Inkwells & Chalkboards [Photography Contest Monthly Theme Pictures]
Uploaded: November 27, 2010 23:49:44
!!! 1908 !!!
!DING DING DING!
TIME FOR SCHOOL TO START
@
Heritage Park, Calgary Alberta Canada.
Inkwells and Chalkboards
Anthems, Pledges and Prayers.
Reading, Writing & Arithmetic.
The Wood Is Burning In The Free Standing Fireplace.
Mr. Duffy Demands Silence As He
Goes Over The Days Expectations.
HOW MUCH LONGER UNTIL LUNCH?
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(MT) Vintage - See Inside For More Shots Of This Classroom
Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/60 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, FocalLength: 4.60 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SD800 IS
Laura E. Swan November 27, 2010
* * * #1330968Tiia Vissak November 28, 2010
a wonderful MT image! #9067008Michelle Alton November 28, 2010
Very nice vintage stuff here, Laura. We still had those desks in back in my elementary school days! #9067057Mary Dimitriw November 28, 2010
Nice MT entry Laura! Must have been one of those schools that you had to walk 3 miles to get too, uphill both ways and wore paper bags for mittens. That's what my grandfather used to say. LOL #9067129Mary Dimitriw November 28, 2010
Nice MT entry. Must have been one of those schools that you had to walk 3 miles to get too, uphill both ways and wore paper bags for mittens. That's what my grandfather used to say. LOL #9067130Mary Dimitriw November 28, 2010
Looks like I need to go back to school!! That's "to" not "too"...editing my typos. ;) #9067133Monnie Ryan November 28, 2010
I spent countless hours behind these old-style desks during my public school years -- really cool, Laura! #9067305Kirsten Kiki Kjaer November 28, 2010
OMG!! I just had a flashback!! HA! I sat at tables like this when I started in 1st grade. Well, not quite this old, but the style was the same.Laura E. Swan November 28, 2010
Good Afternoon Tiia, Michelle, Mary, Monnie and SSSKiki!HA! I was wondering how many MEMORY cords this one would pull! It sure has for me, too! We didn't have ink wells but we had the chalk boards and desks that were very similar. If I'd been thinking I would have gotten more pictures of the desk tops. Kids carved initials and words just like EVERY KIDS from EVERY AGE has. It was cute and made me wonder who those kids were, what they wore and if they were naughty or nice!
Thanks for having some fun with me. Your comments were great and have left me smiling!
-Laura
(Never worry about type-o's on MY THREADS! No, no! Least of all my threads!) #9067790
John Connolly November 28, 2010
What a magic series of images Laura! It is great to see these old scenes preserved for posterity! You did a great job here! #9067807Laura E. Swan November 28, 2010
Hi John! Thank you! :) I came back to tell Kiki that there WERE NO EXITS. HA! Don't we all remember that well? NO ESCAPE! Not for YEARS!The play yard is in that second image I posted. The horse carriage blocked it...but it does show that the kids got to have some fun.
So glad you guys are enjoying this one. it actually made me miss school as I stood in there. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was. The teachers were strict but I always felt loved. :) (USUALLY! Lol!)
-Laura #9067829
Patti Coblentz November 28, 2010
I couldn't wait to open this thumbnail...what a great capture, Laura...great tones and comp. Favorite for me...love it! #9067862Laura E. Swan November 28, 2010
HI PATTI GIRL! How good to see you! Uh oh! I think Mr. Duffy heard me talking. Out go my arms again.Lol...
