And I have several pictures to share, again…
The first three pictures were all taken while I was playing around with the 150mm macro lense my friend Eviann was kind enough to lend me.
Solan isn’t usually very patient with me taking closeups of him, but this evening he tolerated having a lense stuck in his face for quite some time.
This doll was made by my bonus grandmother Evelyn. She made some amazing dresses for dolls. She took lace, dipped it in liquid ceramic, draped it on the doll, did some other stuff and painted it. I’m so lucky to have two of the smaller of these dolls. My bonus mum has several of the bigger ones and I always admire them whenever I visit.
Descriptions of how it’s done can be found on the Internet, way above my competence or patience level.
This bit of rock has been cut in two, so if you turn it around you can see the mineral inside it. I don’t know what kind of mineral it is, but the “backside” is really pretty too.
Inger Marie Stein has been a teacher at Bergen Katedralskole since 1969 and devoted much of her career to teaching Norwegian to foreign students. This week she was awarded The King’s Medal of Merit, presented to her by the mayor of Bergen, Trude Dreveland.
And finally we have Solan again….hunting spiders.
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Awesome photos, thanks for sharing your stories! I love that doll!
My snapshot is here.
I love the stories behind the photos. You did a great job — that cat’s eye is cool.
Great showing of the wonders of snapshots…the depictions are fabulous.
Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.
That doll is amazing, I’ve never heard of liquid ceramic before. Nice shots!
What a pretty doll. Any type of delicate crafts are way out of my league.
The rock makes a great texture. I need to get a macro lens… I’m missing out on a whole world of photography without it.
Those are amazing, and such wonderful stories with them! The cat eye and the doll are just beautiful…and the last cat photo is quite funny.
Good to know the cat is earning his keep chasing spiders!
I remember dolls like that and always wondered how they were made.
The Macro showed a very nice reflection of the window on Solan’s eye. Your grandmother shows meticulous hands in making the doll’s dresses-dipping in ceramics and painting them.
Congratulations to a fine teacher.
I know of another Norwegian wonder: Magnus Carlsen.
Have a wonderful day.
Yes, Magnus Carlsen is pretty impressive. I don’t think chess is my game though, I suck at anything strategic
Love the close up of your kitty’s eye.
Macro lenses are wonderful! They really allow you to see things in a new way. Solan has beautiful eyes.
Three cheers for teachers!!! I actually saw a programme recently about Norway’s education system which contained a segment on how it addresses the needs of immigrant students. They asked the kids how they liked classes and they were all positive! I think it was the 60 Minutes programme.
What a fun variety of photos! I don’t have a macro lens, but my camera does a decent job with it’s close-up setting. I love the one of the cat’s eye! I’ve always thought that cats’ eyes are beautiful, especially when the sun is shining bright on them.
I love the reflection in Solan’s eye. Glad you were able to get the close up. Thanks for the tips on moon shots.
First off, I love that you refer to people as “bonus” this or that. Having lots of extra/extended family is a blessing, and calling them “bonus” seems like a great way to show respect and love.
Nice photos, especially Solan’s eye. He’s definitely a beauty.
I love that you had a “bonus” grandmother too. How wonderful. I find the cat’s eye photo quite disconcerting actually. I love him being the big hunter.