Participating in the different day themes is always fun, and they certainly get your ideas flowing in ways you've never expected.
My idea for today was to start with probably two of the oldest things in my home......
but, yesterday we had a "double rainbow" late in the afternoon...
Having rained all day, the air was so humid, full of miniature raindrops, and as the sun slowing dipped into the southwestern sky, there came a wonderfully vibrant, double rainbow...
my hubby called me on his way home, amazed at its irredescence and array of colors.
my pic naturally doesn't do it justice...however, it's not too bad considering it was raining while i was shooting,
while holding an umbrella with one hand and the camera with the other...
trying to avoid cars that continued driving by
as I stood out in the street to get the best angle of the shot...
kids, don't do this at home on your own...
So, thinking back on my vintage day, this is one of God's oldest pieces of art for all of us to share,
for all of us to remember his covenant with Noah
to never again to cover the earth in water....
so, these are my first pics from our early-October gift from our Heavenly Father:
Now on to my "other" vintage prizes...
the two pictures below hang in our guest bedroom...given to us by my in-laws after my hubby's father passed
and the house was being prepared to sell.If I remember correctly, these used to hang in my hubby's maternal grandmother's home.
I haven't a clue how old they really are, and I need to research and find out who manufactured them, etc
The portrayals in the pictures are peaceful but emote far different emotions to me as I gaze at them...
The young woman on the left she gazes longingly, tired from a day's labor...or possibly looking ahead to another field's challenge with back-breaking swinging of the sickle, to and fro.
The little one to the right gazing sweetly in amazement at the birdy in the tree, wondering if it will be flying away with its next movement, wondering if it has a family to take food back to in its nest. She looks to me as she is waiting for it to sing again....maybe she had heard it from her room and run out to see it while it sang.
When these were given to us, the frames were black, covered with old mold from having been kept in a very damp basement for many years. I cleaned them with warm water and wood cleaner, not knowing what was beneath the darkness.
Look what I found!
There is some damage...
cracking around some of the old edges....like me!! Yet, I think they are very pretty in their elderliness...
: )
For more vintage, go here:
http://anapronaday.blogspot.com/2008/10/mary-aldens-cookbook-for-children-1956.html
Psalm 5:3 In the morning, O LORD,
you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait in expectation.
