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A Tribute to the Amish . A gentle People who value God and Family above all else. With God's Grace.

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  • How did I ever miss this great album...I find the Amish so intreguing...you have many great shots here. I also find it interesting that with the pure lifestyle they have that they would grow of all things...tobacco...ick! Purely a beautiful album. You caputred their peace very well!

    said  of jeffraeearley jeffraeearley 7 months 6 days ago

  • Shirley, What a beautiful collection of photographs of the Amish. These are not just snapshots but they are art. I especially like the several pictures taken from behind the buggies. When I once asked an Amish gentleman where they got their beautiful trotters to pull their carriages, he told me that they were obtained at an auction of retired racing horses from trotting horse stables. He said that even though they were not fast enough to win races, that they were fast enough for the Amish. Thanks for the visit to one of my albums. I now wish to invite you to visit my album on Amish Barn Building since you love the Amish like I do. I was fortunate enough to be invited by an Amish farmer to photograph this amazing event in Holmes County, Ohio. It is now one of my most visited albums. I think you will enjoy it. Bill Cable (heyburn3)

    said  of heyburn3 heyburn3 7 months 11 days ago

  • This is a great album & should remind each of us how easy we really have it. Dean

    said  of lightning1488 lightning1488 8 months 2 days ago

  • Amazing images.

    said  of mozingo1 mozingo1 2007.11.05 at 17:02:27 PST

  • Hello Shirley - you've done a beautiful work with the Amish photos. I like the way you respect them - although there are groups now who don't mind their photos being taken. Your photos should be framed and hung up for all to see. - Best regards, DeeAnne

    said  of missdee101 missdee101 2007.10.24 at 16:36:47 PDT

  • Congrats in getting your album featured! I live so close to Paradise too! The Amish are such beautiful, God loving and very graceful minded people! Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures and the wonderful tibute.

    said  of graceyali graceyali 2007.10.13 at 09:11:21 PDT

  • Fascinating album into the lives of the hard working Amish. Thanks

    said  of leene50 leene50 2007.09.06 at 05:47:33 PDT

  • This is a great album, fantastic place and so interesting to see

    said  of wertyas wertyas 2007.07.11 at 02:26:24 PDT

  • Shirley, thank you for the kind words regarding my album of the Amish. I live in Dayton, OH so am only a few hours away from Holmes county where there is a large Amish population. I agree they are very interesting and I enjoy going there any chance I get. Most of the shots in my album was taken out of the window of a moving car as to not be intrusive to them. Again thanks for the kind words but the photos I have pale in comparison to the ones I viewed from your albums. Very good work!

    said  of kmoore024 kmoore024 2007.03.04 at 06:51:19 PST

  • ITS NICE TO TAKE PICTUES OF THE AMISH..THEY NEED TO BE KNOWN LIKE US

    said  of babymakeme babymakeme 2006.11.29 at 21:50:24 PST

  • Hello Shirley, Congratulations on a wonderful album. All your Amish albums are great! I have many books on the Amish. They are wonderful people. You are lucky to know them. The tragedy was horrific and very sad. My prayers and thoughts are with them. I enjoyed your pictures very much. Well done. Kind regards, Sonyamessina in Qld. Australia

    said  of sonyamessina100 sonyamessina100 2006.10.15 at 16:00:10 PDT

  • Such a beautiful collection of the Amish way of life. It makes one realize how hard the work used to be to just have food on the table. Are we any better of today? Thanks for giving us a chance to see this!!! Trudy-Oregon

    said  of hamiltrudy hamiltrudy 2006.10.13 at 09:26:34 PDT

  • Dear Sharon! Congratulations to you for this unique beautiful gift to our beautiful world! Hugs! CS :)

    said  of csfoto csfoto 2006.10.13 at 06:18:47 PDT

  • A wonderful tribute to the Amish communities. Beautifully captured! Thanks for sharing. I so enjoy visiting our Amish communites in OH. It is so peaceful & refreshing to view their simple (not easy) but uncomplicated way of life. God bless them one & all! Chris in Ohio

    said  of cmb1944 cmb1944 2006.10.10 at 20:44:00 PDT

  • Beautiful....I have and the pleasure to Visit with the Amish People near Elroy, WI. A childs life is a gift and to have it taken with this awful tragedy ...Sad Very Sad... They are all in my prayers.... Thank You Shirley for such a warm and touching tribute...

