The Sunday Creative

The theme this week is nostalgia over at Madeline Bea's fantastic blog. Whenever I travel I get nostalgic. As I stand in a long queue with my shoes in one hand and my teeny tiny see through bag in the other I long for the days of romantic travel. I think of steam trains and porters whistling as farewells are said and hankies are waved out of windows and then I know I have to watch Celia Johnson in A Brief Encounter again.
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28 comments:

  1. Anonymous4 October 2010 at 09:03

    Oh I'm with you. I think there was definitely something to be said for those old days when travel had a capital 'T' and it was all much slower and more elegant: steamer trunks and porters, dinner with the captain and remembering the golden rule of POSH (port out, starboard home). Of course I probably couldn't afford to travel like that, but it's nice to daydream!
    Great photo. :)

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  2. Reading Allowed4 October 2010 at 10:45

    ok between you and angelcel I'm ready to board a steamer now! So much more romantic than the sterile travel we have now. All it does is give me anxiety.

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  3. Lou Belcher4 October 2010 at 11:10

    Lovely picture and very nostalgic. Perfect for this challenge.

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  4. Clare B4 October 2010 at 11:21

    This is such a beautiful old trunk. My parents still have one or two trunks from when they travelled between Australia and England in the 1980s - they were shipped with clothes etc etc in them prior to their arrival. I love them so much still - great pieces of nostalgia.

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  5. HRANDICA4 October 2010 at 11:56

    This is wonderfull photo.Congratulation.

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  6. Anonymous4 October 2010 at 12:05

    Ooo I LOVE how you worded that and explained the old day travel :-) Beautiful! Beautiful photo as well!

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  7. :: Lavender's Green ::4 October 2010 at 12:31

    Love this. I love old trunks!

    x Jasmine

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  8. Anonymous4 October 2010 at 12:45

    Dear Justine,
    thank you for your nice words on my blog. I really like your photo of this old suitcase. A sepia touch always brings some nostalgia to a shot, doesn't it?
    I scrolled down further and I really like the photo of your son playing rugby. The post treatment goes so well with it.

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  9. Unknown4 October 2010 at 12:54

    Just seeing this shot makes me wonder where that suit case has been.... Great shot...

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  10. chasity4 October 2010 at 13:45

    LOVE this....
    you took me there with you.

    chasity

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  11. anmarie4 October 2010 at 14:45

    Oh, you did a wonderful job with nostalgia!

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  12. Jude4 October 2010 at 14:54

    I always long to experience the good old days of travel...something only ever glimpsed in old stories or hazy films sequences. This is a lovely shot recalling that long-gone period :)

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  13. Rosie Grey4 October 2010 at 15:10

    So beautiful, Justine! I simply love this photo! And your post describes just the way I feel! I really had to laugh at your description of standing with shoes and see through bag - I could so see me at the airport!

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  14. Anonymous4 October 2010 at 15:43

    I'm starting to spot your shots just by looking at them. You've definitely got a style all your own. Great shot and post on nostalgia!

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  15. Pitterle Postings4 October 2010 at 16:11

    Justine, this is simply, beautiful. I love the sepia color and the oldness of the photo. It is amazing.

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  16. Ashley Sisk4 October 2010 at 16:39

    I'd love to bring the romance back to travel...it's just not the same but your photo tells the story of travels past.

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  17. Lisa Gordon4 October 2010 at 18:15

    Love suitcase shots, and this one is great.

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  18. Jamie4 October 2010 at 19:21

    Simply beautiful!

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  19. Katie4 October 2010 at 22:24

    this fits the theme so perfectly!!! awesome shot!

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  20. Margaret4 October 2010 at 22:57

    First of all, this is beautifully thought out and executed. One thing we don't do any more is see what is around us as we travel. My parents love Amtrack because they relax and look out the window at the beautiful (or not so nice) land they are traversing. But getting to ones destination quickly certainly has its advantages. Nice to have a choice, I guess.

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  21. Anonymous4 October 2010 at 23:31

    wonderful case. If only we could go back in time. It seems pics from those days captured it best. And film.

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  22. Michelle5 October 2010 at 05:46

    Incredible. Love this.

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  23. Wendy6 October 2010 at 00:56

    I'm glad you get nostalgic at the airport - I just get anxious, frequently aggravated, and my feet get cold. Next time I travel, though, I will think of your lovely steamer trunk, and try to send myself to a farther away, more romantic place. Thanks for the image.

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  24. Sandra Lundy6 October 2010 at 02:41

    oh...this is a perfect shot for nostalgia! beautiful.

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  25. Simon 6 October 2010 at 17:06

    I love your sepia shot....adds to the nostalgic feel. I'm not so sure about that old time travel....might be kind of dusty-people always having to "freshen up" after a long journey. You're more of a romantic than I. As always a lovely image.

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  26. Evelyn S.7 October 2010 at 23:21

    Lovely sepia photo of that fascinating trunk!

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  27. Anonymous8 October 2010 at 06:30

    J E W E L Piece
    Mood And Mode
    Powered By Character
    Me Heart :)

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  28. Maegan Beishline9 October 2010 at 01:16

    Gorgeous image Justine! Wonderful interpretation!

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