It's a Small, Small World

I have to tell you all, I'm still on an emotional high over the events of last week, and your loving outpouring of words and photos. You've been constantly in my thoughts and often in my conversation. As I looked down through the names of you who came by my photo of the turtle, I was thinking again of how the shell represents heaven and earth. And a song came to mind. This time, my image of roses is almost secondary to what I want to share with words...

It's a world of laughter,
A world of tears.
It's a world of hopes,
And a world of fears.
**There's so much that we share,
That it's time we're aware,
It's a small world after all.**

Chorus:
It's a small world after all.
It's a small world after all.
It's a small world after all.
It's a small, small world.

There is just one moon,
And one golden sun.
And a smile means,
Friendship to every one.
**Though the mountains divide,
And the oceans are wide,
It's a small world after all. **

It's a Small World By Richard M. And Robert B. Sherman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxvlKp-76io&feature=related


I'm so filled with love for the people in this world. Today I heard from Ireland/Turkey, Australia, London,India, Iran, Brazil, Indonesia, Canada and all over the U.S. (including our Bulgarian girl). How lucky am I? How lucky are *We*?

[Ellen E]

Very lucky indeed! And thanks for sharing the words to that song! I absolutely LOVE this photo! (btw - i commented after you on my photo)

[Andrea Freeman]

lucky! I love this picture with the rose whose leaves are still so tightly wrapped up and then the full blown ones around it!

[Stephanie Forster]

So delicate, this is another beautiful photo :)

[bruni]

love the rose such a pretty soft ink. and yor caption is so beutiful a wonderful song i guess we all know. and Louise you are so deserving that special day of yours.

[Choy Mei King]

Lovely picture of beautiful roses, are they in your garden? What lovely thoughts again Louise, so true. What I love about this project is bringing people together from all over the world through the art of photography - the whole project is awe inspiring! Happy Monday ; )

[Elizabeth Hanna]

Turkey here....that is such a beautiful poem and the photograph delightful. Thank you.

[Elizabeth Hanna]

11.00 am in Turkey.....the day begins slowly..... good night and sweet dreams.

[Jojo]

I just saw the title and I started singing the small world song out of instinct... it must be a California thing! I thought it was HILARIOUS that you commented "Would love to see the finished product!" on my photo of Andrea working on her photo project for YOU. I was going to make a comment but I've been behind on my comments and you beat me to it! But it still make he laugh. We want to play Scrabble and have a cuppa coffee with you one of these days. : ]

[Lois P]

this is so beautifully phtographed ! Love it!

[Sue Trescott]

France here! It's a lovely rose Louise and you're right we need to say thanks to 365 for bringing together people from all over the world. I've been missing a bit this weekendbut it's nice to be back. belated Happy Birthday to Elizabeth in Turkey too, hope you're enjoying your holiday.
It is certainly a small world but our 365 bit of it has a big heart!

[barbara harris]

Louise I love roses, especially pink roses. These are beautiful.

[cglist]

Lovely!

[Tanya]

I love the delicate nature of this photo- the pale elusive nature of an open rose always reminds me not to be afraid of being more open.
You are so right it is a small world and I feel so lucky that through 365 I suddenly have access to so much more of it than I could probably ever fit in to our casual global stroll. Thanks to some pretty incredible photographers who have been gracious enough to share their corner of the world with our little web community my list of 'must sees' has grown exponentially and since I am not a dip in and run kind of traveller I'm sure I'm not going to make it all the way through...but I'm going to give it a good go!!

[Pam]

I love that song! Thank you for your lovely comment and for being one of the people who made me feel most welcome when I started here. This place certainly wouldn't be the same without you! :)

[Jodie Atkinson]

Gorgeous, such a delicate pretty colour.

[Kerri26]

Such a beautiful sentiment to go along with a beautiful picture. We are lucky! :)

[Allison Williams]

You turned the banality of this Disney song into a beautiful truth. I'll never hear it again without thinking of you.

[Frances A Robinson]

Louise, your photo of the roses is sooooooo beautiful and goes so well with the words you have written. Beauty upon beauty. I'm sorry I have gotten so behind in looking at your pictures and extending my gratitude for your loving spirit. You are an inspiration to so many, and we are blessed to know you. Truly. I'm so glad your heart is so full and that you have been gifted with so many wonderful friendships all around the world.

[Denise Vetromile]

You're right, Louise, this made me smile ... thank you! Happy Monday.

[Rainee]

The pink roses are beautiful, Louise. You've captured how delicate and lovely it is. Pink is NOT my favorite color but I am loving this photo. I like the focus on the one that hasn't fully bloomed yet and the softness of those surrounding it. The different shades of pink are so pretty.

