White blouse and silkscarf
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Macro Mondays' theme ~ Cloth
A detail from a silk scarf.
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Still Life of ornate jug and vase against a vintage backdrop. Small bud roses and a silk scarf complement the setup.
Given to me by a lady who was my former boss's Mom, many many years ago. Called her Mrs. R. She was a wonderful woman and whenever I take out this handbag I think of her.
The handle is encrusted with crystals, and I tied the silk scarf and the bow brooch for the summery feel.
still life.
#58/125 Theme: Made of Silk or Cotton.
or the Macro Monday challenge "Cloth" (January 28tht 2019)
A simple subject, threads woven into cloth of any kind. So much to choose from! I finally decided to use one of my favourite scarves. It is silk, and shot through with gold thread. So fine you can scrunch it up and stuff it in your pocket - a fate that it often endures! Here I took a small section and shot it in sunlight. It is about 2.5" x 1.5". Shot with the Zeiss 50mm Makro lens
Happy Macro Monday! ;o)
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A stylish couple posing on the running board of an Opel convertible in the countryside. A large trunk can be seen on the car's foldable luggage rack. The Opel is registered in the Saxon district of Leipzig (III = Kreishauptmannschaft Leipzig).
Country of origin: Germany
A silk scarf that I was given many years ago. It is a very expensive one, so sadly doesn't get used as much as it should.
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A somewhat melancholy-looking lady posing with a Seat on the side of a road in summertime. She is wearing a patterned dress, headscarf, and two large – presumably golden – bracelets. The car is registered in the city of Barcelona.
Country of origin: Spain
My Cartier Santos set against a Hermes silk scarf. Both are Parisian in origin and timeless in elegance.
Cartier history
“The name Cartier is synonymous with beautiful objects of quality and style. Although Cartier are perhaps better known for their fine jewellery, their signed wristwatches have made a huge impression on the global watch market and have become increasingly collectable over the years. Many of their fabulous watches can be regarded as pieces of jewellery in their own right and Cartier have become renowned throughout the world.
Louis Cartier (1875-1942) has in fact been credited for creating the first mans wristwatch in 1904, when he designed a watch for his friend and client Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont. Santos-Dumont was one of the early pioneers of aviation, and he needed a more suitable timepiece for his dare devil flights. He asked Cartier to design something for him and the "Santos" was born, although it did not go on sale until 1911. By that date Louis Cartier had begun the exclusive production of the first wristwatches at his establishment in Paris on the Rue de la Paix, helped by Edmond Jaeger.
Cartier's history really begins when Louis Francois Cartier (1819-1904) followed the steps of his grandfather, also called Louis Francois Cartier (1755-1793), by becoming a goldsmith. He started his career as an apprentice to Adolphe Picard, producing handmade jewellery in a small workshop at 29 Rue Montorgeuil, and quickly developed into one of the finest jewellers in Paris. When his master Picard died in 1847 Cartier succeeded him and the company that bore his name was born.
By 1853 Louis Francois was able to expand his business of designing and selling jewellery to the more fashionable Palais-Royal district, in premised at 5 Rue Neuve des petits Champs. He became a favourite of Princess Mathilde, the cousin of Napoleon III, whose patronage opened the door to Parisian society. This made a move to larger premises at 9 Rue des Italiens a necessity.
In 1874 Alfred Cartier (1841-1925) took over the company from his father Louis Francois. Alfred's three sons - Louis, Pierre and Jaques - would eventually turn the family business into a global empire.
In 1898 Cartier made a final move in Paris and they still remain at 13 Rue de La Paix today. Alfred Cartier was accompanied by his son and associate Louis Cartier, who proved not only an outstanding goldsmith but business man as well. Louis Cartier's genius was to make Cartiers' name famous worldwide.”
Source: secondtimeround.com/cartier-history.html
"A simple garden
With acres of sky
A brown-haired dogmouse
If one dropped by
Yellow Delanie
Would sleep well at night
With everything emptying
Into white
A sad blue-eyed drummer
Rehearses outside
A black spider dancin'
On top of his eye
Red legged chicken
Stands ready to strike
And everything emptying
Into white ... "
song by Cat Stevens "Into White"
What is it about an old airplane that makes old pilots nostalgic about the old days of flying; the open cockpit, leather helmet, silk scarf, a wooden propeller, and the smell of mother earth as the open-air rushed by you in it's slipstream?
In those days the usual means of navigation was using a road map, and your map was usually a highway map that showed you where you wanted to go. In the old days of flying many small towns across the United States had the name of their city written on buildings to help guide pilots safely across the skies. Yes, airplanes may not have been as reliable in those days, perhaps more engine failures, no radio communication equipment, but there's nothing like the sound of that deep throaty roar of a radial engine in front of you. Those were the days when every flight, was an adventure in itself.
U.S. Army PT-17 Bi-wing aircraft.
With thanks to my mother-in-law for this snip of a silk scarf, produced to commemorate Air France introducing into service the Caravelle and Boeing B707 jet airliners in 1959/1960.