Thanks for the fun! See you in your gallery soon! :)))
-Lala #9067871
Rona L. Schwarz November 28, 2010
I'm glad Michelle said it before I did! Yes, I do remember desks that almost looked like that in my elementary school days. Mine were free-standing but the rest looks more than familiar, especially the ink wells! Great capture and marvelous MT entry, Laura! #9067990Ann H. Belus November 28, 2010
We even had ink in those ink wells, and straight pens; great images, all of them, Laura. I don't think I like this MT, too many images I can remember--showing my age! #9068088Wm Nosal November 28, 2010
Ha! I've Been Behind One Of Those! No Ink Just The HoleDick W. Wyatt November 29, 2010
Not much different than the class romms in my grade school.Well done Laura. #9068663
Stephen Zacker November 29, 2010
Like the perspective and old feeling this has. Makes you think about all the kids that sat at these desk #9068899Marisol Pastor November 29, 2010
Excellent MT submit! Love the toning and pov. #9069902Brett Dolsen November 29, 2010
Wonderfull find and MT capture Michelle!Chris N. Sweet November 29, 2010
Laura this is awesome! The tones are just divine and the textures......I want to feel them! I CAN feel them! Superb work. #9070423Tammy Espino November 29, 2010
I'm not that old to remember ink wells! :) What an awesome MT and fantstic captures~ #9070559Ellen Hodges November 29, 2010
Fantastic work and commentary, Laura!!! Have an old desk like that that I got for 10$ when a school closed. #9070635Patrick Rouzes October 18, 2011
Congratulations on this superb Finalist, Swanee Laura! Good luck! #9743826Tammy Espino October 18, 2011
Congrats on your wonderful finalist :)Tammy Espino October 18, 2011
Congrats on your wonderful finalist :)Ann Coates October 18, 2011
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist Laura. #9743973Wm Nosal October 18, 2011
COOL Shots, Laura!Ohhh Got To Go... Dancing With The Stars
Is On! #9744253
Patti Coblentz October 18, 2011
Loved this one from the start...great image, Laura...congratulations on your finalist! #9744568Reynaldo D. Reyes October 18, 2011
So cool Laura, Congratulations on this amazing finalist! #9744818Kathy Salerni October 18, 2011
Big congrats on your wonderful Finalist and good luck in the next round, Laura! #9745043Kathy Salerni October 18, 2011
Big congrats on your wonderful Finalist and good luck in the next round, Laura! #9745045Kathy Salerni October 18, 2011
Big congrats on your wonderful Finalist and good luck in the next round, Laura! #9745046JO ANN CLEVELAND October 18, 2011
Big Congratulations Laura! I love this!jo ann c. #9745049
Rona L. Schwarz October 18, 2011
WTG, Laura! So happy to see this again! CONGRATULATIONS on your superb FINALIST and Good luck in the next round! #9745107Laura E. Swan October 18, 2011
THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE!!!I didn't even know I was getting a Finalist! My computer has been off most of the day. We had a birthday party here today/tonight! What a shock and huge happy surprise this is!!!
What fun. I love HERITAGE PARK so much and as many of you say, it brings back such memories for several of us...while the rest of of dream of what it must have been like!
A few movies have been shot here at this Theme Park. Shanghi Noon (Stat studded Cast), Time after Time (Kevin Cosner) and Another with Brad Pitt some to mind...It's a MUST DO in CALGARY if a person is here a few days!
Leif and Kiki were to HERITAGE PARK with us and loved it, too!
Thanks so much for your friendship and support. Huge smiles here!!! :)))
-Laura :D #9745162
Irene Colling October 18, 2011
An excellent image Laura, with wounderfully subtle tone and dynamic composition.Congratulations on your great Finalist photo. #9745292
Carol L. Fowler October 18, 2011
Big Congrats on this beauty! #9745293Ann H. Belus October 18, 2011
Interesting and unique POV, Laura; excellent presentation! CONGRATULATIONS! #9745542Heather Loewenhardt October 18, 2011
Love the treatment and POV on this stellar image Laura, so deserving of a finalist award. Hope to see it go gold. #9745651Mary K. Robison October 18, 2011
I'm so happy for you, Pom!Stefania Barbier October 18, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS Lala! #9745750Val Feldman October 19, 2011
Hey, LOTW! Do a happy dance! We'll ALL do a happy dance with ya! Warmest and huge congrats on a fabulous Finalist! Wishing you all the best in the upcoming round! #9746626Monnie Ryan October 19, 2011
Terrific image, Laura! Congratulations! #9746651Maria Warren October 19, 2011
Hi Sis. congrats on your finalist!!! :) its really a great shot :)(((hugs))) #9747067Carol Eade October 19, 2011
Fabulous, congratulations on your finalist! #9747312Emile Abbott October 19, 2011
Fantastic finalist and huge congratulations Laura #9747476Lydia Williams October 19, 2011
Great captures here, Laura...Grreat Image! Congratulations! #9747645Laura E. Swan October 19, 2011
Everyone!!!!This is such an honor and even a bigger one that you have stopped in to congratulate me! :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH and THANK YOU BetterPhoto for this wonderful recognition!!!