    said  of wingnut209 wingnut209 2006.10.09 at 10:04:44 PDT

  • Such beautiful peaceful people - it's awful the tragedy that has struck them and now it's awful how the rest of the world is now intruding upon their community and watching them grieve! My thoughts and prayers are with them.

    said  of lyndad2 lyndad2 2006.10.08 at 17:47:24 PDT

  • Dear Shirley; We all join you in your prayer and tribute to the gentle Amish people. My heart breaks for them and the pain they are feeling now. Their world will never be the same. Their peaceful and tranquil world has been shattered! Thank you for sharing this very touching album. Best Wishes, Marjie/Olympia,WA

    said  of windflowers43 windflowers43 2006.10.08 at 07:27:52 PDT

  • Thanks Shirley. Thank you very much! Albert

    said  of blueox101 blueox101 2006.10.08 at 07:14:34 PDT

  • Splendid album, justly featured, and splendid and touching message. I hope the beautiful Amish people can have peace and serenity. I also would like to thank you very much for your kind message on my album. Peppino.

    said  of pbonu pbonu 2006.10.07 at 13:22:59 PDT

  • Shirley, bless you for your respectful display of these gentle people. America is praying for the whole of the Amish people in thier time of grief and sadness. My only hope is that the people of the world come to better understand the Amish ways and respect them more. With forgiveness comes healing, as hard as that may seem it's true. Our heart goes out to the families and our prayers are with them as well. Randy in Oregon

    said  of randyincv randyincv 2006.10.06 at 17:59:00 PDT

  • How blissful life would be if everyone were living so close to nature as these good people do. In nature and simplicity one gets is touch with the love of god. God bless in your moment of sorrow and always..!

    said  of mauricemorin mauricemorin 2006.10.06 at 16:48:53 PDT

  • A beautiful album and I especially like photo 1 with the boy on the haywagon. Number 39 I like because the way you captured the horses. Well done!

    said  of pictures2727 pictures2727 2006.10.06 at 15:27:24 PDT

  • These are wonderful pictures, of peaceful, God-fearing people who work together and stay together, honoring God and their families. Thank you for this bit of "heart's-ease" after their terrible tragedy this week. May God bless and heal those still in the hospitals. Ruth...Atlanta, GA

    said  of ruthwright101 ruthwright101 2006.10.06 at 14:30:58 PDT

  • Hi Shirley. Thank you for sharing this album, I did not know a lot about the Amish people but have learnt a lot from your photos and other peoples comments, It is a very sad thing to happen to such a peacful people. My thoughts are with them at this time. Chris from England

    said  of chrismary108 chrismary108 2006.10.06 at 13:47:53 PDT

  • Hi Shirley, These pictures show us a people of inner strenght. That amidst adverse conditions they will not strike back but pray for the accused family and comfort each other with much support and prayers. This is a community that we should look up to and admire. Thank you for sharing, May God bless you and the Amish community. Regards, Paul. St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

    said  of paulchaperon100 paulchaperon100 2006.10.06 at 12:09:53 PDT

  • A beautiful album, Shirley, and a lovely tribute to the Amish people in this tragic time. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes, Mandy

    said  of mistywisp mistywisp 2006.10.06 at 11:12:50 PDT

  • Shirley, I wanted to thank you for your kind comments about my Bella Vista Italia album, and noticed that you had been featured with this thoughtful album about the Amish. 2 years ago I travelled with some Italian friends into Lancanster County (see my 'A US Tour for Italians' album) and took many photos of the lovely peaceful countryside Congratulations on a worthy Feature, Terry

    said  of terrytigger terrytigger 2006.10.06 at 10:24:23 PDT

  • the pictures in this album are very well done..my heart goes out to the families of those girls..cannot imagine what they are going through..

