tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60673962097107270492024-03-05T05:10:49.662-07:00 Longs Peak Journal Our Life and Times Along the Colorado Northern Front Range and PlainsMyVintageCamerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.comBlogger1799125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-16997613975851509402023-05-13T15:36:00.003-06:002023-05-13T15:36:40.087-06:00Everybody is a Taurus <p> Both my husband and I are Tauruses. Then we have two friends who are also Tauruses. So we tend to plan a party somewhere in the middle of all those April/May birthdays. That's usually around the time for my birthday. This year we all had lunch at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The birthday couple. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTw8JQHBeYqPgj1_7dgk-yLwRw2h6gOpscyF9gPOlR-FtmCQFB7tSm8bYDydjv5GhtIkfGfwV5rU46wmOGg8M7JTCVUA32T768YRVjzDQK4BAClkN8JakyKvtobhHiobiROc-SMoOzG-s9beousUEVpAAXsg_1zRwEb0BCwoeyAAjvKeE_fmJ8wVSTQ/s4032/PXL_20230509_183802329.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTw8JQHBeYqPgj1_7dgk-yLwRw2h6gOpscyF9gPOlR-FtmCQFB7tSm8bYDydjv5GhtIkfGfwV5rU46wmOGg8M7JTCVUA32T768YRVjzDQK4BAClkN8JakyKvtobhHiobiROc-SMoOzG-s9beousUEVpAAXsg_1zRwEb0BCwoeyAAjvKeE_fmJ8wVSTQ/w480-h640/PXL_20230509_183802329.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Some of the guests</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcYblZu56Tk6chzyTqD9WRDqIgPRGcVf3-kYYfFvGOJzIDSJkx6Z04Mf4IXBraXX9_c-lqp8m7A52AJq-uRSMsZpwuJW7Jds_f7Y6yG6CsVHSVaPPqpeHpZivRf70RzMVvPijwJAVySe7FDOlG4rz-GL5iMzz7W-cX6tfKxSHVhOa74gfrZF3fb0jQA/s4032/PXL_20230509_183810703.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcYblZu56Tk6chzyTqD9WRDqIgPRGcVf3-kYYfFvGOJzIDSJkx6Z04Mf4IXBraXX9_c-lqp8m7A52AJq-uRSMsZpwuJW7Jds_f7Y6yG6CsVHSVaPPqpeHpZivRf70RzMVvPijwJAVySe7FDOlG4rz-GL5iMzz7W-cX6tfKxSHVhOa74gfrZF3fb0jQA/w640-h480/PXL_20230509_183810703.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The rest of the guests.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij79xmiaR3P_qD7EdG1G88GAY4geoWd8Y-LoajFi61FjhHb9J0KATvxQNqQTqXgpivRylRJr6j1SmftOigKnixT3tvmABAvF2QYTpodbGoVu3Vl1Bv3E-Up5aqDtlLsK7N5rSAo8nfSYFeOaCUs4Cl00WFVRSTAKWckJ1xhgeEA4eGTcmXFzm_o8St0Q/s4032/PXL_20230509_183720475.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij79xmiaR3P_qD7EdG1G88GAY4geoWd8Y-LoajFi61FjhHb9J0KATvxQNqQTqXgpivRylRJr6j1SmftOigKnixT3tvmABAvF2QYTpodbGoVu3Vl1Bv3E-Up5aqDtlLsK7N5rSAo8nfSYFeOaCUs4Cl00WFVRSTAKWckJ1xhgeEA4eGTcmXFzm_o8St0Q/w640-h480/PXL_20230509_183720475.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eating some yummy birthday cake with Dahl</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDheHpIbTQZYwCyTwIGBiE7uuZKbxjY4iNvezfwGBLps_BmX6tpvw8znyejZAUt3Srnglds4az_NbB_HEL-lWeaT7zVMNQT-uK557BGG19AouRqGF-yO-MyIBsflHjMZ0kkvxKHDCviuBimWZXBkEAkPHVijQNAP0ZUwuZeiN0kGxfaQZVwUxKgoUr8Q/s4032/PXL_20230509_195927726.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDheHpIbTQZYwCyTwIGBiE7uuZKbxjY4iNvezfwGBLps_BmX6tpvw8znyejZAUt3Srnglds4az_NbB_HEL-lWeaT7zVMNQT-uK557BGG19AouRqGF-yO-MyIBsflHjMZ0kkvxKHDCviuBimWZXBkEAkPHVijQNAP0ZUwuZeiN0kGxfaQZVwUxKgoUr8Q/w640-h480/PXL_20230509_195927726.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I plan to start posting the flowers next week. </div>MyVintageCamerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-68572339161533144382023-05-07T14:37:00.000-06:002023-05-07T14:37:12.981-06:00Day 126<p>The 126th day of the year was Saturday May 6th, yesterday. I received this inspirational quote from my niece on that day. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1FiCVeX5Kn1d_ISIzjXTE2NgmBpDwBNi_zTjibhYnchj4Rpb60zOUSGtVygEO7kvVXdVs1u1IfHfjuFMK7GCCXWOT_1RiKHjtIykJkEQH_z9g8l98ZG_U-P3chgNsjIkiQuojSV1-5hYLWTJq86zSgf8addzKF6iA9SQaHNJcjOdfzPhkSjz81ChvXw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="961" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1FiCVeX5Kn1d_ISIzjXTE2NgmBpDwBNi_zTjibhYnchj4Rpb60zOUSGtVygEO7kvVXdVs1u1IfHfjuFMK7GCCXWOT_1RiKHjtIykJkEQH_z9g8l98ZG_U-P3chgNsjIkiQuojSV1-5hYLWTJq86zSgf8addzKF6iA9SQaHNJcjOdfzPhkSjz81ChvXw=w481-h640" width="481" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a good jumping on point to restart, yet again, this blog, starting with spring flowers.</div><br /><p></p>MyVintageCamerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-631683323517940272023-03-30T18:55:00.002-06:002023-03-30T18:55:24.973-06:00Happy Indictment Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxEVK8VZu2_P4Bvs_YAFv8H3FHdL5hiP3c1yHrwvReoLETeK48lw5UgcIQwf1JKk_uP9hZxPeT0Z5DwJumShAs4tvWWo0dWtY1sknsuyhWsoCD3t09XF1-ojqr0DNcggYXLHSQqcrr39CdiKRmGWZLxDSUAhGiF5tgdLMhRGl_JWvqvlt3gxnBvJIdNw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="499" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxEVK8VZu2_P4Bvs_YAFv8H3FHdL5hiP3c1yHrwvReoLETeK48lw5UgcIQwf1JKk_uP9hZxPeT0Z5DwJumShAs4tvWWo0dWtY1sknsuyhWsoCD3t09XF1-ojqr0DNcggYXLHSQqcrr39CdiKRmGWZLxDSUAhGiF5tgdLMhRGl_JWvqvlt3gxnBvJIdNw=w640-h438" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-52639966805799325442023-02-22T07:30:00.001-07:002023-02-22T07:30:00.281-07:00Ash Wednesday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eHmqC-3CMp8HtCq6pIErQwyYJxUiqUi5AzPMYXGHy74J2hWwt192S_rfzCa01Uou0XMH1AX8BW1kwZGy6Og-Br52gzf61ud4Xk6bp6A_yJHhyO2aiAml_I4fSSDOjrrMwc9Wzp3xRi6LleC2KvPJ8fyV4Z7wC5XTdQWrljWRnwOXZNEInT0F95rAOA/s1280/PXL_20230219_191026897.MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eHmqC-3CMp8HtCq6pIErQwyYJxUiqUi5AzPMYXGHy74J2hWwt192S_rfzCa01Uou0XMH1AX8BW1kwZGy6Og-Br52gzf61ud4Xk6bp6A_yJHhyO2aiAml_I4fSSDOjrrMwc9Wzp3xRi6LleC2KvPJ8fyV4Z7wC5XTdQWrljWRnwOXZNEInT0F95rAOA/w480-h640/PXL_20230219_191026897.MP.