So many of the photos I took this month need a bit of explanation…
Breast Cancer Awareness: I found, buried deep in my closet, an old Barbie doll which I decided to use to showcase breasts – the idealized version of them. Monthly self-checks and annual mammograms for all women over 40 – unless you’re at higher risk. I started my mammograms at age 35 as my mother’s mother died of breast cancer.
Magic: I couldn’t think of anything to capture for “Magic!” In the end, I put Sheila’s toy lion in my hat to represent pulling a rabbit out of a hat. In the end, I like the result!
Dolls: I had already used a Barbie this month, so I searched through my bins for another old doll. What did I find? The cake topper for my parents’ 1957 wedding!
Dishes: These are my paternal grandparents china, which I usually use for Passover seder.
Faceless Portrait: A beautiful woman in her gorgeous garden. Perfect!
Bones: The “Bones” of a ship are connected with bolts. Okay, it’s a bit of a stretch…!
Macro: The tear from this Cape Town sculpture memorializes the pain of slavery.
Ball: The golden ball is atop a mosque in downtown Cape Town.
Orange: Lichen decorates the wall leading up to Cape Point Lighthouse at the Cape of Good Hope.
Abandoned: A tree was cut and abandoned on Cederberg Mountain.
Boo: It was hard to figure out how to photograph “Boo!” So I took a pillowcase and put it on a table lamp!
Costume: The town of Solitaire is dressed up as a rustic funky town
Pumpkin: I couldn’t find any pumpkins, but I took this photo at the street market in the township of Mondesa outside of Swakopmund.
Cemetery: Along the Skeleton Coast are many shipwrecks which serve as the cemetery for sailors and fishers.
October 1: Work
October 2: Folded
October 3: Rocks
October 4: Bedtime
October 5: Breast Cancer Awareness
October 6: Oktoberfest
October 7: Magic
October 8: Dolls
October 9: Simple
October 10: The Sky
October 11: Gate
October 12: Dishes
October 13: Nuts
October 14: Harvest
October 15: Faceless Portrait
October 16: O is for…
October 17: Metal
October 18: Food
October 19: Bones
October 20: Picture
October 21: Macro
October 22: Ball
October 23: Orange
October 24: Abandoned
October 25: Scary
October 26: Fence
October 27: Moon
October 28: Boo
October 29: Costume
October 30: Pumpkin
October 31: Cemetery
