Monday 4 January 2016

Sepia Saturday 312 : Saturday 9th January 2016


Now, what on earth is going on here? What we do know is that the photograph - which is our Sepia Saturday theme image this week - comes from the Flickr Commons collection of Miami University Library. The title is "Push ball competition at Miami University freshman-sophomore contest 1910", but I, for one, have no idea what push ball is! But with Sepians all over the world following our weekly theme prompts, no doubt someone will have some explanation of this strange scene. I have no idea which direction to push you in when thinking of ways of linking this photograph to one of the old images in your collections - but those Sepians all over the world have a knack of finding the most obscure links between a large bouncing ball and, for example, a photograph of Uncle Jack in his bowler hat.

Whatever bounce of the ball your choose to follow (or, if you so prefer, not follow) all you need to do is to post your post on or around Saturday 9th January 2016 and link it to the list below. Before you do that, take a look at what is waiting around the corner.


But all of that is in another ball park, for the moment let us keep our eye on the ball that is Sepia Saturday 312.



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20 comments:

  1. 21 Wits5 January 2016 at 00:14

    Wow, now this deserves a bouncy-ball breaking of a post! Very interesting.

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  2. Helen Killeen Bauch McHargue6 January 2016 at 17:57

    Fun...although flu mixing at first.

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  3. La Nightingail6 January 2016 at 22:58

    A ball is a ball is a ball. :)

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  4. Kristin7 January 2016 at 13:04

    4 people and 2 balls.

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  5. kathy8 January 2016 at 02:02

    Basketballs-they bounce.

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  6. Sharon8 January 2016 at 13:54

    Domes look similar to balls :)

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  7. Wendy8 January 2016 at 14:11

    I went with "pushing." I'm desperate, Folks!

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  8. Little Nell8 January 2016 at 16:49

    I turned to stone - not literally!

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  9. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens8 January 2016 at 20:44

    It looks like a fun game; mine has been played by Kings.

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  10. Mike Brubaker9 January 2016 at 03:30

    That's a very big ball and I think I might have the sticks that go along with it. And music too.

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  11. Jofeath9 January 2016 at 07:05

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  12. Jofeath9 January 2016 at 07:10

    Big balls for small people feature in my blg this week, plus one that dwarfs us all.

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  13. Alan Burnett9 January 2016 at 12:31

    Why is it that we Englishmen get obsessed with the shape and size of balls. I think it is a class thing.

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  14. Alex Daw9 January 2016 at 13:19

    By the skin of my teeth...football photos from Orange and Rozelle.

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  15. Coloring Outside the Lines9 January 2016 at 13:36

    I would think this game would lead to several slaps in the face and black eyes. LOL! But probably not any worse than football, I guess.

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  16. Barbara Rogers9 January 2016 at 14:31

    Earth Balls were popular in New games, along with my friends we played with them at Earth Day celebrations (in the 70s)

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  17. Unknown9 January 2016 at 16:07

    I saw a round object (which I think is this quarter's theme) and went with that!

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  18. L. D. 9 January 2016 at 17:58

    It is amazing as to how many round things there are that are hanging around. I am glad I could post again this time.

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  19. Anonymous9 January 2016 at 22:40

    No balls but another unidentified old photo of children

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  20. DougVernX10 January 2016 at 03:51

    I had to stretch a bit before I tackled this sporting post. :)

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