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>MyVintageCamerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-5674955723933674962023-02-21T08:00:00.001-07:002023-02-21T08:00:00.260-07:00Happy Mardi Gras 2023<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJ6hqk3ZYfTTQj_90rmCcEHEJ7SxJxo6JMQFzQIAy_VGBwLLnKY1ne5JjHVupjA4zK-aGiB3kw1Rhzrtw7vaUyKbxm9dti2h6Hb_KXygLmS0eM8yGKPTM4ck_Iz96dgNGn9ySOfaoTeeiljHMh61WepkXgnJB8rOFzJodIx_XTAeawsUvlkm2-kwbWQ/s917/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-20%20at%208.14.11%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="917" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJ6hqk3ZYfTTQj_90rmCcEHEJ7SxJxo6JMQFzQIAy_VGBwLLnKY1ne5JjHVupjA4zK-aGiB3kw1Rhzrtw7vaUyKbxm9dti2h6Hb_KXygLmS0eM8yGKPTM4ck_Iz96dgNGn9ySOfaoTeeiljHMh61WepkXgnJB8rOFzJodIx_XTAeawsUvlkm2-kwbWQ/w640-h325/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-20%20at%208.14.11%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From KNOE 8 News Monroe LA</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> For links to some of my older Mardi Gras postings click <a href="http://myvintagecameras.blogspot.com/search?q=mardi+gras" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>MyVintageCamerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-6576613218882965082023-02-17T13:49:00.000-07:002023-02-17T13:49:18.687-07:00Legendary Ladies<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my neighbors church has an annual tea the weekend before Valentines Day. They feature some historical character as a presentation for us. Frequent presenters are the "Legendary Ladies," a group that focuses on the lost history of women in Colorado. I've attached the program for this year's presentation below. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSsIRMi-VbUgFil0NMkq_D6QlHKR4b7dLD4zh_4fZqXZ_fIRxKZXgRj5ioBmspiDnVfpvoG1v79Uex7r6wTk30Whod4WE_jNiH_XGLpMyJThZtYLrj3_LcuAkkQkGpockX-eMFR12S_f3qROmJ94qvc-Oq2uW8j2uQ68MV2Q3dQqMFfDu1cmpDssiQQ/s3052/legendary%20ladies%20program%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2364" data-original-width="3052" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSsIRMi-VbUgFil0NMkq_D6QlHKR4b7dLD4zh_4fZqXZ_fIRxKZXgRj5ioBmspiDnVfpvoG1v79Uex7r6wTk30Whod4WE_jNiH_XGLpMyJThZtYLrj3_LcuAkkQkGpockX-eMFR12S_f3qROmJ94qvc-Oq2uW8j2uQ68MV2Q3dQqMFfDu1cmpDssiQQ/w640-h496/legendary%20ladies%20program%20cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0ktffvMsvL6ZoqgFO8utRr-8kSPF0f-6p8W-7aKMIESfa7a1h_VrBF-SVM4WnlsVsihx9j6PXzK2DOCwLbrPxYfa4riazIvUAWpm1L4ebFxTL0YeLBn-EY_nDzpiyklupGSoOi-pJ6yakzxCDfBqgaq0SRWZcQ8I7TtYs6ALX17z9tz4-ocniYX4uA/s3092/legendary%20ladies%20program%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="3092" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0ktffvMsvL6ZoqgFO8utRr-8kSPF0f-6p8W-7aKMIESfa7a1h_VrBF-SVM4WnlsVsihx9j6PXzK2DOCwLbrPxYfa4riazIvUAWpm1L4ebFxTL0YeLBn-EY_nDzpiyklupGSoOi-pJ6yakzxCDfBqgaq0SRWZcQ8I7TtYs6ALX17z9tz4-ocniYX4uA/w640-h430/legendary%20ladies%20program%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've also included the group's brochure and their contact information if you are in the area and interested in hosting them. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBssewlq0qFyrGwV7U3DcIVPqK9qijjtIflOBBN564VHObvhfqqt-6ACnKiUBfR20VDpDkokEEpGcIP68IPUGHlms20em9ajHes4kgNaohkM59BXB1IHSJUEeeI00wALPeKxxI4nXSWvyv0ddKyQZBEt8UgAsoJeOhhSHt9V9W_jJha8gmq2TudChTGQ/s3232/legendary%20ladies%20brochure%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2352" data-original-width="3232" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBssewlq0qFyrGwV7U3DcIVPqK9qijjtIflOBBN564VHObvhfqqt-6ACnKiUBfR20VDpDkokEEpGcIP68IPUGHlms20em9ajHes4kgNaohkM59BXB1IHSJUEeeI00wALPeKxxI4nXSWvyv0ddKyQZBEt8UgAsoJeOhhSHt9V9W_jJha8gmq2TudChTGQ/w640-h466/legendary%20ladies%20brochure%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_N7VwmSkXC5RyTXHtfte6QamQLJgpHVZo2YccL0pfES2x_SoMc78mgQPEustiWC2MsIPpfkzUoCLdFfby7_eUZTSACbcyyhQ_gqzeKji2NGdwW9qhX-eZ7BRc7SF6bb0Cuf6xLft29VRcTeatyti8W6JypsMU17aaacF4d6xGzg_25b37BAqe620pQ/s3232/legendary%20ladies%20brochure%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2352" data-original-width="3232" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_N7VwmSkXC5RyTXHtfte6QamQLJgpHVZo2YccL0pfES2x_SoMc78mgQPEustiWC2MsIPpfkzUoCLdFfby7_eUZTSACbcyyhQ_gqzeKji2NGdwW9qhX-eZ7BRc7SF6bb0Cuf6xLft29VRcTeatyti8W6JypsMU17aaacF4d6xGzg_25b37BAqe620pQ/w640-h466/legendary%20ladies%20brochure%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>MyVintageCamerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-24805754395460535502023-02-14T15:49:00.000-07:002023-02-14T15:49:04.431-07:00Happy Valentines Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZPdGGL0-QQ1OrKaUCZWn2xRjnwtTxHEmLOeGfLSNbsD9bv2SUveO9_TgUMmqNN7pw3w2aXNbPH9rvXsBMr9aCOms2Qt3oEJ9msnIj28od9CKkFF3S396-7M3ZvqF27QmJNS_CPHUxUdxFskH8DNsOoBGtCfTDGBzahrIkK49KHVjWxQqB3-8n-kI7w/s702/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-14%20at%203.47.10%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="702" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZPdGGL0-QQ1OrKaUCZWn2xRjnwtTxHEmLOeGfLSNbsD9bv2SUveO9_TgUMmqNN7pw3w2aXNbPH9rvXsBMr9aCOms2Qt3oEJ9msnIj28od9CKkFF3S396-7M3ZvqF27QmJNS_CPHUxUdxFskH8DNsOoBGtCfTDGBzahrIkK49KHVjWxQqB3-8n-kI7w/w640-h512/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-14%20at%203.47.10%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Hi, Happy Valentines day to you all. I've created an <a href="https://www.jacquielawson.com/ecard/pickup/r456418dc69dd45c8b250996e6b8ba0e5?source=jl999&utm_medium=pickup&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=receivercontent" target="_blank">ecard</a> for you to enjoy.