    said  of jhawklady01 jhawklady01 2006.10.06 at 04:47:51 PDT

  • Dear Shirley..how kind of you to share with the rest of the world...may God's grace sustain the Amish people's faith and strength in the midst of such tragedy. Spread the word that so many of us are praying for them...God Bless....deneseann

    said  of deneseann deneseann 2006.10.06 at 03:37:46 PDT

  • I can't believe I missed this yesterday. I thought I had checked the features, but hadn't. I'm so pleased that your Tribute Amish album was featured and such a terrible reason for it to have to be made at all. You do a wonderful job depicting their lives. Love, Donna

    said  of debkd debkd 2006.10.05 at 18:01:47 PDT

  • Hello Shirley! Sorry I missed the features yesterday, and was so happy to see this afternoon that this wonderful album of yours got featured. Thank you for this special tribute. Heartfelt congratulations. Marita

    said  of worldtripper3 worldtripper3 2006.10.05 at 13:14:59 PDT

  • God Bless you Shirley for sharing these wonderful images of the peaceful and loving existence of the Amish! Your great captures impart their beliefs and values in a simple, hard working lifestyle that embraces faith through the blesings of God! Their sensless tragedy hurts deeply and my thoughts and prayers are with them now, as are all victims of needless violence!! Thank you for sharing and WS for showing this collection of their humbling community! GB, Ted

    said  of torretab torretab 2006.10.05 at 04:55:36 PDT

  • A well deserved album at this sad time. Bernard

    said  of volvob12 volvob12 2006.10.05 at 02:06:10 PDT

  • Congratulations on this well deserved album being featured. This is a wonderful album showing the Amish way of life. I often feel that they know something of life that we do not know or have time and inclination to think and evaluate. Best wishes, Suresh

    said  of suresh_krishna suresh_krishna 2006.10.05 at 00:12:47 PDT

  • I, to, live in Amish Country, right outside of Titusville, PA. These folks do try to live peaceful lives, but they aren't as sheltered as most people think. They are no different than you or I as far as their knowledge of the world. BUT, they do try to shelter their children from the GARBAGE in the world, but there is no where in this world that anyone can hide from Satan's control. As long as we, the people, allow him to have control, he will hurt our children. Their is no place to hide, except when you have the love of Jesus in your heart and He will protect us.This is no different than the other school shootings. Maybe everyone should start thinking clearly, and put prayer back into the schools, and allow Him to take back the control He once had. God Bless and thanks for the beautiful photos. Diane, PA

    said  of dianemarie142 dianemarie142 2006.10.04 at 18:55:02 PDT

  • What a beautiful album, featuring beautiful and peaceful people. What a tragedy that has shaken this serene community---even the peaceful Amish are no longer sheltered from [that] man's brutality. Word's cannot describe this tragic event, it makes me sad and disgusted. Anyway, congrats on being featured today and thanks for the tribute! Jennalee from New York State

    said  of gray_cheek gray_cheek 2006.10.04 at 18:24:41 PDT

  • I recognise some of these pictures as ones taken when I went to Lancaster with you. You have captured their simple lifestyle and closeness with the land. Thankyou for the beatiful tribute to these beautiful people. Carol

    said  of carolincv carolincv 2006.10.04 at 17:01:40 PDT

  • CONGRATULATIONS on having your Amish album featured today on WS. I think it is a very nice tribute to them. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful album. And my heart goes out to the families. Enjoy your day in the spotlight. Take Care. Joyce, California, USA

    said  of joyce914 joyce914 2006.10.04 at 16:45:03 PDT

  • Hello and congrats on featured album. It is so nice to see the simple side of there lives. So sad what has happned to these families. My heart breaks for these who have lost there children and for those who will be living with what happned infront of them. Love the photos. You have done a wonderful job. I remember seeing them when I lived in Ohio. Always friendly. Thanks for sharing your photos.

    said  of 19mimi63 19mimi63 2006.10.04 at 14:18:50 PDT

  • JUST WONDERFUL...HAVE BEEN THERE MANY TIMES... BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND KIND PEOPLE... MORE OF US NEED TO BE LIKE THEM...

