tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post3178240551799354353..comments2024-03-28T22:51:32.258+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Pigeon WomanSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-82450726901268061982016-01-09T21:08:42.237+00:002016-01-09T21:08:42.237+00:00Sounds like she has mental health issues, schizop...Sounds like she has mental health issues, schizophrenia. GB made some big changes in mental health care during 1980's and since a lot of people with mental health problems have been living in the streets as out-patient care has not developed fast enough (and it probably won't) `most of the mental health hospitals were closed and the monies have been and are used for something else ...IlonaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03457682764125815710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65862789071942906022014-02-12T03:13:08.390+00:002014-02-12T03:13:08.390+00:00My favorite part of this whole piece is the giant ...My favorite part of this whole piece is the giant heart above her spot :)The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-81582602859290303082014-02-11T19:55:49.361+00:002014-02-11T19:55:49.361+00:00Does she actually crawl into her boxes at night or...Does she actually crawl into her boxes at night or just sleep on them? It doesn't look like she has room. <br /><br />Bless her heart, she has virtually nothing yet she gets the bread from somewhere to feed the pigeons which gives her joy, rather than eating the bread herself.<br /><br />How sad.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875008154587045790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-24044529804120658512014-02-11T17:53:45.171+00:002014-02-11T17:53:45.171+00:00Sounds like she has it sorted pretty much. Wonder ...Sounds like she has it sorted pretty much. Wonder where she goes all day. What a tough life! The first "Baglady" I ever saw was back in the seventies in London and I thought, "that would never happen in America"...Same as when I was in Denmark and learned that both Mother and father had to work full time to afford a tiny apt. and keep their kids fed..."that would never happen in America"...Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-62241856064863190262014-02-11T15:29:06.422+00:002014-02-11T15:29:06.422+00:00Even homeless people deserve their dignity. It...Even homeless people deserve their dignity. It's a statement on the neighborhood that they have accepted her as a resident.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-11453656413064318272014-02-11T14:03:10.502+00:002014-02-11T14:03:10.502+00:00Whatever her situation, she has found something me...Whatever her situation, she has found something meaningful and selfless to do, and there is beauty in that.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11108038613426722566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-89147504858320766752014-02-11T13:24:30.436+00:002014-02-11T13:24:30.436+00:00Sad and beautiful portrait. Thank you!Sad and beautiful portrait. Thank you!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-51711398021685366132014-02-11T13:21:02.286+00:002014-02-11T13:21:02.286+00:00Beautiful the way you portrayed her with dignity. ...Beautiful the way you portrayed her with dignity. I wish I had seen the 60 Minutes Elizabeth was talking about. <br />Everyone deserves a place to rest their head at night which is safe and warm. Everyone. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-91359527065017484982014-02-11T07:16:16.428+00:002014-02-11T07:16:16.428+00:00This was a quiet yet powerful observation -- I don...This was a quiet yet powerful observation -- I don't know if you pick up "60 Minutes" in England, but last night they had a segment on a new initiative that aims to give housing to the homeless -- gratis. It was quite moving and turned every notion of charity on the head!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com