More of my daughter’s photos. Her subjects are getting more and more strange. Above, that’s how a fish bone looks like after the cats were through with it.
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About CASA Veneracion
Casa is Spanish for house. CASA is also an acronym for Connie, Antonio, Sam and Alex. We are all surnamed Veneracion. We all love to take photos -- of anything that catches our fancy. It's a family obsession.
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wow! i like the fish bone pic. it looks kind of surreal. the contrast in color – white fish bone against black cobblestones is also very nice. your daughter is very artistic. and you say her subjects are getting more and more strange – i guess that’s what makes her photos more interesting.
More and more strange, yes. LOL Tomorrow, I’m posting her “rust” photos. hehehe