    said  of crazyforty crazyforty 2006.10.04 at 12:18:48 PDT

  • Shirley: Congrads on your featured album.. It will now be a beautiful tribute to those poor unfortunate children that have lost their lives...(Len

    said  of hackletip hackletip 2006.10.04 at 10:50:35 PDT

  • THIS ALBUM IS SO RESPECTFUL OF THE AMISH I LOVE THEM..MY HEART GOES OUT TO THEM IN THE LAST FEW DAYS WITH THE TRAGEDY THAT HAS OCCURRED. ALL MY PRAYERS ARE WITH THEM.GOD BLESS THEM.

    said  of hennessy127 hennessy127 2006.10.04 at 10:48:05 PDT

  • My prayers also go out to these people who I've admired for so long. I love to visit there comunity here in Ohio even though it has gotten very crowded with "craft shops". But I digress. Thanks for all your lovely albums. They are wonderful. Thanks,Orval

    said  of strummeror strummeror 2006.10.04 at 09:58:21 PDT

  • A very sad day and so tragic. My heart goes out to them in my prayers. Ray

    said  of mccoyray mccoyray 2006.10.04 at 09:56:27 PDT

  • This is heart-breaking in the light of the recent tragic events. God bless these good people.

    said  of legolassss legolassss 2006.10.04 at 09:42:25 PDT

  • Hi there Shirley! CONGRATULATIONS on your wonderful feature. I enjoyed revisiting this album. Best wishes!!!! Kris :)

    said  of KrisApplegate KrisApplegate 2006.10.04 at 09:29:09 PDT

  • Hello Shirley. Life can be so cruel... I find it difficult to come to terms with the grief that this poor community must be suffering right now. My thoughts and sentiments are with the Amish people at this very sad time. What a senseless loss of young lives. Congratulations on having your album featured. Your photos only emphasize what gentle and hard working people they are. Best wishes, Jayne xx

    said  of pennylane157 pennylane157 2006.10.04 at 09:17:34 PDT

  • Thanks for your pictures of Amish country -- they make me homesick. I grew up nearby Strasburg with Amish and Mennonite neighbors but moved away years ago and live in Texas now, although I get back to visit from time to time. I just lost my last two aunts up there in September. Thanks for the reminders of home. I grieve for the recent senseless loss of life and innocence of these gentle people. Donna

    said  of donnapatillo donnapatillo 2006.10.04 at 08:49:12 PDT

  • Hi Shirley, All your albums of the Amish show their gentleness. I've often been surprised by their willingness to have you photograph them! You have, however, done a wonderful job with all 'their' albums. Congratulations, Leslie

    said  of bisquitzoe bisquitzoe 2006.10.04 at 08:43:57 PDT

  • What a beautiful album. Congratulations on it being featured. These people are such a peaceful group. My heart went out to them when I heard about that school shooting. Thanks for sharing these pictures. Kay - Canyon Country, CA (USA)

    said  of snapshotkw snapshotkw 2006.10.04 at 08:35:08 PDT

  • Hi Shirley, This tradgedy tears at our very souls. You are helping in the healing process; your album is a touching tribute. I don't know if the Amish communities know how much they are admired. Forgiving the seemingly unforgiveable is Christlike. It is a very, very difficult thing to do. They will find peace eventually, if not now because not forgiving will eat you up. The world needs to pray more and more but I know I'm 'preaching to the choir' the people who need to hear that message are not the ones who have left the beautiful, heartfelt messages to you. Congratulations to you and webshots for sharing. Dolores in FL

    said  of mgonza05 mgonza05 2006.10.04 at 08:12:29 PDT

  • Hi Shirley! Congratulations on this album being featured. It is a well photographed album. It's such a tragedy about what happened out in the Amish school in PA. This album will make a lovely tribute. Thanks, Sharon from Missouri

    said  of photoop23 photoop23 2006.10.04 at 06:58:00 PDT

  • Hi Shirley. I just viewed this yesterday, and here it is as a very well deserved featured album. Congratulations on a job well done. It's a timely feature and thank you to you and Webshots for featuring it. Everyone feels so much sorry for these peace and God loving people who are suffering through this tragedy. I'm sure God is with them, watching over them and the little girls who Him in Heaven. These wonderful people have already forgiven the terrible person who did this. I don't know if I could do that, and I'm a Christian, too. God Bless. Sharon

