Pied Beauty

GLORY be to God for dappled things—
For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;
For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings;
Landscape plotted and pieced—fold, fallow, and plough;
And áll trádes, their gear and tackle and trim.

All things counter, original, spare, strange;
Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)
With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim;
He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change:
Praise him.

~ Gerard Manley Hopkins

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p.s.: She's making fun of me again - this time, it's the poem. She's always making fun of me! If I ever run the risk of taking myself seriously, she's there to get me back on track.

And what a wonderful smile it is too. Nice portraits. Leyenda · 2007-01-27: 17:44

It amazes me how well you can capture people, and like I have said before, not make it look like a happy snap. tumbles23 · 2007-01-27: 17:59

Great captures and what a lovely smile. FaTmAn · 2007-01-27: 18:12

This is your forte. Warm. Relaxed. Open. Natural. Real. The camera was waiting for you, waiting to take portraits like these. tortoise · 2007-01-27: 21:33

Great portraits, Julia. And the Hopkins' lines are so apt. What a fresh application of those words. Leicaroque · 2007-01-29: 11:32

I really like your portraits, great job! jmsuuronen · 2007-01-31: 05:52

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