Wednesday, November 16, 2016

An uncommon sight today


When I was a child, a woman dressed like this was commonplace.  Not anymore!  When this young woman breezed down the aisles at Trader Joe's, I turned my head in her direction and watched as she sped along finding her groceries. Seeing a nun in her religious order's "habit" plus using a smart phone was a bit unusual. Instead of engaging her in conversation since she obviously was in a hurry,  I settled for a stealth photo.

14 comments:

  1. it's always so odd to see nuns doing everyday stuff!

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  2. Yes... rare indeed. Even rarer is the Blue Nun I saw a couple of months ago. Unfortunately I did not have my camera with me.

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  3. I hadn't thought about it but you are right. This is a rare sight these days.

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  4. One rarely sees nuns, but that doesn't mean they're not around. The traditional habit seems to have fallen by the wayside though.

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  5. I went to parochial school and I remember seeing nuns outside of the school doing other things but not shopping.

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  6. It is unusual these days to see them in their habits. I kind of like it and the seeming contradiction of the smart phone makes it a great picture.

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  7. That is a real blast from the past!

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  8. First, I am jealous that you get to shop at Trader Joe's. Second, you are right about rarely seeing a nun in a habit. Have not seen one dressed like this in years.

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  9. Yes you are right, we see them either anymore in the streets here.

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  10. Love T.J.'s. I was there today. I am old fashioned. I liked when nuns wore their habits. I also like it when nurses wore white and had starched hats.

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  11. You are so right. You don't see women in the full habit any longer. When I went to grade school, they all dressed like that.

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  12. What a great photo Kate! I can't remember the last time I saw a nun in a habit. Probably when my nephew graduated from his Catholic high school years ago.

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  13. Good sneak photo.

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  14. The last time I saw a nun dressed in a habit was when we were in Rome! Wonderful shot Kate.

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