16 September 2007

Memories in the making

Fishing below the Old Town. A few minutes after I took this photograph, the little girl caught a fish. I think a lot of us have happy memories of fishing as a child. Do you?

(Thank you so much to everyone who has kindly posted comments whilst I've been away in England. I hope to catch up with your blogs today and tomorrow.)

19 comments:

  1. Over here, children have a hard time hooking the worms used in fishing, on the barbed hooks. Parents have to do it for them and also take the fish off. Then there comes a day when the parents tell the child they have to do it themselves. I guess I remember that more than anything else. Nice photo.

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  2. I like this photo a lot! A dramatic backdrop to the simplicity (as I see it -- I've never been fishing!) of the little girl fishing. And the sunshine!

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  3. What a great shot....the town is very beautiful on the hill.

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  4. Good for her! (I love her yoga pose, too ;-))

    What a great panorama of the Old Town!

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  5. Gorgeous photo! You have the beauty of the French Riviera in the background and a young girl enjoying an afternoon fishing.

    Since I grew up in the city and was a nerd throughout my young life, I never really ever fished before. My parents weren't big on doing things outside the house. :-)

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  6. Any more beautiful and it wouldn't be real! That little girl will grow up to be a drop dead gorgeous woman.

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  7. You were lucky with this picture. A cyclist was nearing by from the left side ;-)
    As usual, I love your picture... Et j'adore Menton!
    Greetings from Belgium

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  8. An extraordinary photograph, you paid the model with candies; -)

    I suppose that the girl lives in the building of girls, that which is pink in the center of the city!!

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  9. It's taken me a while to get here -- haven't had much free time lately. I always enjoy seeing your part of the world.

    Thanks for your visit to my blog, too.
    Zanabel
    Olympia Daily Photo

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  10. simply stunning; I have to visit there someday

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  11. This should be a postcard advertising Menton. It is adorable!

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  12. Barely clothed and beautiful.

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  13. I love this photo. So calm and cheerful! Nice place nice colors!

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  14. oh this is so cute!!! i'm sure the kids smile's soo big after the catch

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  15. Jilly,
    there is something so sweet, innocent, and whimsical about this picture. lovely.

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  16. Great photo. The city in the background makes a fantastic addition to the story of the child catching the fish!

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  17. Very very good photo ... I have fond memories of fishing in my childhood but none as memorable as this.

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  18. I decided to go back in time to see what you posted last year September and stumbled upon this one again. I still think this is my all time favourite of all your photos.

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