Great song choice, too =) My class sang to that in 3rd grade (gosh, that's over 20 years ago)

[Della]

these are beautiful......

[TJ's World]

those are really beautiful....I'm sure they smell wonderful

[Slava]

Bulgarian girl here! ;-))) Louise, your beautiful photo and words put a smile on my face, which I am going to keep throughout the day! :-) It is a small world, after all, and the more we travel, the more I get convinced of that! People are different, but the same everywhere, and friendships last, even across mountains and oceans! 365 is a wonderful example of how even if you've never met somebody, you can feel as if you know them, because while they are looking out, photographing the outside, you are peeking in, getting to know their inner world. Thank you again for your beautiful words and photo! It's so nice knowing you!!! :-))

[Amy Rodriguez]

Absolutely beautiful!

[shutterlove]

This is so beautiful, Louise. I bet it smells amazing!

365 = a melting pot of love! :)

[Jasmine Chen]

Very sweet soft pink roses! Love it!

[mirmax]

I first heard this song in the summer of 1992 in Disneyland. Our daughter was 6 years old and we took every ride we could get. In one of them, the song was played over and over again. By that time, she couldn't speak English yet, but those words became our theme song for the rest of the vacation time and beyond. In the meantime, she has traveled more than 20 countries around the "small" world.

[Jennifer Batryn]

gorgeous picture!

[Louise & Ken]

@mirmax, we live just a 10 minute drive from Disneyland in Southern California, and both my girls were working there on Main Street about that time. Small World, indeed...

[MG Rolusta]

pretty flowers

[Amy Coulter]

I love this muted pink color...it reminds me of my first prom dress! Layers of pink chiffon! (That was a long time ago!) Beautiful shot. I missed your turtle, so I am going to check it out now!

[Emily Robinson]

This is so pretty!

[Cherrill]

Very pretty Louise. So soft after the 'hard shelled turtle' You remember my worm found a hatched egg? We now have 3 young blackbirds coming with dad to be fed on the lawn. No sign of mum, either got her feet up or sitting on another clutch! Now all I got to do is get a picture of them!

[Cherrill]

Just seen your comment about where you live. When I was young we lived in the states for a year. As a family on our travels we visited that original Disneyland when it was no more than a few years opened!!! Showing my age to anyone who knows when that was!!!! :-)

[Joji Aso]

It's so gorgeous Louise! How appropriate! The lyrics of this song is like I'm feeling these days, we are all in a small world! I love the surprise and the roses, thank you! (Hugs from Brazil)

[wini setiadi]

beautiful words..beautiful picture..representing you....one of the most beautiful person I have ever encountered....thank you Louise...

[Nayá Madeira]

beautiful..... tá linda a foto, a cor... Amei....

[Tracy Baldwin]

Lovely shot. The perfect little rosebud.

[Bonnie McClendon]

pretty, pretty oh so pretty! just love roses!! :)

[Jessica Gates]

love the soft coloring and the rose is so delicate and beautiful!

[Lindsey]

Those look like they smell heavenly!!

[Dora Mendes]

Yes, Louise, we are all very lucky. It's a Small, Small World. I feel it everyday I am here in 365 Project and I love it. And you are lovely, I would like to write better in English to say what I want and what I feel (not only "lovely", "beautiful", "cool"...). But I am sure you undersand what I mean.

[★·.·amber·.·★]

so true! and one of the many things I love about 365 is connecting with so many different people from all over the world! its not only a great feeling but I think my photography has grown from it as well! :)

beautiful shot Louise!

[May Watson]

this is actually such a beautiful photo :)

[Rae Lowenberg]

Beautiful photo!

[Jill Montes]

This si really beautiful. so soft and lovely.

[Adrienne McCoy]

So delicate and soft!

[Mrs. Smith]

This is priceless....! I like the colors...so soft. wow! :)

[Sue Trescott]

Wish I could send you a fig, but I doubt it would survive the post! I'll send you a virtual one when they have grown up. Hopefully we won't have any frost but they say we can have frosts here until the mid teens of May, last week we had 27°C but today it was 7°C at 2pm! So we'll have to hope.

[Brittany Erwin]

Such a pretty shot!

[Lauren Dahlhauser]

ohhh. absolutely gorgeous Louise.

[Theresa Reagan]

Ahhhh....and you found some beauties to photograph yourself! I hope you realize how much love you bring us. Just think how much fun this will be (the 365 project) to show your grandchild! Gives me goose bumps to think about this, Louise!

[Ginette Bellefeuille]

oh.... I just want to pick one throught this computer... good shot.

[mirmax]

Louise, we live in NY state now. But at that time we still lived in Germany.

[Vicky G]

Louise, this is a great photo! I love the soft colors, it adds a very delicate feel to the shot!