-Laura :D /Pom/Sis/Swanee! #9747685
Laura E. Swan October 19, 2011
Why, thank you very much BetterPhoto Judges! How wonderful to hear from you!I tried to make this as authentic feeling as I possibly could.
-Laura Swan #9748279
Nancy L. Green October 19, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS Laura on your wonderful finalost!!! <>< #9748395Laura E. Swan October 19, 2011
Hi Nancy! Thanks so much! :)))-Laura :)) #9748646
Phyllis A. Houghton October 19, 2011
Looks pre 50's. Congratulations on your terrific finalist, Laura. #9748695Lorna Shutter October 19, 2011
Woo Hoo!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award for this FANTASTIC image, Sis!!!!! WTG!!! Good luck in the next round!!! :)Gord MacEachern October 19, 2011
So glad this is a finalist Laura, so well deserved, good luck next round!! #9749015Terry Cervi October 19, 2011
A very authentic looking capture and love the pov, Laura! Congrats on your awesome finalist!!! #9749142Stephen Zacker October 20, 2011
Very Old School :-) Congratulations #9749754Courtenay Vanderbilt October 20, 2011
LOL @ Stephen! Sorry we missed Heritage Park... next time! Super Congrats, Laura! #9749907Christine Lobsinger October 20, 2011
Congratulations Sis... a Wonderful Finalist!!!!Rony Sagy October 20, 2011
Woohoo!!! congrats on this wonderful Finalist, Laura. #9750349John Connolly October 20, 2011
Congratulations again Sister Laura! Seeing this image is like meeting an old friend!Kirsten Kiki Kjaer October 21, 2011
HA! I remember chairs and tables like these from my first years in school.Renee Doyle October 21, 2011
Cool capture and wonderful finalist!! Congratulations Laura! #9753304Usman M. Bajwa October 22, 2011
What Renee said, CONGRATZ!UB. #9753994
Bojan Bencic October 22, 2011
Congratulations on this amazing finalist, Laura! #9754821Stan Kwasniowski October 22, 2011
Laura, congratulations #9755368David M. Montero October 23, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist selection of this excellent capture Laura!!! #9757013Amanda J. Tanner October 24, 2011
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Laura! #9758042Nancyj E. Hovey October 24, 2011
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S(Went to JR high, and yup, sat in OLD desks like these... they were even OLD when my mother went there! What memories) #9759160
Laura E. Swan October 24, 2011
Hi Everyone!!! I loved reading what you had to add and thank you so much for your comments and support!!!What a thrill for me in all ways!
-Laura :D #9759198
Gina M. Savage October 26, 2011
I love all the detail in the desk. Imagine all the ones who sat there and added to it. :) Wonderful capture and congrats, Laura! #9764480Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 28, 2011
WTG on this wonderful finalist, NL! The first 4 years of my schooling was in a one room country school house. In the winter the only place it was warm was by the potbelly stove and there it was hot! GREAT shot! :-) NN #9769004Chris Budny October 28, 2011
Congratulations, Laura! What a great, vintage/nostalgic feel this has. #9769132Laura E. Swan October 28, 2011
Hi Gina! Hi NN!! Hi Chris!Wow! Great to have you all here. Class starts in 5 minutes. Until then, let's roast marshmallow's in the pot belly stove! HA!
It was an honor to get a finalist for this one. ALSO a real honor to have you all visiting!!!
Thanks so much for your comments and congrats!!!
-Laura #9769510
Merna L. Nobile October 31, 2011
May your heart catch the joy of the moment and soar!Laura E. Swan October 31, 2011
Hi Sweet Merna. :) Thank you so much!!!-Laura :) #9775837
David M. Montero September 09, 2012
Great POV and light Laura and yes, it strikes a few cords with me. #10316216Laura E. Swan September 09, 2012
Hi Dave. You would absolutely LOVE Heritage Park. If you are ever in Calgary, Alberta be sure and take a full day to see it!!! :)))Thanks for commenting!!
-Laura :) #10316336
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