Day 122 - Photo A Day Challenge - 5-1-2012
May 1, 2012 02:48:34 #
Welcome to Day 122 :) It's May Day today and our challenge is Celebrations from Childhood. What do your children and grandchildren do to celebrate? Whether it's birthdays, holidays or whatever... how do they have fun.
What are they going to remember in 40 years ?
When I was a kid we used to make up baskets of goodies and put them on peoples doorsteps. I haven't seen that done in a very long time. We also used to do a Maypole dance .. haven't seen that in a long time either but I did find one place here in town that was putting it on.
Here are a few examples to get us started ... I look forward to seeing what y'all come up with.
What are they going to remember in 40 years ?
When I was a kid we used to make up baskets of goodies and put them on peoples doorsteps. I haven't seen that done in a very long time. We also used to do a Maypole dance .. haven't seen that in a long time either but I did find one place here in town that was putting it on.
Here are a few examples to get us started ... I look forward to seeing what y'all come up with.
The Maypole is ready
The kids are showing up
Practice for a few minutes
So it begins ... over .. under .. and around
Creating this beautiful weave around the pole
And this is the result
Of course I had to do a Kaleidoscope of it :)
May 1, 2012 02:55:45 #
photogrl57 wrote:
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Amazing... and Beautiful.. i have heard about May day celebrations but have never seen one... it looks like the kids enjoyed it.
May 1, 2012 03:17:17 #
photogrl57 wrote:
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Very nice Sherrie ! I have never seen that before...heard of it ,but never seen it ! You learn something new every day ...! lol
chris
May 1, 2012 03:37:41 #
Thanks guys .. I'm surprised you haven't heard of it .. we aren't that different in age LOL .. I hope hahhaha
May 1, 2012 04:52:54 #
photogrl57 wrote:
Thanks guys .. I'm surprised you haven't heard of it .. we aren't that different in age LOL .. I hope hahhaha
I've heard of them but never saw one. In the past I would drop a May basket of flowers on my Secret pals front door step though. :D
May 1, 2012 05:14:41 #
photogrl57 wrote:
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beautiful Maypole, we have a lot of them back home in Scotland and other parts of the UK, there are also parades where there is a young girl crowned as the May Queen pg 1
May 1, 2012 05:25:07 #
*MAY DAY* Enjoy the flower
I not only remember the Maypole. I danced it once. Was probably 6 YO. I remember being so proud of it and how pretty it was.
I not only remember the Maypole. I danced it once. Was probably 6 YO. I remember being so proud of it and how pretty it was.
Happy little Dasies
A Rose for you
May 1, 2012 05:31:50 #
[quote=loguey]
When I was in grade 6 we did the Maypole thing once, Only the one time. We decorated baskets and all of thr girls in the girls dressed up and then the teachers and the boys chose a May queen. My best friend won. i had a photo once of all my friends and I with our baskets but it got lost in a computer crash. Your May pole pictures are delightful! and they really brought back the memories. Thank you for this. The only other childhood memory I have of early May is picking mayflowers. (Trailing Arbutus).
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 122 :) It's May Day today and our c... (show quote)
When I was in grade 6 we did the Maypole thing once, Only the one time. We decorated baskets and all of thr girls in the girls dressed up and then the teachers and the boys chose a May queen. My best friend won. i had a photo once of all my friends and I with our baskets but it got lost in a computer crash. Your May pole pictures are delightful! and they really brought back the memories. Thank you for this. The only other childhood memory I have of early May is picking mayflowers. (Trailing Arbutus).
May 1, 2012 06:16:39 #
JacLee and Fred Ann......We're old! Used to do it in grade school. How long ago was that? Well our lunch was made by our mom's and put in a brown bag that's how long ago
May 1, 2012 06:31:16 #
photogrl57 wrote:
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Pretty sure the mountain community of Helvetia still has the celebration and the dance today. I won't be able to shoot it this year, but it sounds like a good topic for next year!
May 1, 2012 06:56:50 #
Roadrunner wrote:
Jim, that was just a few year's ago. For lunch my Mom would put cold cocoa in a mason jar for a drink to take to school. Delicious!JacLee and Fred Ann......We're old! Used to do it in grade school. How long ago was that? Well our lunch was made by our mom's and put in a brown bag that's how long ago
May 1, 2012 07:34:32 #
p1. Beautiful, Sherrie, I knew about the May Pole, but never participated in or saw one. Really nice capture. We used to look for May FLowers in the woods - but none around here. Beautiful flowers Jaclee, Great memories RR and FA - we used to take milk in a Skippy Peanut butter jar! And SmokenÂ….OK, next year let's plan a field trip to Helvetia for the Maypole celebration, Have an idea for today, but, not sure yet.
May 1, 2012 08:21:06 #
[quote=photogrl57]Welcome to Day 122 :) It's May Day today and our challenge is Celebrations from Childhood. What do your children and grandchildren do to celebrate? Whether it's birthdays, holidays or whatever... how do they have fun.
Growing up we never did have any May day thing just another day.
however when my daughter was a girl scout my wife was a leader and her troop did the baskets every year.
Thanks for the stories.
Growing up we never did have any May day thing just another day.
however when my daughter was a girl scout my wife was a leader and her troop did the baskets every year.
Thanks for the stories.
May 1, 2012 08:21:59 #
JacLee wrote:
*MAY DAY* Enjoy the flower
I not only remember the Maypole. I danced it once. Was probably 6 YO. I remember being so proud of it and how pretty it was.
I not only remember the Maypole. I danced it once. Was probably 6 YO. I remember being so proud of it and how pretty it was.
WOW! Beautiful flowers today!
May 1, 2012 08:29:12 #
judy juul
Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
photogrl57 wrote:
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I remember May Day at grammar school. 5th grade -we danced around the may pole very much like the one in the pix. Great fun!
Guess I'll go to some Spring wild flowers for the feel of May Day. All these form the trip to East Haddam, Ct. Last week.
Not sure what tree this is. Beautiful though
Duchman's Breeches
Columbine and seedum
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