    said  of sharwils2 sharwils2 2006.10.04 at 06:55:02 PDT

  • Bonjour, What a beautiful and very interesting album of the Amish community. It is so sad to hear about their tragedy in this quiet world they created for themselves and their children. Congratulations for being featured today, your photos are very great and in respect with the Amish community. With my best regards, Marielle from Quebec City

    said  of mariellefrigault mariellefrigault 2006.10.04 at 06:53:38 PDT

  • I think your album is wonderful. I live across the road from a wonderful Amish family that I became friends with and have known for quite some time now. I have been praying for all the families of this tragedy. This is an awesome tribute. Kathy

    said  of mommabear178466 mommabear178466 2006.10.04 at 06:53:08 PDT

  • My heart-felt simpathy!! These are such honest and hard-working folks! They have my blessings and my prayers!!

    said  of rgarrow2 rgarrow2 2006.10.04 at 06:14:49 PDT

  • Hello Shirley, I so enjoyed your other Amish featured album in July, and this one is stunning! Congratulations on this well deserved featured album. Thank you for sharing with us. Best wishes from Oregon and God Bless, Lynn

    said  of 1seahag 1seahag 2006.10.04 at 05:45:32 PDT

  • A beautiful tribute to the Amish people who live their life in such a gentle fashion. Very hard working people. May God bless them and be there for them in the sadness and horror of this weeks tragedy. Your images of the Amish way of life are excellent and a good feature choice. Leslie~Canada

    said  of rainingviolets rainingviolets 2006.10.04 at 05:35:55 PDT

  • Beautiful pictures of wonderful people. I am not Amish, but as I child we worked the fields with a team of work horses and these photos bring back many fond memories of hard work and good times.

    said  of skjah100 skjah100 2006.10.04 at 05:27:54 PDT

  • Shirley, I loved this album the first time I saw it and asked your permission to use one of your photo's. Your shots show respect for the Amish and are not intrusive. Thank you for sharing these lovely photo's of such peace loving people. God Bless them in their time of sorrow and give them the strength to deal with their losses. Mouse

    said  of anonneymouse1 anonneymouse1 2006.10.04 at 05:13:36 PDT

  • My dear friend ... I almost don't like the sound of the word congratulations, given the nature of this week's tragedy, but . . . HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS are definitely in order for the quality of your work and the love you have for the people you know so well. To have made personal connections with some of the people in the area of Paradise and to live close enough to get there often is wonderful. My prayers are for these beautiful people. ... L@dybug hugs, Judy

    said  of ladybug591 ladybug591 2006.10.04 at 04:56:25 PDT

  • PS I think we all would like to have a less stress filled life. My parents and also my husband was reared in this type of life. We started our marriage in this lifestyle. It is a hard life; sometimes rewarding when the crops come in, but sometimes heartbreaking when you work so hard and lose everything. At least the Amish do have each other to lean on as well as their religion.

    said  of ladyoflight52 ladyoflight52 2006.10.04 at 04:20:26 PDT

  • Hi,congratulations on being featured today.This is a very nice album with lovely pictures!.It really is a shock to the world that such a tragedy happened to these peaceful people.Your album is a lovely tribute to those people.Thanks for sharing.Best regards Henri and Josee from Belgium.

    said  of haneveercoremansshots haneveercoremanssh... 2006.10.04 at 04:14:09 PDT

  • Congratulations on your album being featured. I love to visit the Amish. How tragic their lives have been this week. I would love to see more of your pictures of the Amish. Alabama gran

    said  of ladyoflight52 ladyoflight52 2006.10.04 at 04:13:58 PDT

  • Bonjour, Congratulations on your featured album. Your photos are great!... Thanks for sharing. Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

    said  of maxeclip maxeclip 2006.10.04 at 03:47:09 PDT

  • A beautiful, respectful and clearly heart-felt album. Congratulations on being featured today, although one could wish it had been under less horrifying circumstances. Regards- Lynne from Virginia

