vote

With this photo I tried to show the way life is. Both hands registered to vote, but only one had the opportunity to do so.

We went to vote in the elections at seven this morning. The weather is awful today. Strong wind, clouds and a temp of 8 degrees C. (feeling like 2 degrees)

[Wendy]

The hands show the ability and inability very well. So sorry that he is unable to vote - it is another everyday, ordinary tasks that we, the healthy, take for granted. We need to count our blessings while we can because circumstances can change our own abilities so fast!
So sorry that even the weather is miserable - that just compounds your troubles!

[Sylvia du Toit]

@farmreporter Thanks Wendy for the kind words.

[Bep]

Moving picture.
What are people voting for in South Africa? For or against Zuma?

[Camille Bisson]

photos tell such a story. thank you so much for sharing this with us. voting is so, so important - i can only hope it makes some difference in my own country this year . . . seems hope is all we have left now.

[KWind]

Powerful!!

[Pat Knowles]

A very poignant photo Sylvia, you have to have your hand marked too, I did hear that but this is the first time I have seen the voting mark. Glad you found the time & energy to go & vote, it is a great privelidge.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Touching shot

[Sylvia du Toit]

@gijsje Not sure. They started counting now after 7 pm.

[Sylvia du Toit]

@happypat Pat you do have to get the mark. It will be there for a few days. How do they mark over there?

[Pat Knowles]

@sdutoit we just take our voting papers although you don't even need those, just say your name & address & you are given a voting slip & after voting just leave. No mark or anything like that. Quite often people don't even bother which I think is very bad considering the efforts that were taken long ago to give women the vote. There was a much bigger turn out in the EU referendum recently as feelings were very high.

[katy]

Another very poignant photo which tell such an intriguing story Sylvia. Thank you for sharing such intimate parts of your life with us

[Joan Robillard]

Touching.

[Susiangelgirl]

FAV for me, very touching and what a powerful story it tells.

[Walks @ 7]

Very poignant! It is the little things that mean the most in life. I wish and pray for your days to be kind and gentle as you so richly deserve some.

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

Interesting, and touching, and tells of your strength of character.

[Jacquie]

Hand-holding can be a great comfort to both.

[Anna Kucharska]

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[Jaroslav Šulc]

interestingly!

[Pyrrhula]

Lovely pic. . Gives me the feeling of trust and hope. Fav.

[Barb Newcomb]

Touching shot - in more ways than one. :-)

[Stephanie]

This is such an emotionally strong picture Sylvia, it really grips my heart. Love and tenderness and strength and weakness.

Interesting that they mark your hands to show you have voted...never seen anything like that before. FAV.