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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Alexis: Good Egg! 🥚
You can't have a FH holiday, without the celebratory visuals of TR Pics. I've been featuring Tom's work on the site for over 15 years, and especially love his holiday imagery. Over the last several years, those eggrotic exhibits have included the joyous Alexis.
It was back on Easter 2023, that Alexis first appeared on the site, getting his eggcercise, hopping around the park, spreading more than just candy and chocolate. Alexis has such a beautiful face and smile, he always seems to spread happiness and joy. I'm not sure if Alexis goes over-easy, but I'm guessing it wouldn't take nine minutes form him to be hard boiled. Continuing with (the last) egg pun, to me, Alexis is always sunny side-up! 🐣
Andrew Bowman: Narcissus
'With each daffodil, nature writes a love letter to the world, promising the beauty of fresh starts.'
Emily Dickinson
When you're young, you tend to assume some things are universal. You think everyone lives like you do. They celebrate both what, and when you do as well. When you start school however. these assumption are quickly squashed. I still remember being shocked when first learning that not everyone celebrated Christmas. I was about 5 or 6 in primary or Grade 1. This was the first of many memorable learning lessons to come.
Who else first remembers first hearing that in Australia, December 25th falls at the beginning of Summer? Or first hearing that in the UK, they don't celebrate Thanksgiving. Halloween in the UK as well, especially trick or treating, were not really popular there until the late 1980's. It really wasn't until I started working on FH that I really started learning about other holidays, most notably Hannukah and Lunar New Year. I'm fascinated learning how others live, and especially how they celebrate.
Photographer Andrew Bowman has helped educate me on several holiday differences between America and The UK. As fans of his work are aware, one of the themes Andrew often weaves into his work is the modesty bouquet. The flowers began as a way to help new, or shy models. They can be used as a prop they can hold, and also focus on. They can also be a great way to cover all, or some of their genitals.
Given the theme, I've often asked Andrew about sharing his floral imagery on holidays. A few years ago, when asking Andrew about Mother's Day, I first discovered that we celebrate it at different times. In America, it's celebrate in May, In the UK, they celebrate mothers in March. This year, with Easter in mind, I asked Andrew if had any shots of models holding Lilies. Andrew shared that Lilies weren't really as popular in the UK at Easter.
Lilies are often associated with death, which does certainly connect with Good Friday. For Easter however, which is more about life, and rebirth, those in the UK celebrate with more colorful blossoms, usually Daffodils or tulips. Most of us welcome any spring flower at Easter, but Daffodils, (narcissus) represent the vibrant energy and vivaciousness that spring provide. They symbolizes creativity, inspiration, and renewal. While lilies are certainly beautiful, but they lack the colorful energy that Daffodils certainly bring. I know what florals I'll be picking up for Easter in the future!
12 Days: Lilies, 1996
'Great passion and tragic betrayal'
Lilies opens with the arrival of a Bishop. He comes to the prison to hear the confession of an old friend. The Bishop however is about to watch a play, one he didn't buy a ticket for. Confined within the confessional, the Bishop watches as the inmates perform a play from the Bishop's past, one he and Simon were intimately involved in, and one steeped in forbidden love, death and betrayal.
Director John Greyson creates a stunningly beautiful and tragic atmosphere, slowly peeling away the layers of the story, and reason for the long awaited performance. The film is set within the Quebec prison in 1952, but the event of the play is set in 1912, when Simon and Bishop were teenaged friends.
Within the play, were introduced to the young Bishop and Simon. Lydie-Anne (Alexander Chapman) is a young Parisian baroness who Simon pretends to be interested in to hide his sexuality. The play reveals the murder of Vallier, (Danny Gilmore) and that the murder is the crime that Simon was falsely arrested and convicted. The play was staged to extract a confession from the true killer, The Bishop.
If you haven't seen Lilies, and want to check it out, it's on-line to view for free. Just Google 'Lilies 1996' and click on videos and several free options come up. Thanks to SOMS for the HD video clip!
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