I saw this in the small town of Mount Somers at Easter Weekend and thought of Sally Omar here on Redbubble and her grandfather from whom she has inherited her wonderful gift of poetry. Make sure you check out her work it is amazing. Sally wrote a most beautiful poem for one of my photos and also a most beautiful one for people i know who lost their baby son. This is the least I could do to say thank you so much to her. It is said Sally’s grandfather was a gypsy so this is for you Sally as it has that free spirited gypsy feel to the scene. As if they’ve made this their lovely home for now but maybe not long before it’s time to go a wandering again….. Maybe your grandfather did the same. Much love to you Sally xx Check out Sally Omar and the lovely poem she wrote for this photo about her Grandpa….“The Gypsy”… We think he helped her write it as it flowed from her so fast.
Jenny, This is oh so sweet of you…I just love it and I am sure this is exactly what my grandfather did..apparently he traveled before coming here … met my grandmother in Italy…got married had three sons and then came to the States and my mom and aunt were born..he was a dreamer who sat by the coal stove and drank red wine..wrote songs, poetry, played the mandolin and sang.I thank him everyday for the wonderful gift he left me..my love and gift of poetry..and my love of music..to you, I say Thank You from Grandpa and his Granddaughter Sally …both Gypsy Free-Spirits…
Dear Sally I know I have replied to you via BM but I’m replying to all the lovely comments here, finally, so thought I’d drop you another reply! Thanks so much, I love the story of your Grandpa so much, it’s a wonderful tale and with the photo and your lovely poem, he is real to us as well now.
Not sure if the truck became a home or the home became a truck Jenny but its certainly different. Cant be many houses look like this one. Reminds me of a line from a Monkey’s song. Rows of houses & they’re all the same……. Not in this street. Very interesting & love the old car too!!
Thanks very much Robin, yes whichever way round it went it’s certainly quaint, I love the way everything is laid out so neatly and the car is a treat I agree!
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Jenny, This is oh so sweet of you…I just love it and I am sure this is exactly what my grandfather
did..apparently he traveled before coming here … met my grandmother in Italy…got married
had three sons and then came to the States and my mom and aunt were born..he was a
dreamer who sat by the coal stove and drank red wine..wrote songs, poetry, played the
mandolin and sang.I thank him everyday for the wonderful gift he left me..my love and gift
of poetry..and my love of music..to you, I say Thank You from Grandpa and his Granddaughter
Sally …both Gypsy Free-Spirits…
Dear Sally I know I have replied to you via BM but I’m replying to all the lovely comments here, finally, so thought I’d drop you another reply! Thanks so much, I love the story of your Grandpa so much, it’s a wonderful tale and with the photo and your lovely poem, he is real to us as well now.
– coffeebean
Not sure if the truck became a home or the home became a truck Jenny but its certainly different.
Cant be many houses look like this one. Reminds me of a line from a Monkey’s song.
Rows of houses & they’re all the same…….
Not in this street. Very interesting & love the old car too!!
Thanks very much Robin, yes whichever way round it went it’s certainly quaint, I love the way everything is laid out so neatly and the car is a treat I agree!
– coffeebean
Wonderful capture, what a fantastic place to live, and when you are sick of that place, move on!!! Great shot and lovely colours
Thanks very much Hilary, yes the idea of being able to move on when you tire of one place has a certain appeal i agree!
– coffeebean
Beautiful capture Coffebean.
Thank you very much Carlos.
– coffeebean
great shot
Thank you very much brirose, glad you like it :)
– coffeebean
This is such a wonderfull gift from you to Sally, great image.
Thank you very much liesbeth, Sally is a real treasure so it was great to find this scene that I thought would remind her of her Grandfather.
– coffeebean
Thank you so much Mie, I was so glad to find this for Sally as it fitted perfectly with the notion of her grandfather being a gypsy.
– coffeebean
what a wonderful thoughtful gesture
Thank you so much Sue :))
– coffeebean
awesome shot, well done
Thank you very much niggle, glad you like it.
– coffeebean
Neat shot! Stress free!
Thanks so much Barbara, sure could be a great way to live a stress free life!
– coffeebean