</p>MyVintageCamerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-44241924935896283062023-01-31T17:00:00.005-07:002023-01-31T17:00:31.084-07:00Maus & the banned book club<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_4MQkbBtPNx-QhClBAX5L2ng7JWtqsgVUmKZTAjAA3FMZfj-_iN8TSL7X75-RrLJ6tCwOI2eyxIMv4jwIrYQp7qYcqdx9XFzKFR23ZNsRlc2Rr0vju3c57pc0CqsaetdU0MaNY6Rq2nwPXK79d-dY4zBkuepOnb6U-JC606vxONrJQl3a9x30ci78Cw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="211" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_4MQkbBtPNx-QhClBAX5L2ng7JWtqsgVUmKZTAjAA3FMZfj-_iN8TSL7X75-RrLJ6tCwOI2eyxIMv4jwIrYQp7qYcqdx9XFzKFR23ZNsRlc2Rr0vju3c57pc0CqsaetdU0MaNY6Rq2nwPXK79d-dY4zBkuepOnb6U-JC606vxONrJQl3a9x30ci78Cw" width="212" /></a></div>We've started a banned book club in our neighborhood. The First meeting is in a couple of weeks and Maus will be our first book. <p></p>MyVintageCamerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-74563585396678065862023-01-19T12:00:00.001-07:002023-01-19T12:00:00.189-07:00Celebration 2022: Johnson Family Reunion<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The family had a reunion back in Ohio this past July. I got to have some one-on-one time with my 98 year old mother. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM12iV87naCZtuh8hvUOy2YXylQhzwfdTWgJjF_QObyb7ZL22oIt1gFy7p4pHymrWtn36En2FEh9B2NQ9zyrjMOpR0uGOG66q5LyObjiOlMf2tF4qbLfivrQwCfqAJ8Bj1BkxuPGXKhUctVYIT4rsMOywR3_OIJxa8Pggnz8Fp9tWDdolIMCNEpiXyHg/s4032/PXL_20220717_194307745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM12iV87naCZtuh8hvUOy2YXylQhzwfdTWgJjF_QObyb7ZL22oIt1gFy7p4pHymrWtn36En2FEh9B2NQ9zyrjMOpR0uGOG66q5LyObjiOlMf2tF4qbLfivrQwCfqAJ8Bj1BkxuPGXKhUctVYIT4rsMOywR3_OIJxa8Pggnz8Fp9tWDdolIMCNEpiXyHg/w640-h480/PXL_20220717_194307745.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Got to eat some yummy mid-western barbeque. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxziAOXLSF_mc7z8atOyNaEOjIcb5PIY4GbQDLKwdUAJkrF7XI2gkqCDDMjSBVT1688LwzAfYKtmk-tMcFyXoGAALTwiMnLDFCcStN1PYdQblAzP-NeUtn3Z5r_jPGLn25C_JTvIE23KCPb-rd0fUNbe4ruzauwhSHRoV_K71LpaNOwPqVtwMkJc33A/s4032/PXL_20220716_191050274.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxziAOXLSF_mc7z8atOyNaEOjIcb5PIY4GbQDLKwdUAJkrF7XI2gkqCDDMjSBVT1688LwzAfYKtmk-tMcFyXoGAALTwiMnLDFCcStN1PYdQblAzP-NeUtn3Z5r_jPGLn25C_JTvIE23KCPb-rd0fUNbe4ruzauwhSHRoV_K71LpaNOwPqVtwMkJc33A/w480-h640/PXL_20220716_191050274.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">All of this was thanks to my cousin Dwight who did all the work. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvv01_nsQcushapjr2pyGr9cc2nkzsBKl4qJAMaUcULPKbSCpOdmBVpkpn6Ch2_GEY2_wF_Pl0JmRingNnBuSyzKcIYVf4mQsLm2SvgbRgFVWL9Y-IZ6YlC5N0qYDbCe6FVyjUFLicD2GIXIgF3ODBGrCdQbh_l_T_ZY2-LP3FwwJLGhzgWnR-mt7vg/s4032/PXL_20220717_193724915.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvv01_nsQcushapjr2pyGr9cc2nkzsBKl4qJAMaUcULPKbSCpOdmBVpkpn6Ch2_GEY2_wF_Pl0JmRingNnBuSyzKcIYVf4mQsLm2SvgbRgFVWL9Y-IZ6YlC5N0qYDbCe6FVyjUFLicD2GIXIgF3ODBGrCdQbh_l_T_ZY2-LP3FwwJLGhzgWnR-mt7vg/w480-h640/PXL_20220717_193724915.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-45551908041607176752023-01-16T12:00:00.001-07:002023-01-16T12:00:00.188-07:00Celebrations 2022: Choir<p> The end of August was our church choirs first post-COVID performance. It was great to get back to singing in person again. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5ngRS0iaCnJn1VN-ixbxALwYTFOAYE2aKJD58NIxvLe4WM6QXnT0o1hE1CROPHoJ0QpkLiKASDouUkeUha76qbuEp5nx323umT2mXeqQoMw-GUz8XA90hoD8uVNr3XD7w4bcdQgFwiuzDEC1kuZQrfWGgTsIdwhxIRNcZAuAgMJQ2fQCLxJcxvPpjA/s4032/PXL_20220828_163454343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5ngRS0iaCnJn1VN-ixbxALwYTFOAYE2aKJD58NIxvLe4WM6QXnT0o1hE1CROPHoJ0QpkLiKASDouUkeUha76qbuEp5nx323umT2mXeqQoMw-GUz8XA90hoD8uVNr3XD7w4bcdQgFwiuzDEC1kuZQrfWGgTsIdwhxIRNcZAuAgMJQ2fQCLxJcxvPpjA/w640-h480/PXL_20220828_163454343.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Since then I haven't been singing regularly with the choir, but have continued my lessons to rebuilding my voice. </p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-68011917053274040272023-01-12T12:00:00.001-07:002023-01-12T12:00:00.175-07:00Celebrations 2022:Anniversary <p style="text-align: center;">This year we celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsQMmG8D256oylfu3uYsnuyA9AnT-EFcqb__1AiqqV4MOwWNcwA3FFGZAEhd1d8F4MXy-5IR_28LAnRmInqI3C9x8rzZe7WHZqWvwjy0maK4sGDqmeNu3Gdat1XQfy9VJw_pNBBlDGtGlhjKixXSbScLcNaG7W222iy_2EVC995dap4QVnyXMxTyVsg/s4032/PXL_20221212_010611721.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsQMmG8D256oylfu3uYsnuyA9AnT-EFcqb__1AiqqV4MOwWNcwA3FFGZAEhd1d8F4MXy-5IR_28LAnRmInqI3C9x8rzZe7WHZqWvwjy0maK4sGDqmeNu3Gdat1XQfy9VJw_pNBBlDGtGlhjKixXSbScLcNaG7W222iy_2EVC995dap4QVnyXMxTyVsg/w640-h480/PXL_20221212_010611721.