Fruit Trees and Family Trees—the joy’s never
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Happy birthday, youngest daughter!
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| John's great-grandma with her parents |
Happy birthday, youngest daughter!
Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, as viewed from an overlook I apologize for not commenting on your blog posts this past week; John and I took a vacation to Yellowstone National Park, leaving behind our computers and, to a large extent, cell phone service. We escaped the outside world and just spent time in nature. Though we have friends near Yellowstone (who we love to visit) we made this trip just about us, so please forgive us if we were nearby and didn't stop by. The crowds were minimal (though we did mask up whenever we passed someone on the trails) and we spent our days hiking, taking photos, and watching geysers erupt. Today, we are back home and back to work, and, in the case of my computer, back to old shenanigans like not letting me import my photos. (I was able to add the above photo by using blogger on my phone, but that isn't my preferred method.) I want to write about Yellowstone and have photos I want to share, but will leave that for another
Lovely F words!
ReplyDeleteAlthough, sometimes family disagrees on 'fun'...
someone says, let's go to the bowling alley!
Someone else (me) says, let's go to the library!
@Get Lost in Lit
Family fun does occasionally require compromise!
DeleteYour granddaughters are going to love the A-Z book.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I hope so!
DeleteLook at all those beautiful kids!
ReplyDeleteThe one of you and John made me smile. Is that true emotion or is he mugging for the camera? My kids and Bryan always look for the camera before the ride starts and "pose". :)
Old photos are so interesting. They always leave me wanting to know more about how the photo came about.
I'm terrified. He's mugging.
DeleteThe old photo was an old tin-type. Hopefully great-great grandpa was friendlier than he looked.
Fantasticly found F-words. Fun and Family are the most important, aren't they?!
ReplyDeleteFor me the F stands for Fabulous Furry Felines.... Just love 'm.
You do love your kitties!
DeleteFriends.... I forgot Friends!!! You are one of them and I don't have a lot. So, there, another Fabulous F-word!
ReplyDeleteFriends are a treasure, and I'm glad you're my friend!
DeleteWonderful words and pictures for F from A to Z!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteHave you found out anything more about the history of that last shot (with all your family tree climbing)? I would just love to see some of those old photos in living color... I wonder how different they would be?
ReplyDeleteI have focused most of my attention on my tree, and not on John's. What I know about that photo is it is an old tin-type, and was taken in Finland.
DeleteAnother fabulous post! Love your first family picture - John doesn't age, does he? The last picture is a little creepy, yet totally cool.
ReplyDeleteThe years have been kind to John. I agree with your assessment of the last picture, too. :-)
DeleteI'm with everyone else (yeah, I know… sounds funny) on that last photo. There is something so…. something about actual, old photographs. It's the closest we're likely ever to get to having a time machine. It's not a painting or a story or a representation…it's them. standing there and when the photographer is finished (20 or 30 minutes later lol) they walked back into …wherever
ReplyDeletecool
That photo is particularly. . . something!
DeleteThat first picture is really beautiful! Family is the best!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Family is the best!
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