    said  of donolew donolew 2006.10.04 at 03:44:52 PDT

  • Congratulations on being featured, thanks for sharing. Michel

    said  of nttl2k2 nttl2k2 2006.10.04 at 03:38:38 PDT

  • Congratulations on having this wonderful album chosen as the feature today - timely to say the least. Loree

    said  of greenhorngrl greenhorngrl 2006.10.04 at 03:26:08 PDT

  • Shirley, congratulation on your featured album today! You did a excellent job capturing their way of life. May God bring peace to all those who have lost love ones to senseless violence. Ken

    said  of ckpiros ckpiros 2006.10.04 at 03:17:54 PDT

  • Ciao Shirley, congratulations on your featured album; it's a very interestin album, really well done. Renato, Italy.

    said  of renato26 renato26 2006.10.04 at 03:09:41 PDT

  • Hi again Shirley, The last thing I did last night before I went to bed was to view this album, and lo and behold, this morning the first thing I am doing is congratulating you for being featured with it. I am glad WS appreciated the love for these people that you put into your album. May God give them peace. Blessings to you, Carol from FL

    said  of albertsville albertsville 2006.10.04 at 03:00:58 PDT

  • Congratulations on a beautiful album. Very well and considerately done. best wishes Chris and Jay

    said  of chrismary105 chrismary105 2006.10.04 at 02:56:13 PDT

  • Trying to live in a world of their own without hostility they now have has a horrible form of hostility brought forcefully into their lives.

    said  of CharleySunshine CharleySunshine 2006.10.04 at 02:14:42 PDT

  • Hi again Shirley! I'm so pleased to see this album featured. Congratulations and I hope you have a great few days. Hugs Mate! Al.

    said  of shortshooter shortshooter 2006.10.04 at 02:12:10 PDT

  • Congratulations on being featured today. Wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing.

    said  of luvvf1 luvvf1 2006.10.04 at 01:53:37 PDT

  • Hi Shirley,congratulations on this featured album,it is so sad for these people,they live their lives so peacefully bothering no one,like Al's wife has said if we all lived like that the world would be a safer place,sadly now their quiet world has been destroyed by a moment of madness,thank you for sharing this album with us all,and here is hoping they can put their lives back together to live as they want to,good luck and good wishes to them all,take care Ann (England)

    said  of annedm1 annedm1 2006.10.04 at 00:52:57 PDT

  • May God bless you for sharing this album with us to remind us how peaceful and God-loving these people are. I have many candles burning for their children. No doubt God has a fresh supply of little angels who will come back and help their families during this time of need. They will grow stronger. Peace and love from Georgia... Betty

    said  of habersham100 habersham100 2006.10.04 at 00:50:19 PDT

  • Hi Shirley..Congratulations on your awesome Featured Album today..as others have stated above "it's truly a shame,due to the tragedy" that it takes away from your fantastic capture of the simple lifestyle of these wonderful God Fearing people..Thanks for sharing these wonderful photo images & enjoy your Special Day in the Spotlight as it's truly a well deserved honor...God's Blessings from Texas...Ken <>< <>< <><

    said  of bigdaddy8x14 bigdaddy8x14 2006.10.04 at 00:38:43 PDT

  • Beautiful album and beautiful thought. Congrats on having your album featured and thanks for sharing.

    said  of izebelle100 izebelle100 2006.10.04 at 00:37:16 PDT

  • Congratulations Shirley!!!! Very nice album. Kirsten

    said  of kirsten9999 kirsten9999 2006.10.04 at 00:33:38 PDT

  • I agree with the comment off Yair!! The photos are so great and this album is beautiful you deserve this featured!!! Ien.

    said  of iahuis2 iahuis2 2006.10.04 at 00:28:26 PDT

  • Hi hello, I want to thank you for this great album and Webshots to make this album featured today!!! Its a shock to the world, to see this beautiful people are so hurt in the centra off their world. My thoughts are with them. My words for peace and love are for everyone, Bye bye Ien, The Netherlands

    said  of iahuis2 iahuis2 2006.10.04 at 00:25:15 PDT

  • Hi Shirley, congratulations on being featured today. This album is very beautiful and I wish it was featured because of that and not because of the recent tragedy. Greetings from Israel, Yair.