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>With COVID restrictions lifted we wanted to have a party with our friends. So we met at an exceptional Italian restaurant called Parma in a nearby town.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUNpupEadUTIgQ20Umd4-vQDFFNCd21L0x0J2yKnHJ7s2KLeXUdwXGad31cTsBr88kXgAq0k97mwQy5S8jFoYUEBqe1A47PfHxBgSQr-avK_SU_bTJIUGRdg_AZXJDZcnSXfXrt_sae_b0UcKcEY1vVq1hql2RQfs3XVpQpTcPPg0bekEmir93JD_MQ/s4032/PXL_20221212_010549609.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUNpupEadUTIgQ20Umd4-vQDFFNCd21L0x0J2yKnHJ7s2KLeXUdwXGad31cTsBr88kXgAq0k97mwQy5S8jFoYUEBqe1A47PfHxBgSQr-avK_SU_bTJIUGRdg_AZXJDZcnSXfXrt_sae_b0UcKcEY1vVq1hql2RQfs3XVpQpTcPPg0bekEmir93JD_MQ/w640-h480/PXL_20221212_010549609.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-90344704716246913252023-01-09T15:40:00.001-07:002023-01-09T15:40:45.033-07:00The Year 2022 in Review: Celebrations <p> The next series of blog entries will showcase our celebrations from 2022. We start at the end of the year, with Christmas, and then work back to the summer.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbqUjhh3M_53v80o4r-649KAbrI7PAurQho64sh0juzz1t8PjJJIPuSTMdVglFFB4JAOuFDmYZsRVerM7JnH3sdLJjhRKfEpijrJWJ2-SQp3R1fRXqp65aNZWtqqTBfd2hGFB1-k1JZLgfKtMTQsxaMCF69qYSWfhfG3UzmL4VSEpC3t3yF-kL79KOQ/s4032/PXL_20221226_081354317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbqUjhh3M_53v80o4r-649KAbrI7PAurQho64sh0juzz1t8PjJJIPuSTMdVglFFB4JAOuFDmYZsRVerM7JnH3sdLJjhRKfEpijrJWJ2-SQp3R1fRXqp65aNZWtqqTBfd2hGFB1-k1JZLgfKtMTQsxaMCF69qYSWfhfG3UzmL4VSEpC3t3yF-kL79KOQ/w480-h640/PXL_20221226_081354317.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Despite multiple health complications this fall I wanted to have a tree this year. So we got one of the neighbor kids to help us and got it up at the last minute. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-HXZPGllQU1PUjNkn2btMZVNuo89wo7bi562Qfp97Os8aGiGdZMb_9H_lpIB74zBj-QX0V3lEQgGhbAMaZcoh1R0P5RYbeuKIbBd1IO_CIb8y41jTdWkCEp4PPNPrUUajHXHZ51bsCD363EJ-HNx2T2vnbQJb9Z0OVz7VI7KIlfbGpwsFwyz5KVDQQ/s4032/PXL_20221225_212114097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-HXZPGllQU1PUjNkn2btMZVNuo89wo7bi562Qfp97Os8aGiGdZMb_9H_lpIB74zBj-QX0V3lEQgGhbAMaZcoh1R0P5RYbeuKIbBd1IO_CIb8y41jTdWkCEp4PPNPrUUajHXHZ51bsCD363EJ-HNx2T2vnbQJb9Z0OVz7VI7KIlfbGpwsFwyz5KVDQQ/w480-h640/PXL_20221225_212114097.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Christmas day dinner is traditionally prime rib and this year was no exception.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fIBTxMatJasu1veTs0bR6CdjY0BPE9e57zOS59dtMkfGUCC5BqnBqRBhLEoEpYae3lfMVxsEyEFfdzwSVix0f-TAb1LmCBcd8b8aXnvl1rggL831c6EkKVSpS30vUWPETl9SuXzxQse-i5-uKGqzLReqTsXrce6JukJUEUWUZ57tEZMOIQG4Hx2IMg/s4032/PXL_20221225_213352053.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fIBTxMatJasu1veTs0bR6CdjY0BPE9e57zOS59dtMkfGUCC5BqnBqRBhLEoEpYae3lfMVxsEyEFfdzwSVix0f-TAb1LmCBcd8b8aXnvl1rggL831c6EkKVSpS30vUWPETl9SuXzxQse-i5-uKGqzLReqTsXrce6JukJUEUWUZ57tEZMOIQG4Hx2IMg/w480-h640/PXL_20221225_213352053.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>We invited other friends and family to the dinner, but it ended up being more intimate with just the two of us. Hoping you had a happy holiday too! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-6764154618224373422023-01-01T00:30:00.007-07:002023-01-01T00:30:00.245-07:00Happy New Years 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFBoPVIXcUH8tvzl1hGtlHaIBcTQ2HtagR7BGUoHf0lPeY2-42-bTEKCDtJSjRy_4bFr_95rr5qs1f0A3yB4bL7rrfiZuwYl-BkTf9WntTFI6PmpepU0PWrrO29FPaj3lLVnGCnxkJkovRVvJwmENWZ5qr-xK3HIELJuGeikEoPLhXS5RQPxgdt6L7g/s1280/PXL_20220713_234356214.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFBoPVIXcUH8tvzl1hGtlHaIBcTQ2HtagR7BGUoHf0lPeY2-42-bTEKCDtJSjRy_4bFr_95rr5qs1f0A3yB4bL7rrfiZuwYl-BkTf9WntTFI6PmpepU0PWrrO29FPaj3lLVnGCnxkJkovRVvJwmENWZ5qr-xK3HIELJuGeikEoPLhXS5RQPxgdt6L7g/w480-h640/PXL_20220713_234356214.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> We would like to wish everyone best wishes for a Happy New Year. Despite my visual challenges I'm looking forward to getting out and exploring new horizons in the coming year.<p></p>MyVintageCamerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-33627800817997345582022-11-06T14:26:00.001-07:002022-11-06T14:26:00.227-07:00Low Vision Photography (LVP)<p>I'm starting a new storyline on my other blog. Here is a sample of what it is going to cover. If you want to continue following my low vision journey, <a href="https://myvintagecamerasblog.com/2022/10/23/low-vision-photography-lvp/">here</a> is the address to the other blog. </p><p>Those of you who have followed my illness know where I've been. The rest of you can read about it <a href="https://myvintagecamerasblog.com/tag/through-the-glass/" target="_blank">here</a>. For the last few months I've been thinking about what I want to do with my photography. A recent article by <a href="https://www.thegampat.com/" target="_blank">Chris Gampat</a> about <a href="https://www.thephoblographer.com/2021/07/19/blind-photographer-chris-gampat/" target="_blank">low vision photography</a> inspired me to give it a try. </p><p style="text-align: center;">People often wonder how one can do photography while blind. So first let's define what what we mean by low vision photography. Low vision isn't exactly blind. Many of us learned photography while we still had some vision. This is why the phrase low vision is more accurate than blind. Chris learned photography after he had lost much of his vision. I've only recently lost significant vision, but I've been doing photography all of my adult life. