Sepia Saturday 512 : Saturday 21 March 2020

Who would have thought it! When I was putting together the theme prompt images for March, a few weeks ago, the last thing I thought is that we would be looking at this week's theme image and thinking "those two on the right seem to be standing a little too close together!". Nevertheless, in these days of social isolation, what better way to occupy your time than to sort through those old photographs you have always been meaning to get around to.  So get on your virtual bike and see if you can come up with a submission for this week's Sepia Saturday (post your post on or around Saturday 21 March 2020 and add a link to the list below).

Here is a preview of next week's theme image - I am off now to put together theme images for the rest of the year - what else is there to do when you are under lockdown! Seriously, sepia friends throughout the world, stay safe and stay strong.

Sepia Saturday 511 : 14 March 2020

I have returned home after being away for the best part of three weeks, and I would like to say that our dog, Lucy, was pleased to see me. She had obviously spent most of her time in kennels watching daytime TV, however, and insisted that I kept at least three yards away from her and washed my hands! The dog in this week's Sepia Saturday theme image is from happier times, and it is a beauty between two beauties. As with all the March theme images - which are from my own collection - I have no idea who the subjects of the photograph are, nor where they were. This, however, gives you the freedom to interpret the theme image in any way you want. Simply post a post on or around Saturday 14th March 2020 and add a link to the list below.

For our remaining two March theme images we are taking to the road - with bicycles and cards (and even a boat on a boating lake) - so here is a sneak preview of what is around the next bend in the sepia road.

Sepia Saturday 510 : 7 March 2020

Here we are, the middle of winter, and the old fool who picks the prompt images is still putting up pictures of jolly people sat on holiday beaches. What's it all about, you might rightly ask? Well the same old fool is still sat on a Caribbean beach, toying with some of the major problems facing humankind: do I look silly in this straw hat?; should I order another ice-cold beer?; who on earth is this lady leaning on my shoulder? The answers to all these problems may well become clear when he gets back to his miserable and cold homeland - whilst you are waiting for the said answers you might want to plan your Sepia Saturday post for this week. Post your post on or around Saturday 7th March 2020 and add a link to the list below. And don't forget to brush the sand from between your toes.

All the March theme images come from my own collection of weird and wonderful old photographs of unknown provenance. Here is a preview of the next two in the sequence:-

Sepia Saturday 509 : Saturday 29 February 2020

Six people sat around a table and not a smile amongst them. Our Sepia Saturday theme image this week highlights that forgotten genre - the miserable photograph. Trawl through your archives looking for frowns, scowls, and black looks, and when you find them include them in a post on or around Saturday 29th February, and then add a link to the list below. The 29th of February is traditionally the day when ladies can propose marriage to men! Perhaps that gives an entirely new interpretation to our theme image!

Whilst you think about that, take a look at our next two prompt images

Sepia Saturday 508 : Saturday 22 February 2020

By the time you read this I will be relaxing on a deckchair en board a ship taking a passage to Martinique. However my thoughts will not be on the wall-to-wall sunshine, the endless supply of jolly cocktails, and the gentle rhythm of a steel band: they will be on my Sepia friends throughout the world and their sepia challenge this week. All they have to do is to look at this week's theme image and post a post in response - on or around Saturday 22 February 2020 - featuring any old image they choose. All I will have to do is remember to wake up in time for pre-dinner drinks. It's a hard life!

Whilst you think of all the challenges facing me, relax by looking at the next couple of Sepia Saturday prompt images.

Sepia Saturday 507 : 15th February 2020

It's time for a celebration, time for a little intimate dinner party. What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with a cosy little table for two .... hundred! You are invited to participate in Sepia Saturday 507 and post your posts on or around Saturday 15th February 2020. Find one of your old photographs that reflects the theme and post it to your blog. Then add a link to the list below.

Whilst you are waiting for the desert to arrive, take a look at the menu for the next couple of Sepia Saturdays.

Sepia Saturday 506 : 8th February 2020

Whenever there is something new on the scene, people want their photographs taking with them. Be it a car, be it a plane, an airship or a rocketship: people will crowd around to be pictured with it. If the real thing is not available, there is no need to worry: any self-respecting photographic studio will have a cardboard cut-out. This week on Sepia Saturday (post your posts on or around Saturday 8th February 2020) we are celebrating such photographs and asking you to share your own. Post your post and add a link to the list below.

Whilst you are waiting for the cardboard cut-out to move, you might want to consider the next couple of Sepia Saturday theme images.