With his sisters Lou and Polly and a goat, circa 1925 in Childress, Texas.
Circa 1958(?) on the steps of the homestead in Alaska.
St. Patrick's Day 2007, at Arbor Acres.I hope you're having a wonderful day!
Monday, May 21, 2007
Four Score and Seven Years Ago
Today, our father was brought forth on this continent.... Happy Birthday Dad! In honor of your birthday, here are some pictures of you!
With his sisters Lou and Polly and a goat, circa 1925 in Childress, Texas.
Circa 1958(?) on the steps of the homestead in Alaska.
St. Patrick's Day 2007, at Arbor Acres.
I hope you're having a wonderful day!
With his sisters Lou and Polly and a goat, circa 1925 in Childress, Texas.Circa 1958(?) on the steps of the homestead in Alaska.St. Patrick's Day 2007, at Arbor Acres.I hope you're having a wonderful day!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
Billy Bob, I neve suspected that Abraham Lincoln had today in mind when he penned those immortal words.
Your incorporating them into this greeting showed genuine insight into Lincoln and the Ole Man of the Mountain.
Thank you for a very special birthday greeting.
--Dad
Addendum to natal day comment. Yours was a most picture-esque presentation.
Grandee!!! Why were you wearing shorts in ALASKA???????? Didnt you know it was cold up there?????
Eddie, I couldn't afford longer pants!
As you can see by the shadow cast on the wall, it was early morning. I had just stepped out the door in my shortie pajamas to pick up the morning paper (which did not exist).
Actually, I do not remember why I was clowning on our front steps that early in the morning. Neither do I remember who snapped that dramatic pose.
You mentioned the cold weather in Alaska. That is true; I saw the mercury in Anchorage (120 miles north of Seward where we lived) down to 42 below zero. Man! that was cold. You can be sure I wasn't wearlng shorts that day.
On the other hand, our weather in Seward, which was on Resurrection Bay warmed by the Japanese Current much like the Gulf Stream current keeps the weather of England, et al, relatively warm for that northern clime.
Weather was usually mild in Seward with a lot of rain to keep the abundance of snow that fell, from building up as it did just twelve miles north and beyond.
And in the summer it was usually in the high sixties. One day it got up to seventy-two degrees and folks thought we were having a heat wave.
Post a Comment