Happy Loving Day!

Happy Loving Day, babe! ; )

(Named for Mildred & Richard Loving. This American Gothic tag is worth a peek, too.)

www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91415079
lovingday.org/

If you look like us, live in the South, and aren't afraid of a camera, please get in touch.
Thanks,
MDM.

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Moxette says:

And to you guys :)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

istrikeback says:

awww... this is adorable!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

This is a wonderful portrait. Norman Rickwellish. I never heard of LOVING DAY so will read more about it.

The journey is not always an easy one but, for me, its always been the love that I have for the other person that makes it so easy for me to move forward. Against many odds.

Best of luck to you both. And HAPPY LOVING DAY!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

heather says:

woo hoo!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Claudine says:

wonderful! happy loving day!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

jon madison says:

:D
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Marrrcelll says:

Seen on Flickr Blog....!

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Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

krameroneill says:

ha ha.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

hhart99 says:

Excellent Day!! Indeed, especially for my wife and I of 29 happily married years.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

NoellieBellie says:

Happy Loving Day! Great pic! :)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Miz J. says:

I had no idea how the US law had finally authorized people to get married whatever their origins... Awesome love story, people's history, and picture.
Thanks for enhancing my culture of North America and sharing this with us... You're a lovely couple :-)
Happy Loving Day!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

vej says:

very nice!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

yolen says:

Happy Loving Day! You guys are adorable :).
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

bryanF. says:

nice.

you and i could be brothers....except i'm not anorexic....and am losing my hair...
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

heatherama says:

nice work, top donkey!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

«Gaurav» says:

Thanks for posting the tag - I gotta say, yours is one of the better "American Gothic" replicas there - mostly because you've managed to get a real rake!

(Wait a minute, is that a rake ... or is that ... trick photography?)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

rafmad says:

nice, and nice project. Good luck with it
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

MzMullerz says:

happy loving day! wonderful photo.

- as seen on the flickr blog
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Liz G says:

Your photo just taught me about Loving day. It's mindblowing. Thanks for the photo, and thanks for the reminder not to take things for granted.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

whileseated says:

Hey thanks for all your kind words.
Glad it was a "teaching moment" for some, too!

& that's not a rake, it's a pitchfork!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

My Symbiosis says:

Thanks for sharing this. I had never read their story before, nor thought much about this--not having realized it was ever even considered illegal after the Civil War!

I so admire these quiet, average people who through thought and then, action, become heros that change the world.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

kajatl says:

Congrats on the Flickr blog!! Always nice to see a local photographer recognized :)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

edthened_ says:

Och wot a bonnie cuple yoo too ar :-) , but try an gee us a reel wee smile next time aroond :-) :-)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

pentachoron says:

Terrific photograph!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

losethemittens says:

Yo! I LOVE IT! LOVE! IT! I read about the Lovings and Loving Day this morning and thought of you. LOVE!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Thomas W.P. Slatin Photography says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 'BLOG THIS!', and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

NVS_Inc says:

Great photo, very creative, love it!

The story of Mildred and Richard Loving is inspiring and touching.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

flogently says:

I saw this on the flickr blog -- I had no idea that there had actually been a law against loving someone of a different skin color in marriage. I love this photo and I'm blogging it here: universalflo , I hope that's okay with you, just let me know if it's not.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

quenteiapollard says:

I think this is a nice picture,best of luck .
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

merri.morningstar says:

Great shot! Love the subject! We are one race, the human race!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

deborah d. lattimore says:

yay!!!!!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Tuffer (back in Seattle) says:

very nice photo and happy loving day to you.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

axlotl says:

Sweet picture and story, but it's horrible that it took that long to change such a stupid law. What current laws will we look back on fifty years from now and have that same thought?
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

ambermae says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called American Gothic, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Pockafwye says:

lovely!

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Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

basilly says:

Oh this just brought an instantaneous smile to my otherwise glum face...absolutely adorable....bravo!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Claudecf says:

Never too late to wish you a great Loving Day and compliment you on this great photo!

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Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Zensekai says:

LOL , GREAT photo! Best wishes. I have a cousin that looks like you guys also in the South.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Grandpa Loh says:

congrats, loving shot. Love have no barrier and no condition
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

gavino•vz says:

Hurray, great job.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Mrs. Goodfriend says:

Love you both and ADORE this photo. Great job and despite the REAL American Gothic description, this is the NOW American Gothic.
Love, AC
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

WAXY. says:

Yup. Lovely photo.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Ronquillo says:

Hey, nice to see you two.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

MONa la loca says:

this couln't be better. jeje great
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

cosygreeneyes says:

I think that Grant Wood would have approved of this version of his great work. Well done.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Sigve Strømme [deleted] says:

Like mixing cognac with wine :D Or mixing whisky with beer xP Or mix them all together so we get a totally new and exciting substance :)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

VintageEssence says:

Love has no boundaries!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

jake--sylvester says:

Excellent concept communicated through a great photo. Well done.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

ChiaNi says:

Here we have a thread call American Gothic. If you have image with subjet. Welcome to post here. Let see each other image with this great painting.

www.flickr.com/groups/selfpotrait/discuss/721 57594184446493/

Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Zlatko Unger says:

Very serious expressions ... well done
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

deinera says:

I wish I had a really awesome reason why I love this photo, but I'm drawing a blank. Doesn't mean I don't love it though! ;)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

whileseated says:

In other news:

Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

She was once a Lady says:

This is a nice photo. Something about the expressions.

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Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

Mary's Haiku says:

Ha! A great idea for Loving Day! I should do a Loving Day portrait of me and my hubby. : )
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

DeHoll says:

Glad I took time to peruse you stream. I found this photo and entry very interesting.

The Lovings were good and tough people. They are missed.

www.flickr.com/photos/thegranddaddyisin/24725 54830/
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

TexMexAmerican says:

I love this picture. My cinnamon bride and I tried to do an American Gothic pose next to the actual painting. Yours is written the poetry and humor. I like it much better, even than the painting.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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