I took this picture today because it reminded me of a conversation John, Ana and I had yesterday. I want to record it here. We were sitting in the gazebo having a cuppa herbal tea, when I said,
"Often when I look down the creek, I think of Frodo & his companions. The green trees and creekbed seem like somewhere they would have explored."
John added, "Yea, it does. We should take a picture of the family walking down the creek. Let's see, who would we be?"
Then the three of us commenced upon discussing the character traits of various characters from LOTR, making the best match possible with family members. Here is what we came up with:
GANDALF-JOHN He nominated himself because he is oldest. When I reminded him I'm two months older well, he still wanted to be Gandalf. He is taller than me and Gandalf was tall so it seemed a suitable match.
SAM-SUSAN Well, our names do start with the same letter. Actually, this was Ana's suggestion as I like to cook, as did Sam. According to Ana, I am sweet and loyal like Sam.
GALADRIAL-ANA I nominated Ana for this position because she likes the fairy people, she is very spiritual and pretty like Galadrial. She didn't feel she was wise enough for the role but I assured her it was a good match.
ARWEN-NICOLE I nominated Nicole for this because I thought of Arwen's dramatic words about "There is still hope" and I could easily hear Nicole say that. Plus, she often has a love interest and always wants to be in the middle of activity.
LEGOLAS-NATHAN Well, first off Nathan sort of looks like Legolas. He is tall and blond. He is also quiet like Legolas and very observant.
MERRY-CHRISTY The name is so Christy....she is Merry! She is the shortest of us so hobbit stature befits her.
PIPPIN-WELBY Our little Sheltie is Pippin because she loves to eat ANYTIME.
GOLLUM-CALI Our cat is "Gollum", after some protest by me, because she is friendly sometimes and not friendly other times, she also can climb very well and sneak up on people.
So that is the backstory to today's photo selection. THE END.