The Return of Joan’s Youth
Readers from the early days may remember ‘Wednesdays with Joan’, a semi-weekly installment of photographs from an album titled ‘Joan’s Youth’. The Author found the photo album at a shop in London a few years ago and enjoyed speculating wildly about Joan’s younger years: naming her companions, inventing love affairs and imagining various scenes for each photograph. The Author enthusiastically welcomes the musings of Readers.
Here we find two consecutive photographs of Joan and her two friends Luella (who has appeared frequently) and John (a newcomer to these pages, but obviously a familiar acquaintance):
The Author wonders about the Photographer’s directions between these two shots. ‘Look natural!’ ‘John, strike a pose! Yes, give the gals a little squeeze.’ John looks like an entirely different fellow in these few seconds apart.
A few sartorial notes: John is power-clashing with a gingham shirt and tartan, and Luella’s flair overalls have a 1970’s feel to them.
the Diligent Observer 