marny with the hand on the hip 'what do you think you're doing' look of disapproval). I still think a few of those would have put a whole new twist on the egg hunt thing! :)
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 4/9/2007
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Well, I am truly flattered to see my name standing out in your "about" like a blue egg in a succulent...
A fun and unusual image.
With best wishes for Easter to you and your family, AJ
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 4/9/2007
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And a Happy Easter to you too, Doyle! Dave.
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Robin W
{K:16308} 4/9/2007
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And a Happy Easter to the Chastains! The fun travels both ways my friend, as does the trash...I mean the critical analysis of others work. 'Course we will not mention any names...how IS that couch by the way?
Hope you all enjoyed the day!
Take care...Robin
ps...M&M's? jelly beans? cold hard cash?...what's in the egg?
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/8/2007
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Thanks very much Stan!! :)
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/8/2007
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LoL! If she does Annemette . . . they'll NEVER be found!
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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Stan Ciszek
{K:56854} 4/8/2007
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Thank you Doyly, all the best to you and yours, amzing photo, thanks for sharing Regards Stan
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 4/8/2007
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Also the best to you and Marlyce on Easter, Doyle:-)I wonder if Marlyce hides chocolateeggs for you in her cactusgarden:-0 This succulentlooking plant looks so fascinating and beautiful! Take care over in sunny California Pax vobiscum Annemette
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