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Back to basics...

2008.12.16
The village of Tissington in Derbyshire.

This is the tiny village where my great-grandmother came from. When I went there it was interesting and beautiful but I felt no kind of connection with the place. Similarly, I felt no connection with the place where I was born myself which is just a few miles up the road from here. I have lived in London for so long now that anywhere outside the city feels like it's away from home.

I wonder how connections are made - what is it that imprints itself in one's psyche?

Buggered if I know!
11 Comments
makaid I think memories are what make connections. If you were only born there but have no nostalgic memories of the place, you probably will not feel a connection with the place.
makaid · 2008-12-16: 10:35
betsymurphy I don't think we're meant to know how connections are made, it's one of life's unanswered questions.
Excellent Photo!
betsymurphy · 2008-12-16: 11:23
peregol Another beautiful B/W
peregol · 2008-12-16: 12:38
gonia I hate towns and cities, I love such places.You don" t like that is why it is grey, but really it is full of colours!
gonia · 2008-12-16: 12:58
redro I never felt at home where I've been born...Everywhere else I feel more comfortable, but I don't think that I ever felt "at home " anywhere...There is a saying that "home is where your heart is "...I'm still looking...or maybe I'm just a gypsy.
My dreams and my desires make the connections....We might be onto something here... You need an intense treatment with Stilton ;)
redro · 2008-12-16: 13:42
burbulz it's always about influence of people who surround you.
burbulz · 2008-12-16: 13:48
curlyq60 ...we lived in New Market for almost 4 years...I loved England...this is a beautiful post....
curlyq60 · 2008-12-16: 19:06
MarcoCastagnaro If you get me a pint, I'll tell you! (:
MarcoCastagnaro · 2008-12-16: 19:38
sunshineand funny... i feel connected to it
sunshineand · 2008-12-16: 21:16
tridib awesome shot,,,,gr8 post !!
tridib · 2008-12-16: 23:36
jet28 It's an interesting question ... I visited lots of places last year that were the homes of my ancestors - I felt right at home in some and completely ill at ease in others. I think it had something to do with the weather :-)))))
jet28 · 2008-12-17: 01:33
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