[Denise Vetromile]

Thanks for the quote, Louise! I'm going to add it to my entry! Yes, a better day ... TEENAGERS!

[Nayá Madeira]

In the truth Louise, I don't know English, know just a little bit, My cousin know and always write to me, So, I don't make big comments on yout pictures.! But, I love your comments and love your photos too.
Oh, about the music, I don't know, but I'm going to traslatate to read LOL..
and yes, I'm from Brazil ;)

[Nicole]

Love this, Louise.

[Kathleen Setier]

The roses are so lovely, wish I could catch a whiff of them. You and the others here at 365 have truly become my cherished friends. I find myself looking forward to your photos each day because as someone else mentioned, I've come to know a part of you through your photography. You give me a glimpse into places I never knew, even those of you who live in the my city! Louise, you've become the matriarch of our "small world" and I thank you for bringing us together. I thank you for leading me to other photographers who find the joy in even the smallest things then share that joy with me through a carefully focused, or unfocused, lens. Thank you, again, for the delicate roses.

[Just Chris]

Lovely roses how could they not be lovely?

Now, about the tune... It will now be an ear worm in my head for weeks!

[Chimom]

first of all, the soft pink is to die for! more importantly, i can't say enough of thank you, you spend so much time everyday going through so many photos and stories behind them, making everyone of us feel special, you are like the "web master" here! one more week! :))

[Sue Stephenson (Swazzette)]

Awww...thanks for the flowers, Louise, you shouldn't have! :-)

I agree with your song choice....what a wonderfully small world we live in today and how much fun it is to travel it everyday with our 365 friends. Looking forward to you traveling to our little corner very soon. :-)

[Theresa C Paige]

Beautiful capture Louise. Love the composition, the color, the focus, all of it. I can almost smell them. smile.

[Jenni Elyse]

That's a great photo. I love the bud in the middle.

[Susan Klassen]

So beautiful! I love roses and these are such a pretty color!

[Kay Taylor]

Very beautiful photo Louise...and now you're getting a shout out from ole Virginny!

[Brenda Ashley]

lou lou im ganna stick with lou lou , of cos im never going to loose touch with u !!! Your the most interesting person ive come across in a long while .

I adore this photo , the softness of the pink is the die for !!! i love it *fav*

I live in Newcaslte which is a 90 minute drive north of sydney . Born and breed here all of my family are here , 3 brothers and their familys and my mum n dad . Lots of relo's !!! i do love my little part of the world .
SO yes anytime ur in my area , or in aus somewhere we should meet .. i can do the half way mark if ur in melbourne . Heck ive never been to melbourne i will come all the way to meet a remarkable couple like urselfs xxx

[Prairie Smoke]

What beautiful flowers!
It really is fun to have all these new friends around the world!

[Susan Klassen]

We must have been thinking the same thing as I just posted a rose for my picture today too. Similar color but I think the one I posted was a wild rose. Beautiful photo again!

[wini setiadi]

through this site..the world seems small...we can chat and get to know each other .... gorgeous flower and beautiful color too...and great captures...and thank you so much for this entry..I really think you deserved all these outpourings....

[Karen Hurd (hwy61)]

I'm a day late (and a dollar short!!) getting here but want to say that 1st - I love pink roses...much prettier than red...and 2 - I totally agree...and my experience yesterday with Maasai tribesmen from Kenya supports the fact that it is a small world, indeed!

[Brad Johnson]

Your friends list is a United Nations of photography. We live in an amazing time.

[Emily Cristina]

this is beautiful!
so delicate.

[Luz Therese]

this song keeps me humming the whole day! beautiful beautiful rose...love pink!

[Tiffany Elaine Everett]

this is a beautiful shot. fave.

[Silvia]

Nem tenho palavras....sua foto está maravilhosa, muito linda mesmo....amei, parece que consigo até sentir o cheiro do perfume delas de tão lindas que estão. Parábens.

[Joji Aso]

For sure Louise, I do. It's my pleasure. :)
She says "I have no words... your picture is wonderful, beautiful... I loved, it seems that I can feel the scent of the roses. Congrats."
How sweet she is, isn't that?

[Wu]

That's a gorgeous shot :)

I'm partialy biased...as my favourite flower in the world is a white rose (I know this is pink...but still very close)

gorgeous :)

[Nunik Bayuardi]

Aw Louise…The flower is great and you are a great person…look at all of the comments. We all love you…

[theresa]

Beautiful shot!!

[Bill Evasco]

This is such a beautiful photo, I can't help but smile! And reading your commentary on this, it moves me... the song is perfect for everyone I guess... I'm so happy to have an account here in 365 because I have found amazing people, and you're one of them Louise. Thank you again . Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

[Ellen E]

found this because of our shared tag "small world" ...miss you. :)