"Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes don't see as well and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. "But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand" The Velveteen Rabbit....
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Kris Kendrick 27 months ago | reply
Congrats on the P-Dub win!!
Vera*Smith 27 months ago | reply
Congrats on winning PW's contest: Beauty. This was my all-time favorite photo that was submitted and I just wish I could know more about her. Great shot of a truly beautiful lady!
jmbyerwalter 27 months ago | reply
simply beautiful.
Pam from Nebraska 27 months ago | reply
Absolutely beautiful!
Pam from Nebraska 27 months ago | reply
Ha! I posted my previous comment before getting to the bottom of PW's post and finding out that yours was the winner! It indeed would have been my pick, too--it was the only one that moved me so much I had to click over and comment! Congrats! She is a beautiful lady!!
ebert33 27 months ago | reply
Beautiful.
Surndr 27 months ago | reply
give her my compliments- absolutely stunning
Terry D NJ 27 months ago | reply
Beautiful photo and quote!
shaninspring 27 months ago | reply
Congratulations on winning the PW beauty contest!! Your photo was my pick for winner! I enlarged it and couldn't stop staring at such pure beauty. She looked just as grandma did, they could have been twins! My grandma was talking to me the day I opened your picture!! Thank you for sharing!!!
myjennygirl 27 months ago | reply
Sob! I miss my grandma. So glad that this picture won PW's photography contest. It is indeed "Beauty".
K.Young Photography 27 months ago | reply
Congratulations on your win at Pioneer Woman. Well done!
ShoelessLinda (aka HEMEEE) 27 months ago | reply
Congrats on the well-deserved PW win. Such a captivating portrait of a beautiful woman. I want to sit with her, hold her hand, and hear all her life stories.
Ertamida 27 months ago | reply
Congrats on the PW win! I can't stop thinking about this photo.....I makes me wonder about her life and all the stories she could tell.
bluebunny 27 months ago | reply
I teared up reading the quote. Beautiful woman, beautiful capture, thank you for sharing! I can feel the love in this image. wow.
KatieKate5 27 months ago | reply
This brought my to tears (sobs really) instantly as I scrolled through PW! She looks so like my Mom and I miss her so.... You deserved to win! I have never had so much emotion hit me so fast out of the blue! Congratulations!
lykanthropo 20 months ago | reply
This is for the ones who are afraid to get old
designiki 17 months ago | reply
love it! yeah don't matter at all.evething in fact
thehealthyhomeschool 12 months ago | reply
I love this. Just came across it and wanted to leave my thumbs up too. She's lovely.
♥Simplymichelle 4 months ago | reply
i love this so much ! really Stunning and beautiful
1ManWithACamera 4 months ago | reply
I see a beautiful soul who is at peace with her life in a way only time, experience and real understanding can bring. A truly lovely image.