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This week's PhotoHunt theme is "sad."
Here's a sad but beautiful angel I found on San Michele in Isola, the cemetery island of Venice.
Are we all going to have the blues after this photo hunt?! Here's a Chinese proverb to keep in mind:
"You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making a nest in your hair." :)
Have a good weekend!
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Comments (37)
That is a sad but beautiful angel. Perfect for the theme and I love the proverb. So true.
Posted by Carver | October 3, 2008 12:26 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 12:26
This is a perfect photo for the theme! Happy PH!:)
Posted by Yen | October 3, 2008 12:46 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 12:46
Beautiful sad picture for the theme. Love the proverb!!
Happy hunting and happy weekend!
Posted by Mar | October 3, 2008 1:13 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 13:13
Good photo for this week's theme. I can imagine this angel looking down on earth today and thinking "how sad".
Posted by ann | October 3, 2008 1:15 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 13:15
Beautiful! I love this type of art :) My entry for Photo Hunters is here
Please stop by if you have a moment :)
Posted by Sue | October 3, 2008 1:25 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 13:25
Great shot and I love the proverb!
Happy Weekend.
Posted by Pat | October 3, 2008 3:12 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 15:12
That is such a beautiful angel. Great take on this week's theme.
Posted by jams O'Donnell | October 3, 2008 3:18 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 15:18
Now that is a sad expression if I ever saw one. Nice take on the theme.
Posted by Photo Cache | October 3, 2008 3:30 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 15:30
Very beautiful, Annie -- and what a great proverb!
Posted by sandrac | October 3, 2008 4:17 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 16:17
A beautiful 'sad' photo.
Happy weekend.
Posted by Incog&Nito | October 3, 2008 5:06 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 17:06
The perfect pictures for PhotoHunt - all your pictures are wonderful. :)
Posted by Leslie | October 3, 2008 6:32 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 18:32
A sad but beautiful angel. Happy hunting!
Posted by Angela at mommy bytes | October 3, 2008 7:26 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 19:26
What a beautiful sad photo! Well done. It was a difficult theme for me... but I finally made it!
Posted by Lifecruiser | October 3, 2008 7:59 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 19:59
Oh, and Venice is actually on my wish list to go. My sister and her son is going there the 21th of October. i envy them...
Posted by Lifecruiser | October 3, 2008 8:00 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 20:00
That angel must be worried about what is happening here on earth that's why.
And that proverb is so right, it is all up to us to do what would make us miserable or happy :)
Posted by julie | October 3, 2008 8:40 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 20:40
So sad but beautiful, Annie.
Posted by María I. | October 3, 2008 9:00 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 21:00
the angel's expression expresses the theme well and the Chinese proverb is appropriate. oh dear i jus realized my comments resemble Carver's and Julie's. Perhaps this perception is universal. I am from Malaysia,
Posted by Bengbeng | October 3, 2008 9:26 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 21:26
Hi Annie, great theme photo. Your sad angel did give me the blues. But thanks to your very appropriate quote, it lifted me up and now I'm feeling pretty good again!
Happy weekend to you too! :) BTW, your San Michele Isola post is one of my favorites!
Posted by Kathy (Trekcapri) | October 3, 2008 10:26 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 22:26
Have to say that this has been a more serious Photo Hunt than usual... So thanks for sharing that fun Chinese proverb!
Posted by YTSL | October 3, 2008 10:36 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 22:36
Nice take of the theme! Indeed we can be sad, but we have to learn how to let the sadness go. However many times we tend to get ourselves sucked into the abyss of sadness, eh?
Posted by Fishman | October 3, 2008 10:39 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 22:39
A sad picture indeed which looks perfect for this week's theme.
Posted by Napaboaniya APAD | October 3, 2008 10:48 PM
Posted on October 3, 2008 22:48
I was a little afraid of that 'getting the blues' from this week's theme also but you handled if beautifully.
Great photo and perfect for the theme.
Baker
Posted by Baker Watson | October 4, 2008 12:24 AM
Posted on October 4, 2008 00:24
That's lovely, Annie. And a lovely sentiment, too.
I almost didn't post to this theme, and my post is not typical "me". I hope you'll stop by, though:
http://flamingofotos.blogspot.com
Posted by RJ Flamingo | October 4, 2008 2:35 AM
Posted on October 4, 2008 02:35
That is beautiful -- great photo. Mine is up:
http://crunchiemummy.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/photo-hunt-sad/
Posted by Karen@If I Could Escape . . . | October 4, 2008 7:43 AM
Posted on October 4, 2008 07:43
Ah, that picture is sad. But thanks for the reminder about not being overwhelmed. I have a feeling there are going to be a lot of sad people today! ;)
I have mine up today, too. I hope you can visit and leave your link!
http://newyorktraveler.net/photo-hunters-sad/
Posted by Mrs. Mecomber | October 4, 2008 8:53 AM
Posted on October 4, 2008 08:53
It feels me sad when i look at somebody sad...TC
Posted by gengen | October 4, 2008 10:08 AM
Posted on October 4, 2008 10:08
I wonder why this angel is sad. Lovely shot. BTW, that Chinese proverb made me giggle.
Posted by mama meji | October 4, 2008 11:48 AM
Posted on October 4, 2008 11:48
that stillness of the statue is laden with sadness
Posted by saint2 | October 4, 2008 11:52 AM
Posted on October 4, 2008 11:52
Excellent quote and photo as well
Posted by TorAa Mirror | October 4, 2008 12:06 PM
Posted on October 4, 2008 12:06
good pic for this week's theme.
Posted by JO | October 4, 2008 2:01 PM
Posted on October 4, 2008 14:01
Beautiful photo and I love the proverb! At this time of year when skies are getting greyer, it'll be good to remember. :D
Posted by Leslie | October 4, 2008 3:06 PM
Posted on October 4, 2008 15:06
Such a great angel picture. Thanks for posting the quote to put our sadness in perspective.
Posted by Marta | October 4, 2008 3:56 PM
Posted on October 4, 2008 15:56
Beautiful but sad...I love this photo. Your posts have made me want to visit San Michele in Isola. Hopefully I will be getting back to Venice soon.
Oh...and by the way, did you notice that NC is now tied in the polls...blue is a very real possibility!!
Posted by girasoli | October 4, 2008 5:30 PM
Posted on October 4, 2008 17:30
Thanks everyone for stopping by.
Girasoli, yes! Maybe my wish will come true and NC will "turn it blue"!!!
Posted by Annie | October 4, 2008 7:22 PM
Posted on October 4, 2008 19:22
What a lovely image! Don't you love the secret things you discover as you travel? It's the little things, the unexpected places and images and experiences that make it so rich, I think.
Posted by Sallyacious | October 4, 2008 7:42 PM
Posted on October 4, 2008 19:42
Wonderful picture for the theme...and what a great quote to remember!!
Posted by June | October 5, 2008 7:44 AM
Posted on October 5, 2008 07:44
waiting for yr photohunt post. hope u wont disappoint :)
Posted by bengbeng | October 17, 2008 8:34 PM
Posted on October 17, 2008 20:34