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnI17c0OD-4RbhFJAEg0GAOSWxb0tNKwsEH-5kSSRFRvmhf1RuBy0_1MClIfWHfBcy-aCq2bWwccORbaRFzmFGPYiDSYWgv2Kt7zNWROn9bAoff5Wd75CCqQSpJMJW3Ud7XxW_CIU0ssn2_1F6IVJgmRohqJ97OIEeLacE81-OWJTV1kNXf5n6veQhQ/s3008/blur-MoonAndy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnI17c0OD-4RbhFJAEg0GAOSWxb0tNKwsEH-5kSSRFRvmhf1RuBy0_1MClIfWHfBcy-aCq2bWwccORbaRFzmFGPYiDSYWgv2Kt7zNWROn9bAoff5Wd75CCqQSpJMJW3Ud7XxW_CIU0ssn2_1F6IVJgmRohqJ97OIEeLacE81-OWJTV1kNXf5n6veQhQ/w426-h640/blur-MoonAndy.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To illustrate this, here are two images (one above & one below) of the same subjects and scene. The first one, the blurred one, is somehow more compelling than the second, which is technically more correct. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbxzxrSJlgZZ3FRpmt_32fHHeEezu5V_5Xe8J149aZUWY2W_umJfGFZl7wgWaxRalGn0EhtAMQHHnuy0QIFmwbSP1HVkRAw_LRFHc4WltXb-vgnoQ_U5Wmorzkq-DoGYKATx3dBPJQW3j9rygqCUEUXqV5Kz3u3XUahRr07g_xFXOgn8BVRkyDiCTvA/s3008/MoonAndy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbxzxrSJlgZZ3FRpmt_32fHHeEezu5V_5Xe8J149aZUWY2W_umJfGFZl7wgWaxRalGn0EhtAMQHHnuy0QIFmwbSP1HVkRAw_LRFHc4WltXb-vgnoQ_U5Wmorzkq-DoGYKATx3dBPJQW3j9rygqCUEUXqV5Kz3u3XUahRr07g_xFXOgn8BVRkyDiCTvA/w426-h640/MoonAndy.jpg" width="426" /></a><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Here are two more images. They are abstract because of the lighting and the exposure. They both have some interesting elements in common, such as strong back lighting, and some that are not, such as motion blur.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFbZrZQUnbXPSW7dPC0NmSeWEBX1sEW6mEHoGhJDTeMqqtcmjv1PB1MV9BeTkk5oG_3S6dysNsCJR6E9eku3Ltt_qm-U7M3S0TgCyx5Pwop0jEje7A7mql0Au8cRpWNlIyBiDCXniCXGiUeLT3GoKvmfYUBGLS1y_PXpi8PONYdcnHlykiDz1QPCwq1g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2412" data-original-width="1766" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFbZrZQUnbXPSW7dPC0NmSeWEBX1sEW6mEHoGhJDTeMqqtcmjv1PB1MV9BeTkk5oG_3S6dysNsCJR6E9eku3Ltt_qm-U7M3S0TgCyx5Pwop0jEje7A7mql0Au8cRpWNlIyBiDCXniCXGiUeLT3GoKvmfYUBGLS1y_PXpi8PONYdcnHlykiDz1QPCwq1g=w294-h400" width="294" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Which one do you prefer? And why? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaG1vCc3XBqkzudyDplX6HcrtIpCrcLw_m3NX9yPDh6ehgDuaH0kqYndgPbRrSwtQHXstPvlQfGBGxgiMK71MCMGoDiHx_m0hnTD2zL9Vzb2ZLNmUV7QaeK_bMCxoKZtPKozLEWqaD34bxzm39kHDwOm5LpaOfUhg7IpT9st6g7DH9herh29Wd7NVxbA/s2412/denwindow%20abstract%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2412" data-original-width="1766" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaG1vCc3XBqkzudyDplX6HcrtIpCrcLw_m3NX9yPDh6ehgDuaH0kqYndgPbRrSwtQHXstPvlQfGBGxgiMK71MCMGoDiHx_m0hnTD2zL9Vzb2ZLNmUV7QaeK_bMCxoKZtPKozLEWqaD34bxzm39kHDwOm5LpaOfUhg7IpT9st6g7DH9herh29Wd7NVxbA/w293-h400/denwindow%20abstract%202.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-28222700231530073162022-10-12T16:41:00.001-06:002022-10-23T14:27:44.817-06:00Goodbye Andy<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLLdUU-gMeQRPzA07qZBnPZo8VAL52ILfr-REn3m0EiqUzEF-Ng89ZzVwfi8KYAbEFQ3ml0YgYsZ9t6dX93Kb_VPs4ZviYqNtRjN3xS4GTvmKnFfBe9kZJ_eUOg6XKkna_WAhg7iO-oQYA6RQpnq7oG2RDhEl2IwfQ7WmGDSkUF1sk7VU5u1u22yNDA/s4032/PXL_20220711_212608215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLLdUU-gMeQRPzA07qZBnPZo8VAL52ILfr-REn3m0EiqUzEF-Ng89ZzVwfi8KYAbEFQ3ml0YgYsZ9t6dX93Kb_VPs4ZviYqNtRjN3xS4GTvmKnFfBe9kZJ_eUOg6XKkna_WAhg7iO-oQYA6RQpnq7oG2RDhEl2IwfQ7WmGDSkUF1sk7VU5u1u22yNDA/w480-h640/PXL_20220711_212608215.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>We lost our canine companion to cancer this summer. His name was Andy. He was half a year short of 15. It has been a couple of months now since he passed, and we are ready for another dog. So I found a wonderful pup at a local rescue that collects strays from nearby reservations. Unfortunately we weren't chosen, but here is the photo they wanted as part of the adoption application to prove we had a sufficient yard. Once again I made use of the panorama feature. <p></p><p><br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJKCWCDGc4F4l9yW4xIH9qnaF5fsQMZ45P8tll_gjBtPHddPqS--A6w7B6p8986KEJpYTGil4bDierevny2P9-POkWtCBBaUTs7mIld3IdfKDLzkU6D-FXGOhOFyGMjmN4CVruNC_4FfmCYT8a2pWOIm5pd_fF4E2VBoWfERbWrIrRLY_iXamsOcqfw/s5766/PXL_20220914_183433853.PANO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="5766" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJKCWCDGc4F4l9yW4xIH9qnaF5fsQMZ45P8tll_gjBtPHddPqS--A6w7B6p8986KEJpYTGil4bDierevny2P9-POkWtCBBaUTs7mIld3IdfKDLzkU6D-FXGOhOFyGMjmN4CVruNC_4FfmCYT8a2pWOIm5pd_fF4E2VBoWfERbWrIrRLY_iXamsOcqfw/w640-h188/PXL_20220914_183433853.PANO.