Carol A. Hand
Another funny photo frozen in time
I have years of picture IDs
To preserve these memories of mine
Of bad hair days and silly expressions
So much for first and lasting impressions
Image: Ahma – Ava’s Picture (5)
I don’t have the newest copy yet
So it’s not available to share
But when it arrives I know I’ll laugh
I’ve grown too old and wise to care
I prefer my granddaughter’s pictures, a better me
Images that preserve through time a loving legacy
Image: Ahma – Ava’s picture (7)
This is an ode for the DMV employee who asked if I wanted him to take another photo yesterday. He was incredulous when I thanked him but said “no.” And then he smiled.
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Voices from the Margins 
You made my day😊
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Thank you, Bernadette 🙂
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This is a terrific work!
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Thank you, Alok 🙂
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Congratulations on drawing a smile from a DMV employee. The DMV office near me is about as cheerful as a prisoner of war camp.
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Thank you for your great comments, Ken. I admit it was one of my goals yesterday to see if I could make the employees smile 🙂
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Excellent!
BTW, quite often, the DMV has to replace the camera lens after it takes a photo of me!;-)
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Funny, Sojourner. Thanks for making me laugh yet again today. 😀
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I do what I can;-)
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Ava’s Picture (7) is adorable 🙂 Kids are great at perceiving the essence of a person ❤
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Thank you for your lovely comments, Rosaliene. Ava was so excited to share this picture with me. It’s now prominently displayed on my refrigerator with many of her other works and her brother’s photos. They’re among the first things I see every morning.
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How delightful!! I love how your glasses reflect hearts and flowers – what you like to look at, and reflecting you from the inside out! 🙂
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Thank you so much for your lovely comments, Hildegard ❤
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I love it when you share Ava’s work!
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Thank you, Diane ❤
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Lovely artwork. Definitely made me smile 🙂
How do those DMV cameras all manage to take laughable photos?
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Thank you for your lovely comments, Diane, and for making me laugh with your question 🙂
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looks like a wonderful
driver’s licence image, Carol 🙂
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Thank you for making me smile as always, David. I agree. Ava’s pictures are surely much better than the one that will soon arrive in the mail 🙂
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What a treat from your talented granddaughter! Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for your kind words, Melissa. I know my granddaughter will be so excited to read your comments. 🙂
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Love it. 🙂 ❤
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Dear Natalie, thank you ❤
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😊❤️
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Beautiful drawings!
You were right refusing the second picture. From my experience, the second try looks almost always worse than the first 😉
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Thank you for your thoughtful comments, Inese. I agree about second photos and I wonder why ID photos should make a difference anyway… Now, I have a collection that makes me laugh.
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