innocence lost

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under her wing

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mother and child

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contemplation

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Today was the 120th anniversary of my grandfather's birth.

Some days I marvel that I live within walking distance of the house in which he was born.

For many folks I know, this would be unremarkable.

But my grandfather was born in Stoke Newington, London, England. I was born in Garran, Canberra, Australia.

My grandfather is the reason I can live in the UK.

Our birthdays were 76 years less one day apart.

madonna, lily

Day twenty-nine of The 100 Day Project.

Illustrations:

Madonna and child by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

White lily by Peter Charles Henderson from New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus: and the temple of Flora, or garden of nature

lift your spirits

Day twenty-seven of The 100 Day Project.

Illustrations:

Figures by Gustave Doré from La sainte Bible, volume one