A few nice popular girl toys images I found:
Merry Christmas

Image by Tobyotter
Thanks to you all for viewing my world.
1. Jimmy Dean on the Day I Got Him, 2. Aaron and the Crawdad, 3. Leland, 4. Vintage Portrait of a Young Lady, 5. Jimmy Dean at 8 Weeks Old, 6. Joel, 7. Frank and the Caterpillar, 8. A Great eBay Photo Find,
9. Joel at the Fox River, 10. Nathan, 11. Nathan and the Arm Band, 12. Joshua, 13. Vintage – Four Men in a Fountain, 14. Leland & Link, 15. Studio Proof of my Parents – Vintage, 16. Mosaic of Kaleidoscopes & Mandalas,
17. What Are Those?, 18. Brothers and Best Friends – Busch Gardens, 19. Leland, 20. Luke, 21. Joshua, 22. Nathan at the Fox River, 23. 2 of 365 (Sunday, November 4, 2007), 24. Senior Prom (1975),
25. Full-Figured Man, 26. Aaron: The Smile, 27. Aaron, 28. Vintage Navy Photo – Relaxing on the Beach, 29. Makes You Wonder …, 30. Sailors – Vintage, 31. It’s An Epidemic, 32. Leland,
33. Elvin Michael Wiggins, 34. Leland, 35. Leland – Shirtless, 36. Sleeping, 37. Thor the Fisherman, 38. 50 of 365 (Saturday, December 22, 2007), 39. I AM SO BAD!, 40. Jamie and Aaron,
41. The Winner of the "Miss Pollywog" Contest, 42. Great Summer Job, 43. Vintage Portrait, 44. Vintage – Sailor, 45. Vinatge Navy Photograph, 46. At The Beach – April 22, 2007, 47. Jamie, Aaron and Me (Tony), 48. Buck & Mary,
49. Ben, 50. Father and Son’s, 51. Thor (Fishing By James River Bridge), 52. A Matched Set, 53. Blue Toenail Polish!, 54. Slender Youngman, 55. Shirtless in the Snow, 56. Joel,
57. A Good Time?, 58. Aaron, 59. My Happy Boy, 60. Mike W., 61. Little Girl – Vintage Dime Store Photos, 62. Josh on the Swing Thing, 63. Never Lay On The Floor, 64. Luke,
65. Thor and the Croaker, 66. Brandon, 67. Jeff & Kathy, 68. Beach "Jocks", 69. 346 of 365 (Wednesday, December 12, 2007), 70. Aaron Relaxing, 71. A Visit To The Vet, 72. Thor
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I don’t understand why this funny-looking fish keeps following me…

Image by Ed Yourdon
(more details later, as time permits)
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On my third visit to Rome this year, I decided that I had seen enough of Piazza del Popolo, Castel Sant’Angelo, Piazza san Pietro, and the Spanish Steps. Of course, there are lots of other magnificent sights in Rome, but I wanted something that would also have a lot of people around; after all, you can only take one or two pictures of a church or a statue, but there are endless variations of "people shots."
So I ended up in Piazza Navona, which was decorated for Christmas and full of sights and sounds that were apparently intended to attract families with children, as well as tourists and local visitors. There were clowns and balloons, costumed mimes, a man and a woman at opposite ends of the piazza blowing utterly enormous soap-bubbles, as well as vendors hawking toys and balloons and pastries and panini sandwiches. There is an enormous statue in the middle of the piazza, with gargoyles and mythic creatures, plus a merry-go-round, and a few other amusements.
But it was the people that I focused my attention on. Lots of kids, eyes filled with wonder at the sights and sounds around them; plenty of tourists from all over the place; romantic couples strolling hand-in-hand as they sampled the snacks and drinks on sale. I was delighted to see that there were lots of local people in the piazza too; it seems to be a popular place for families to bring their children.
Anyway, I took some 500+ photos, winnowed the collection down to 50 "keepers," tweaked and edited the keepers as best I could, and uploaded them here to Flickr for your enjoyment…
I thought they were going to take a picture of *me*, but they don’t even care…

Image by Ed Yourdon
(more details later, as time permits)
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On my third visit to Rome this year, I decided that I had seen enough of Piazza del Popolo, Castel Sant’Angelo, Piazza san Pietro, and the Spanish Steps. Of course, there are lots of other magnificent sights in Rome, but I wanted something that would also have a lot of people around; after all, you can only take one or two pictures of a church or a statue, but there are endless variations of "people shots."
So I ended up in Piazza Navona, which was decorated for Christmas and full of sights and sounds that were apparently intended to attract families with children, as well as tourists and local visitors. There were clowns and balloons, costumed mimes, a man and a woman at opposite ends of the piazza blowing utterly enormous soap-bubbles, as well as vendors hawking toys and balloons and pastries and panini sandwiches. There is an enormous statue in the middle of the piazza, with gargoyles and mythic creatures, plus a merry-go-round, and a few other amusements.
But it was the people that I focused my attention on. Lots of kids, eyes filled with wonder at the sights and sounds around them; plenty of tourists from all over the place; romantic couples strolling hand-in-hand as they sampled the snacks and drinks on sale. I was delighted to see that there were lots of local people in the piazza too; it seems to be a popular place for families to bring their children.
Anyway, I took some 500+ photos, winnowed the collection down to 50 "keepers," tweaked and edited the keepers as best I could, and uploaded them here to Flickr for your enjoyment…






