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Totem of a Crone

Totem of a Crone

Self-Portrait. My youngest daughter just started college, and I've been in Menopause for a while now. I took several shots in new makeup, and a scarf I b...
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Self-Portrait. My youngest daughter just started college, and I've been in Menopause for a while now. I took several shots in new makeup, and a scarf I bought for $1.39 that has crows-ravens on it, which are part of my Totem. Women in their late 40s have trouble accepting this new stage in Life, and this is an attempt on my part to accept the next chapter in my life not as a Maiden, beyond a Mother... my place as an Elder starting out, the Crone.
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Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

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Aperture 35/10 ISO 200 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 5000/1000

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upload_date

Dec, 2016

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