Old Connections
by Connie Handscomb
Title
Old Connections
Artist
Connie Handscomb
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art
Description
The hills sweep upward from the shore,
Whith villas scatter'd one by one
Upon their wooded spurs, and lower
Bellagio blazing in the sun ...
I ask myself: Is this a dream?
Will it all vanish into air?
Is there a land of such supreme
And perfect beauty anywhere?
~ H.W.Longfellow
When we seek for connections, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemlingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover our truly necessary we are to each other.
~ Margaret Wheatley
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Framed by the Alps to the north, scenic Bellagio is a romantic old village situated on Lake Como, Italy (Lake Como is Europe's deepest lake : 1,350 feet (411+ m); it is 47 km (30 mi) long).
Most buildings here are old .. centuries old; sloping cobblestone streets and stairways are narrow, so that looking up . .or down.. them, houses connect closely with each other. Handing over a cup of sugar to your friendly neighbour would be so very easy here!
I played with the original image: some extra colours, some textures and a teensy sprinkle of magic.
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May 14th, 2015
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Comments (19)
Reynold Jay
Hi Connie-- This is simply lovely--- I love the Poetic description that works well with this image. Keep these coming! FAV
April Wietrecki Green
What a great image! Love the composition & the poem too l/f
Connie Handscomb replied:
April, really appreciate your visit here.. which I just discovered; thank you! :))
Nick Boren
I like how you played with this one dear Connie... :-) Anything you put your artistic hands to turns out so very well... ;-) FV
Connie Handscomb replied:
Your Hopeless Case Friend here, Nick, with another late thank you .. {my older pieces, I forget to return to!}; thank you late & sincerely:))
Adrian Evans
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Connie Handscomb replied:
I guess I forgot to come back to this one, Adrian; thank you .. late again!! :))
Jerry Bokowski
What a dreamy feel this has, Connie...could get lost in it and such beautiful words to go with it! FAV / Like
Connie Handscomb replied:
The place is a dream, Jerry! ... & pretty as a picture .. ; I didn't take as many there as I would have liked this trip, hopefully the next time I will have a lot more .. :))