{"id":6751,"date":"2015-09-23T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/?p=6751"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:47:57","slug":"the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-xii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-xii\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unseen – County Home Portraits, Part XII"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month, I spent another afternoon at the Belknap County Nursing home. I was there to continue work on this year-long personal project, which I began last November. (See bottom of page for links to Parts I-XI).<\/p>\n

Leo
\n“I like it here.”
\n\"Happy
\n“But I haven\u2019t seen my wife in a year. She lives in Concord. We have no way to see each other.\u201d [Concord is about a 40-minute drive]
\n\"Portrait
\n\"Elderly
\nMary
\n\"Elderly
\n“Are you able to straighten your head for a second?”
\n\"Black
\nLorraine & Phil
\n“How long have you been married?”
\nLorraine: “We’re not married.”
\nPhil: “Fifty-five years.”
\n\"Elderly
\n\"Elderly
\nAnna
\n\u201cI like to be outside. I\u2019m 85. I don\u2019t worry about skin cancer.\u201d
\n\"Tan
\n“I look good in hats.”
\n\"Tan
\nJane and Nat
\nNat: “We’ve been married 65 years.”
\nJane: “He’s my love!”
\n\"Elderly
\nNat: \u201cEvery year I went to Saudi Arabia to hunt with the King.\u201d
\n\"Elderly
\n“Are you done taking pictures yet?”
\n“Do you want me to be?”
\n“No, that’s okay.”
\n\"Elderly
\nJane: “I love him so much.”
\n(I also photographed Jane for Part I. Link below.)
\n\"Elderly
\nTo read how this project got started, click here:
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits\/<\/a>
\nTo see parts II through XI, click the links below:
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-ii\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-country-home-portraits-part-iii\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-iv\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-v\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-vi\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-vii\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-viii\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-ix\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-x\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/the-unseen-county-home-portraits-part-xi\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last month, I spent another afternoon at the Belknap County Nursing home. I was there to continue work on this year-long personal project, which I began last November. (See bottom of page for links to Parts I-XI). Leo “I like it here.” “But I haven\u2019t seen my wife in a year. She lives in Concord.<\/p>\n

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