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Mousetoescamper
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CaliforniaPeggy
(152,382 posts)1. Well, ya got me, my dear Mousetoescamper! What Is It?
It's an interesting photo but I have no clue as to what it is, or to what it's doing.
How about a clue?
Mousetoescamper
(5,466 posts)2. I aim to please ...
Here's a clue:
CaliforniaPeggy
(152,382 posts)3. Thank you! I'll watch it later, as I am overdue for having my breakfast!
Good to see you around these parts!
Mousetoescamper
(5,466 posts)4. You won't need to listen but I hope you will. It's a classic recording.
The clue: it's a shadow.
CaliforniaPeggy
(152,382 posts)5. Oh I will listen, but later.
Thanks for the clue!
CaliforniaPeggy
(152,382 posts)7. How beautifully she sings! I know the song well . . .
Looks like your photo's of smoke rising.
I just love that song!
Mousetoescamper
(5,466 posts)8. She was one of the best
There was no actual smoke involved, only the illusion of a smoking cigarette in the hand of a fantastical creature.
CaliforniaPeggy
(152,382 posts)13. Illusions are sometimes hard to get, but this one is a beauty.
Very well done!
Diamond_Dog
(35,117 posts)6. To me it looks like a creature from a Star Wars movie smoking a cigarette
Mousetoescamper
(5,466 posts)9. Ha! That's exactly what I saw when I took the photo!
I was hoping others would see it as well.
Diamond_Dog
(35,117 posts)10. Great minds .....
Mousetoescamper
(5,466 posts)11. The greatest!
I think we both have an artist's eye (mine belonged to Marc Chagall ).
Or maybe we're just weird.
Diamond_Dog
(35,117 posts)12. A unique way of seeing the world, for sure!
I absolutely can see the Chagall effect in your work, a sort of dream-y playful quality thats very nice.
How many times as a child I heard the phrase her mind is up in the clouds
.. I think it still is
.