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-62427465443075554062022-10-09T16:41:00.000-06:002022-10-09T16:41:24.050-06:00Lake Waneka awaits winter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45wSKW17EZN-g2-x_40CHiwSX6AXnc6ycb4gb3yTnNUHR3iYgPPvW0-M4y5V0BTx19Ka6qOcFDjveooU2cIFOrr5C0bjTrH57wAPoO67gM2VJPNvLYO_6TgGwTKU3hkhwZGI3ZhY5vzIAFzGlTguVdhQ9tnk-bTednMI2XJp_8g6yOr-meo5F_KBEog/s4648/PXL_20220825_194656852.PANO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="4648" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45wSKW17EZN-g2-x_40CHiwSX6AXnc6ycb4gb3yTnNUHR3iYgPPvW0-M4y5V0BTx19Ka6qOcFDjveooU2cIFOrr5C0bjTrH57wAPoO67gM2VJPNvLYO_6TgGwTKU3hkhwZGI3ZhY5vzIAFzGlTguVdhQ9tnk-bTednMI2XJp_8g6yOr-meo5F_KBEog/w640-h230/PXL_20220825_194656852.PANO.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> The other day we headed over to our local open space park to capture the reduced water levels in Lake Waneka, but recent rains had partially refilled it. I decided to play with the panorama feature on my phone and was very happy with the result. <p></p><p>Our local park suspended all water based activities this summer because of the ongoing water shortage resulting from the drought. This summer started very dry, but around August the monsoon pattern started up and we were getting significant dumps about every ten days. Now we have just enough water for our migrating Canada geese as they migrate through. </p><p> </p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-79023115742890265092022-09-25T14:56:00.001-06:002022-09-25T14:56:11.233-06:00Sunflower<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCf9W0faxQQq8h4dgzlKy_ZUrxnF8vBW-xUjeDQToaWwktkRnBf5klpeamV4VA3QZ5O9wAysE3ZcoduCLNS2FWk2n_NSHCr1Y3IiusTEfuDr443mKbCgrtpYqb153dr_biaaBlSWDbTgfffTgU5h1xg9KM1i9rNoqRPbGDbtVfoZU-K6-Ktac2a6V4w/s3039/PXL_20220915_214222644.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3039" data-original-width="2356" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCf9W0faxQQq8h4dgzlKy_ZUrxnF8vBW-xUjeDQToaWwktkRnBf5klpeamV4VA3QZ5O9wAysE3ZcoduCLNS2FWk2n_NSHCr1Y3IiusTEfuDr443mKbCgrtpYqb153dr_biaaBlSWDbTgfffTgU5h1xg9KM1i9rNoqRPbGDbtVfoZU-K6-Ktac2a6V4w/w496-h640/PXL_20220915_214222644.MP.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> Here is an image of one of the many volunteer sunflowers in our garden this year. Birds have transplanted sunflower seeds from a neighbor's yard into ours and given us this gift. I love the transparent glow that comes from the side lighting of the flower. <p></p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-89085043820652186322022-09-03T10:00:00.001-06:002022-09-03T10:00:00.176-06:00Sights along the Ohio River<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGJYFnCbUFjbcIxs_MAZSBRBXoX4oh9YUBli1vNqyP8-84ad-O85WtW7ARqjrkiZcVzTvqOw7r1SExRK4CS3rKst28oB12PbfZoPcVZwauktR0pFMePMeipMgpAeW3tWu_rNzkAXPiq4ECyvwrBD1jtOY1H0Rjgbf-X3bomF5dOoj7_EortibUVWEWQ/s3212/PXL_20220720_151536853.PANO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="3212" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGJYFnCbUFjbcIxs_MAZSBRBXoX4oh9YUBli1vNqyP8-84ad-O85WtW7ARqjrkiZcVzTvqOw7r1SExRK4CS3rKst28oB12PbfZoPcVZwauktR0pFMePMeipMgpAeW3tWu_rNzkAXPiq4ECyvwrBD1jtOY1H0Rjgbf-X3bomF5dOoj7_EortibUVWEWQ/w640-h324/PXL_20220720_151536853.PANO.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gallipolis Lock & Dam</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> After the end of the family reunion we took a detour east to the Ohio river. We started in a little town of Gallipolis and drove along the river for a few hundred miles. Shortly outside of Gallipolis was this structure built for flood control. It is now named after the West Virginia senator Robert Byrd. </p><p><br /></p><p>Further down the we passed a number of suspension bridges, no two exactly alike. This is a small one I was taken with. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CuQJQCCFIWamzDsyqMlObAc5Lmp8HpjoW6pYhgbYXZ4-ZQAGaHpKsE58BGk5Tk88DllGxMm8NyBx331DtzfbAZbM7Wo_vNs7UMHbXqrl2F-tkHuiI3yn1UF6cgaaQ72sBUXNLtsl3ahU3D3sfLFxbRcBR_AGZFK0KtBywUW3dC2RMpYm_I0ueNXsHA/s3883/PXL_20220720_180151299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="3883" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CuQJQCCFIWamzDsyqMlObAc5Lmp8HpjoW6pYhgbYXZ4-ZQAGaHpKsE58BGk5Tk88DllGxMm8NyBx331DtzfbAZbM7Wo_vNs7UMHbXqrl2F-tkHuiI3yn1UF6cgaaQ72sBUXNLtsl3ahU3D3sfLFxbRcBR_AGZFK0KtBywUW3dC2RMpYm_I0ueNXsHA/w640-h480/PXL_20220720_180151299.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-10525308417479120832022-08-27T10:00:00.001-06:002022-08-27T10:00:00.194-06:00Serpent Mound, Ohio<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRAc3pVYKxIH6risaWAL6LzmVFwoCvl4t_v95esUnY5smlrXzCWkNqXLKuRyNG5wgYCrn0_E3uvnmZZijR-pw6UYu4eMIq_VlVCqzjm1GVgEiC5H3Na175MQg7KRSQJTqXr9HCv8HnF-u0xl9BLaeRGxEH-NRrlhFaBrDjUv9JN6GWWc5Q9ylsKY4UA/s4988/PXL_20220719_180001383.PANO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="4988" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRAc3pVYKxIH6risaWAL6LzmVFwoCvl4t_v95esUnY5smlrXzCWkNqXLKuRyNG5wgYCrn0_E3uvnmZZijR-pw6UYu4eMIq_VlVCqzjm1GVgEiC5H3Na175MQg7KRSQJTqXr9HCv8HnF-u0xl9BLaeRGxEH-NRrlhFaBrDjUv9JN6GWWc5Q9ylsKY4UA/w640-h212/PXL_20220719_180001383.PANO.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Back in a remote corner of the eastern hill country of Ohio is a the Serpent Mound. The earth works represent a giant serpent with an egg in its mouth. The mounds are less than eye height, so the scale is completely different than what I was expecting. We were told by the ranger that the mounds had been reconstructed. