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Saturday, November 25, 2023

Walking together as a group

 Sepia Saturday November 25 suggests this:


So I want to show groups going down a street...maybe marching even!

The Highland Games held each summer at Grandfather Mountain, NC.

Did anyone say they had to be human, 

or even walking?

A Wild Life for Wildlife, endangered species sculpture by Gillie and Marc, New York, NY,

Three more sculpted figures walking a bronze dog in Asheville, being passed by a real person who may or may not have had any interest in them!



Our family were great at posing for group photos. Here from left are Alex and Dona V Rogers, Ada Rogers (matriarch in front) George Jr. (my father on tip toes in back) Mataley (my mother) and George Sr. (my grandfather.) Here gathered around Christmastime (see the snowman on the stoop?) perhaps the 1938 gathering. This house looks like the cottages on W. Woodlawn, San Antonio TX today.

And let's not forget the Women's Marches of 2017, wearing "Pussy Hats" in reference to Pres. Donald Trumps' statement of "grabbing them by the pussy."



Then there are always parades...


Today's quote:
 "With great power there must also come — great responsibility!"  Stan Lee

His recent passing probably means more to my sons than myself, as they devoured his comics when they were younger.
Stan Lee in 2014 by Gage Skidmore

"Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. 

"He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which would later become Marvel Comics. He was the primary creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics and film industries.

"In collaboration with others at Marvel—particularly co-writers/artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko—he co-created iconic characters, including superheroes Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, the Scarlet Witch, and Black Widow. These and other characters' introductions in the 1960s pioneered a more naturalistic approach in superhero comics, and in the 1970s Lee challenged the restrictions of the Comics Code Authority, indirectly leading to changes in its policies. 

"Lee became a figurehead and public face for Marvel Comics. He made appearances at comic book conventions around America, lecturing at colleges and participating in panel discussions
Wikipedia