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February Challenge - Old person/people doing something. No portraits


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Congrats Betty! 

 

1) Recreation of Victorian times. Santander, Cantabria, Spain.

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2) Traditional singing group during fiestas. Reinosa, Cantabria, Spain

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3) Recreation of a battle. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

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1 hour ago, spacecadet said:

It will be tricky for me to find anything in this category because I don't use the term "old" to refer to people!

Buildings, town, cars, yes. but not people. I resist the term.

 

As I just found out, Mark, I don't use 'old' in my tags either. I use senior and elderly. But I refer to myself as old with pride. 89 last November -- yikes!

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My older people doing things: 

 

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Seamstress threading a serger, Jinotega, Nicaragua.

 

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Old woman's hand petting her old dog.  My British nurse friend hates having her face photographed, so this was what I could get.  The old dog stopped someone from rushing her a couple of months before he died. 

 

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Two old men looking at an old Ford Model A at a Scottish Heritage Festival in Virginia. 

 

 

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Congratulations, Betty. I'm assuming that selfies aren't permitted, so here are my three:

 

Two seniors (a.k.a. old people) chatting on a bench T7YM64

 

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Seniors playing recorders W4R6GD

 

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Seniors clowning around  PEJBMN

 

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Elderly Balinese man, working in his flooded rice paddy

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Elderly Aboriginal man, playing music sticks

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closeup of a pair of elderly female hands making temple offerings, near Ubud. Bali

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Does nodding off on the sofa count as "doing something". My dad conked out after playing with the grandchildren.

 

 

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A grab shot of my parents at the pub. A half-stop over flashed, but I just had the grab the camera and shoot before they realised that I had my camera out.

 

 

 

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My dad performing hair-clip adjustments on my daughter.

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10 hours ago, Colin Woods said:

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Does nodding off on the sofa count as "doing something". My dad conked out after playing with the grandchildren.

 

 

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A grab shot of my parents at the pub. A half-stop over flashed, but I just had the grab the camera and shoot before they realised that I had my camera out.

 

 

 

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My dad performing hair-clip adjustments on my daughter.

 

I think I'm in love with your father... but I see he's taken.

 

Paulette

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12 hours ago, NYCat said:

 

Thank you!

 

Paulette

Happy Birthday, Paulette! I had my 83rd December 2nd. Maybe that’s what drove me to pick this subject. We’re not ready for mothballs, yet, & I love to see the old, the seniors, the retirees, the elderly (whatever one wants to call us) being active or just enjoying life.

 

I can see from all of these stellar images that I’ll have a very hard job ahead of me. 😩🧐

Keep ‘em coming, folks!

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22 hours ago, NYCat said:

Thank you Betty, Edo and Allan. I think Betty and I are sisters in many ways.

 

Paulette

Yes we are, dear.

And yes, thank you Edo & Allan

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Well done Betty!

 

My 3.

 

 

 

Shepton Mallet, UK. 29th Jan, 2021. The Somerset Vintage & Classic Tractor Show returns after a 2 year pandemic break. Around 200 tractors are on display from the earliest to the most modern, the show attracts farmers and little boys of all ages. The show is held on the Bath and West showground near Shepton Mallet and runs for 2 days. Credit: JMF News/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

 

Sitting on the discoveability bar.

 

 

 

 

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, UK. 23rd Feb 2019 Motorcycle enthusiasts gather for the first day of the 39th Carol Nash Classic Motorcycle show. Trade stands and individuals showed off their two wheeled treasures. The phrase "I had one like that" was overheard many times as the friendly and welcoming atmosphere revved up the nostalgia. ©Alamy Live News / Mr Standfast Credit: Mr Standfast/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

 

Original equipment.

 

 

 

 

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Putting the world to rights

 

 

 

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The hand of a senior or older man picks up the handset of a big button landline telephone which is aimed at elderly, disabled and sight impaired users

 

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An older woman uses an old Singer sewing machine on the street in Bangkok, Thailand, to offer a clothes repair, mending and sewing service. (Some of the Singer sewing machines in use on the streets of Bangkok look like earlier models than the one my mother had in 1958.)

 

 

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People in Manchester explore the 'Bee in the City' free, family-fun trail. Over 100 Bees are in the trail which ends 23 September, 2018.

 

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Betty - Congratulations on your win! Here are my submissions.

 

Kumar

 

1. Two senior ladies enjoying a picnic in the sun at Glyndebourn Opera.

 

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2. Senior lady (my mum!) tucking into a McDonalds cheeseburger

 

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3. Senior man buying Rock & Pop music, HMV, UK

 

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5 hours ago, Doc said:

Betty - Congratulations on your win! Here are my submissions.

 

Kumar

 

 

2. Senior lady (my mum!) tucking into a McDonalds cheeseburger

 

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You cheapskate Kumar.🙃  You should treat your mum to a decent meal in a decent restaurant.😃

 

Allan

 

Just joking.

 

OBTW not 100% yet but may be coming to Cambridge area in April if you fancy a meet up. You can thump me then.🤩

 

ITMA

 

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On 10/02/2024 at 07:25, NYCat said:

I think I'm in love with your father... but I see he's taken.

He certainly is - he'll do what Mum asks him but you should see the way my daughter gets him to do her bidding - its a one girl masterclass in people management.

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Well done Betty, and belated birthday to you!

😀

 

Here come my pics:

 

Senior ladies sitting on a tipped over shopping trolley to watch the Christmas Parade in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia:

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Senior lady stringing beans:

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A senior woman rides a bicycle in a street in Kyoto, Japan:

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Once again, the monthly challenge shows me that there is another subject on which I should work a bit more...

😀

 

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Well done Betty!
Before we moved to the South West, my wife kept saying ... "We're not moving to Sidmouth, it's full of old people" 😀
She was right, it is, and our arrival 9 years ago added another two OAP's to the elderly demographic.

All the following from Sidmouth...
 

Ukelele band in action on the Esplanade.

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Vintage cyclists, vintage cycles on the High Street.

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Morris Dancers during Folk Week
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