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUPVmeSzKSOGNTwSzZdd21pfqCCb--zzS52xZ63ulKQdfMkMqT0LjWRXHbNJoEq84OufQ2Bbdb38Xg5hrBploWtfRd0Nw12iV9W_1NsB3SeAT67cFLB00ABK3cmkNV6-MVEcOtEsboRviE25HwhhoyxpAE9wfgfmBASBKQ9Leiups-NMDtzVSNOrymA/s4032/PXL_20220719_172150451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUPVmeSzKSOGNTwSzZdd21pfqCCb--zzS52xZ63ulKQdfMkMqT0LjWRXHbNJoEq84OufQ2Bbdb38Xg5hrBploWtfRd0Nw12iV9W_1NsB3SeAT67cFLB00ABK3cmkNV6-MVEcOtEsboRviE25HwhhoyxpAE9wfgfmBASBKQ9Leiups-NMDtzVSNOrymA/w480-h640/PXL_20220719_172150451.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-32803287302041068922022-08-23T14:22:00.005-06:002022-08-23T14:22:47.402-06:00St. Louis Arch from across the river<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoABGnSW3WMXUDlSmwyaaoEBblXrrw-FXTY_bmcWNr_N_OsdXNuDLMbRuSX8V1FeMO5I4TqQWFFyJ0nDnaowrQd_LE07LreYBzuFgyaMUY8kNC6jicn-Pv6kSrQw8wQ0NfBEOvnnly9XBqemRdDXj-tPNcf8h7ipj6FrzH2R9T4ty_66w26o-nFPfupA/s4032/PXL_20220722_162128341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoABGnSW3WMXUDlSmwyaaoEBblXrrw-FXTY_bmcWNr_N_OsdXNuDLMbRuSX8V1FeMO5I4TqQWFFyJ0nDnaowrQd_LE07LreYBzuFgyaMUY8kNC6jicn-Pv6kSrQw8wQ0NfBEOvnnly9XBqemRdDXj-tPNcf8h7ipj6FrzH2R9T4ty_66w26o-nFPfupA/w640-h480/PXL_20220722_162128341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Across the Mississippi river from the St. Louis arch is the Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park. Getting there is a tad harrowing. It requires navigating through a post apocalyptic landscape of burned out cars and gutted buildings. At the edge of the park is an elevated platform that allows an unobstructed view of the arch from the east side of the river. What is nice from this side of the river is that you have a clear view of downtown St. Louis. Unfortunately there is a powerline obstructing the view, but it isn't too noticeable.<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVt9JLjJ-ZtPBJt9qSf2ouaXDAA1L5zsV-GXZVfswhWNMWJOwVYxB_TEVwPhc7V35B_Oumm6ZCbgDjThITw1lTlFZ-gT0kDIko7zJkytWjY4T3lRPW_X823_fyrVPXPno0ZCJLJsLr0QtTOzDSiXYIcq6yi3p5XkQ5Aq7zoix4szzCe67NbXni62RGQ/s4032/PXL_20220722_162158094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVt9JLjJ-ZtPBJt9qSf2ouaXDAA1L5zsV-GXZVfswhWNMWJOwVYxB_TEVwPhc7V35B_Oumm6ZCbgDjThITw1lTlFZ-gT0kDIko7zJkytWjY4T3lRPW_X823_fyrVPXPno0ZCJLJsLr0QtTOzDSiXYIcq6yi3p5XkQ5Aq7zoix4szzCe67NbXni62RGQ/w640-h480/PXL_20220722_162158094.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3I8rV2gHt2E1eL7LYmM1mVZDOyORqIfv1F_ZagM6CBLrdEA2ROAiklqYKZQ2J2cfOVIWIFsryOiSJeXDaGKv73AIBKGQxEUM-P4QzolIkunJ62o0jCbTXD1NMnBkgSYHUYmxKNa2toS9-5MKoiGAnmRCXW0ZIdFq0IfDmh3Zif0A3d_2UBlmUjox-g/s4032/PXL_20220722_162641849.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3I8rV2gHt2E1eL7LYmM1mVZDOyORqIfv1F_ZagM6CBLrdEA2ROAiklqYKZQ2J2cfOVIWIFsryOiSJeXDaGKv73AIBKGQxEUM-P4QzolIkunJ62o0jCbTXD1NMnBkgSYHUYmxKNa2toS9-5MKoiGAnmRCXW0ZIdFq0IfDmh3Zif0A3d_2UBlmUjox-g/w640-h480/PXL_20220722_162641849.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-36028726010108030562022-08-11T09:30:00.008-06:002022-08-11T09:30:00.179-06:00A mass shooting in my old home town<p> You may not have heard about this, but last Sunday there was a mass shooting in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of my old hometown Cincinnati. None of the majors networks seemed to covered it. The only reason I even know about it, is a single national report, I can't remember where. Please read the article at the link to the Cincinnati Enquirer website <a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2022/08/07/over-rhine-mass-shooting-police-looking-suspect/10260203002/">(link here)</a> for the details. I especially recommend the embedded video of the mayor's press conference. </p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="350" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://uw-media.cincinnati.com/embed/video/10261033002?placement=snow-embed" title="CINCINNATI-Embed Player" width="540"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-44796867686167690942022-08-09T13:00:00.001-06:002022-08-09T13:00:00.182-06:00St. Louis Arch at Night<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5gO4GfyW_5YCK6UcwVYaqg7DIN3v18UOCq9kpSF4xEnGC598sxiZlNjGtHqvF2M2PmyeTfyy2vz3LCRa6P2R_K7aJg0DbZ0t0cPhrsyOkyVWkXknueOEIsrlFk-wQTq7cpcKSQeZDz5IQAGwRjSumNeNf5YguHD7cNNcVSfR3CQBZ0e3dq2TKi_RfA/s2947/PXL_20220714_034901262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="2938" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5gO4GfyW_5YCK6UcwVYaqg7DIN3v18UOCq9kpSF4xEnGC598sxiZlNjGtHqvF2M2PmyeTfyy2vz3LCRa6P2R_K7aJg0DbZ0t0cPhrsyOkyVWkXknueOEIsrlFk-wQTq7cpcKSQeZDz5IQAGwRjSumNeNf5YguHD7cNNcVSfR3CQBZ0e3dq2TKi_RfA/w638-h640/PXL_20220714_034901262.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This is one of those instances where the cell phone ended up being the better camera. I tried to capture this scene with a crop sensor sony, but could never get a decent image. First cell phone attempt was a keeper. </p><p>The texture on the left side of the arch is exaggerated by the evening light. During the day it is barely noticeable. The shape of the arch is a catenary, which is the same shape a hanging chain makes. </p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-39947223830626544042022-08-06T16:20:00.000-06:002022-08-06T16:20:46.879-06:00Room with a view of the Arch<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdxGkYr31aj7wM4foX3eAscnD4S-aCzCiVh6Q1wXReybkeaQalEbhC58W4dRriZ0xVcbKxdPEBXNCZHxH19LEvotjpxlyK3zNW_oFoJ-Tjp5hlgg1l1Jczhdp9ze6T_CaxFfeCME-WmLi_joXrX9vM0X96i7cxJKx3B9rDy3IWQ4JMR4DfwL9ftbifg/s3159/PXL_20220713_232416358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3159" data-original-width="2605" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdxGkYr31aj7wM4foX3eAscnD4S-aCzCiVh6Q1wXReybkeaQalEbhC58W4dRriZ0xVcbKxdPEBXNCZHxH19LEvotjpxlyK3zNW_oFoJ-Tjp5hlgg1l1Jczhdp9ze6T_CaxFfeCME-WmLi_joXrX9vM0X96i7cxJKx3B9rDy3IWQ4JMR4DfwL9ftbifg/w528-h640/PXL_20220713_232416358.