Charles Weatherbee Chickens, Charlestown, NH, Many Times Satisfying Old Mounted Silver Print folk art lighting with small

with small

) I am not certain the age but definitely fairly old--I'd guess early 1900s--and all appear to be addressed to Louise

from strong brow to proud nose to deeply carved  long whiskers--adding up to a sense that this cat is rather staring one down and clearly has the upper hand

the veil belonged to a woman who took pity on Christ as he toiled with his burden of the cross to Golgotha

Charles Weatherbee Chickens, Charlestown, NH, Many Times Satisfying Old Mounted Silver Print folk art lighting with smallI love this photograph very much, and will be very glad to keep it for myself. With these many dozens of little chicks looking like large puffs of freshly picked cotton inside their wide and low wood framed pen, the geometries of which, enhanced by the honeycomb patterns of the netting, I find hugely satisfying. And also evocative of bees in a hive, and babies crawling around in crib a swarm of life and activity within a confined space that feels like