who am I when there is a sea?

A raindrop,dripping from a cloud,

Was ashamed when it saw the sea.

'Who am I when there is a sea?' it said.

When it saw itself with the eye of humility,

A shell nurtured it in its embrace.

[ 'Pearl' :  سعدی  Saadi]

They say that toddlers often enjoy playing more with the box the Christmas present came in rather than the present itself! Not so Me. Before Christmas , I bought myself the present of a negative scanner from the new Aldi's thats just opened next door to The Rochdale Hammam.I was royally pissed -off when I opened the box on Christmas Day to find it empty.
Yesterday I returned to complain.I now have the contents!
The first old negative ( 4x4 inches)I scanned was the above.It gave me quite a jolt.I think it was taken in Perth,Scotland.Late 1880's/early 1890's? I have never seen a photo before of my Great-Grandmother, but it must be her, she looks so much like My Mum  that its a bit disturbing.given the stern look on her face.

This is a Sepia Saturday Post.

My Thanks to Labour Councillor Bob Piper for these nice words.

+I Want To Send Some New Year Love To The Beautiful KAZ.

In Manchester.