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> The St. Louis Arch, that is. On our recent road trip to Ohio to attend my family reunion, we decided to splurge and book a hotel room overlooking the arch. Having never seen the arch in person, my husband was quite impressed. I'd seen it, and travelled up to the top, as a child. With my reduced vision, I was having difficulty seeing the arch, so I tried my special goggles and was able to see it! <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJr9Gpo9nihYkJdhlaCIqFzyCQeZ6YHjBlEb76vOlI948GX3TelK4Qj4Z4RjERlu0gQyqyOyn8qocHaAE7Gladf8wdZOSn_AzDvl--9oEWxRkJrJMW2WHVonqXy7jAoIDzvB57sWxrAFfW3GqsxMSsaw0FtlG5luqL2ERrQbc-UH8WeMHBrZtc5mVGA/s4032/PXL_20220713_234356214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJr9Gpo9nihYkJdhlaCIqFzyCQeZ6YHjBlEb76vOlI948GX3TelK4Qj4Z4RjERlu0gQyqyOyn8qocHaAE7Gladf8wdZOSn_AzDvl--9oEWxRkJrJMW2WHVonqXy7jAoIDzvB57sWxrAFfW3GqsxMSsaw0FtlG5luqL2ERrQbc-UH8WeMHBrZtc5mVGA/w480-h640/PXL_20220713_234356214.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>In the next post we will share some photos taken of the arch at night. </p>Kelly the little black doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-47042708996537540502022-07-26T18:58:00.004-06:002022-07-26T18:58:48.986-06:00Johnson Family Reunion; an overview<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I sent this letter to local friends a few days ago as an overview of the recent reunion activities. I'll get back to you soon with additional details of the trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcZMUX9ke48UzgFlUP1OfkWd1RlO-w7nHdrbR6ZeKsngEV6sdmKKD_8Vfkf4Cl7_qz9gWpoGvWmBkEpQBl5Zmk1Zarlaj-fH5DwCRQk6JGjwHF7ZWLBQ3j9SUzdPQjI4LQ68QOu4ltYBfNICRdHRzrPgzLy4ZyA6umwTuRwmbBX-glndIUDq27OcNzw/s4032/PXL_20220718_162413284.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcZMUX9ke48UzgFlUP1OfkWd1RlO-w7nHdrbR6ZeKsngEV6sdmKKD_8Vfkf4Cl7_qz9gWpoGvWmBkEpQBl5Zmk1Zarlaj-fH5DwCRQk6JGjwHF7ZWLBQ3j9SUzdPQjI4LQ68QOu4ltYBfNICRdHRzrPgzLy4ZyA6umwTuRwmbBX-glndIUDq27OcNzw/w300-h400/PXL_20220718_162413284.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Dear Friends, we just got back from a long road trip to Ohio for the second Johnson family reunion. Overall it was good, but there were ups and downs. Let's start with the ups.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The host, my cousin Dwight, was doing quite well. My Mother brought her friend from church and enjoyed herself. And I met lots of my younger cousins. I especially spent a lot of time talking to my brother Wesley's children Lizzy and Cedric. I really enjoyed getting to talk to them at length. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Now for the downs, and really only two. My Florida branch of the family dropped off their father and my brother, Kevin, and then spent the rest of the day at the mall! So I barely got to speak with any of them. When they finally did arrive, they quickly ate bar-b-que before leaving again to bowl the rest of the evening. I had really wanted to talk to them about their kid's plans for college, but never got the chance. Somehow they lost sight of seeing family, as the goal of a family reunion. But, at least they seemed to have a good time. The second down is that my brother from Washington state, Wesley, decided to bring COVID with him to share with the family. Donald and a handful of other family, including my Mother, is currently sick. So far I'm still testing negative on the home test, but I am starting to show symptoms. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's end with something positive. My cousin Dwight decided to honor my father's 100th birthday by commemorating the reunion to him; Vernon Johnson. Dwight had these T-shirts made and we decided to visit his grave and share it with him. See the photograph above. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Happy birthday Dad!</span></p>MyVintageCamerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067396209710727049.post-4337458209287864402022-07-16T18:00:00.001-06:002022-07-16T18:00:00.237-06:00Johnson Family Reunion<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjri30JjhiXUNS77cX-m33laOr09rwNkiAtN0e4ygimamF9NwdDIe_ZT5ZSo-7hAj8f6rDUOlWkIYZRIOU-6Ik_1OA5sV-YW40kpOdYUCwmzM3erpnn5lm1ppneMuQ1jOo4mrEurQW2fkhWBdXiY5e8eUkaTSN20uad-mCuTvgV0finyT5h-lpYIcN5zA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="231" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjri30JjhiXUNS77cX-m33laOr09rwNkiAtN0e4ygimamF9NwdDIe_ZT5ZSo-7hAj8f6rDUOlWkIYZRIOU-6Ik_1OA5sV-YW40kpOdYUCwmzM3erpnn5lm1ppneMuQ1jOo4mrEurQW2fkhWBdXiY5e8eUkaTSN20uad-mCuTvgV0finyT5h-lpYIcN5zA" width="254" /></a></div><br /> We've headed back to Ohio for the Johnson family reunion today. Getting to see my mother, brothers, and endless cousins. Will post photos when we return. <p></p>MyVintageCamerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.com0