    said  of ykarelic4 ykarelic4 2006.10.04 at 00:21:20 PDT

  • Hello Shirley, I have only remarked a few mins ago about this album from my other site, now it is congratulations for being featured, well done and my sentiments to these poor families, it is so tragic, do take care Ken from England

    said  of hircock100 hircock100 2006.10.04 at 00:19:11 PDT

  • What a beautiful album of this unique community. It is so sad to hear about their tragedy in this peaceful world they created for themselves. Congratulations for being featured today. Tirza from Los Angeles

    said  of tirza_h tirza_h 2006.10.04 at 00:12:59 PDT

  • Hello Shirley, My heart is saddened that there are people alive who could do such a thing, it is such a tragedy. I have seen several albums aboiut these people who just want to be left alone to live there lives in peace. Thanks you for bringing the pictures. Do take care and Kind regards from england Ken

    said  of saxonfenken saxonfenken 2006.10.03 at 23:54:21 PDT

  • Hi Shirley! This is a beatiful album. After yesterdays tragic events it hits home even more. My wife commented that if we all chose to live this way maybe the world would be a lot better place. I think she's right. Thanks for sharing and thanks for looking at my album the other day. Hugs Al aka acehigh999. PS. Both Judy and Sharon told me about this album.

    said  of shortshooter shortshooter 2006.10.03 at 23:52:35 PDT

  • Thanks to Sharon's invitation we found this beautiful album of peaceful landscapes and people. Our thoughts are with all of them! With love, Henri and Käthi

    said  of oertlif_3 oertlif_3 2006.10.03 at 21:57:55 PDT

  • Any murder of innocent children is tragic, but this seems even more so because of the Amish's intense desire to remain true to their ancestry and not become involved in this world. They do not like to be photographed and now with all the television cameras filming there, it is really a intrusion to their quiet, peaceful way of life. This album was very well done and I think without intruding on their values. Blessings from Florida, Carol

    said  of albertsville albertsville 2006.10.03 at 18:27:48 PDT

  • Shirley these images reflect mans attempt to create some bearable Earth in a Chaotic Universe...wonderful Presentation..Take Care Leon

    said  of Leonslens Leonslens 2006.10.03 at 18:02:19 PDT

  • Thank you for sharing this album - my heart goes out to these gentle people... - claudia

    said  of gardenlady110 gardenlady110 2006.10.03 at 17:59:59 PDT

  • They are such peaceful folk - to have their peace and their tranquil lives destroyed by such evil and the victims so very young, I shall add my prayers. Bless you too for sharing these photos with us

    said  of originalpatricia originalpatricia 2006.10.03 at 16:52:51 PDT

  • Such peaceful people, such a peaceful life. My heart goes out to them, a real tragedy. Best wishes, Marjon.

    said  of marjonnabar marjonnabar 2006.10.03 at 16:30:27 PDT

  • Sharon let me know about your album. I don't know what is becoming of people. We too had a horrific example of this madness here in Montreal recently. Children? What could they possibly be guilty of to merit such treatment? I digress, your photos are lovely and truly reflect the simplicity of the life they portray... Lloyd

    said  of fotoproze fotoproze 2006.10.03 at 15:15:04 PDT

  • Hi Shirley, Judy told me about your album. I had written in her gb and so she replied. This is a beautiful tribute to the terrible tragedy that has happened to these honest,quiet, trustworthy, quiet and peaceful people, who do nothing but be kind and mind their own business. Some nut comes along and destroys it. My sorrow goes out to them. God Bless Them All. Thank you for this great album. Sharon

    said  of sharwils2 sharwils2 2006.10.03 at 13:44:46 PDT

  • Dear Shirley, I hear your prayer for these dear people you know so well. This is a lovely tribute in their 'hour' of need; their world has been shaken by the elements they avoid. God bless them all. ........ With love, Judy

    said  of ladybug591 ladybug591 2006.10.03 at 04:42:28 PDT

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