Saturday, January 23, 2010

SOOC and Macro Monday

"Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven."
~Henry Ward Beecher

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21 comments:

Jan said...

These chubby little hands are a great focus for your photo.

kayerj said...

how cheery :) love the sweet little hand

Gemma Wiseman said...

Such a lovely shot! Little innocent hand in contact with innocent pleasure! Beautiful!

judi/Gmj said...

sweet! makes me smile to see little hands, little hands learning..
think about the tactile, all those little neurons transmitting info and lots of synopsizes connecting the dots to make a memory.

quilly said...

Baby hands melt my heart. You picked the perfect quote to accompany this.

Gattina said...

how sweet these little hand !

aspiritofsimplicity said...

chubby little fingers look so cute.

Sherrie said...

Hi!
Great shot. Love all the colors in that ball, as I'm sure this child did. Have a great day!

Sherrie
A View of My Life

Anonymous said...

Gotta be little Lucy's hand. Very cute :)

George said...

I hadn't run across this quote before. It's so very true. Your picture is priceless.

Mimi said...

I love the hands of little children, so chubby and soft!
Lovely quote too!

Helena said...

What a beautiful picture, and a great quote to go with it too!

Amanda Moore said...

Carletta, this just makes me miss my girls so much more. They live at home and I never see them! What a great Idea for a macro!

jay said...

What a lovely picture!

Kim, USA said...

Hehehe I so like the tiny hand!


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JunieRose2005 said...

Sweet little baby hand!!!

maryt/theteach said...

Adorable shot, Carletta! Love your quote from Henry Ward Beecher too! :)

Rose said...

Love the shot, and love the quote. Truer words were never said.

Unknown said...

Kissable! I would want to touch those bright colors too!

John McDevitt said...

Lovely closeup and words Carletta. Amazing how much emotion you can convey with the hand(s).

Pat said...

Love the depth of field in this shot. It shows off the little dimples in the chubby baby hand. Just precious!