She was in the passenger seat. We had just left Laura’s. The traffic was backed up for the railroad crossing.
She caught the tree with the formerly green leaves, now rust colored. Don’t want to see the summer end.
Category: Photography
Cousins Watch the Cheerleading Performance
Maura attended a 3 day Cheerleading camp at Olentangy High School. She loved it! She lead two of the cheers for the entire group.
Baby Charles and Aunt Laura came to see the performance.
Jack brought a book to read. And he shared it with his new baby cousin!
Jack would just have soon missed the performance but entertained himself with a book.
Aunt Erika and Cousin Michael take care of Cousin Charles.
Maura led two cheers for the entire group.
Believe it or not, Charles seemed to like all the cheering and music.
In the parking lot.
Painting wooden eggs
Used these for s photography demonstration.
It was harder to paint them (without drips) than I thought –
To Remember
Poppies after church.
The woman accepting donations for disabled veterans was an Air Force veteran.
Memorial Day Weekend 2015
Reflections at the end of Mother’s Day
How a family grows-
My grandmother and grandfather and my mother held by her grandfather on the right
with my mother’s grandmother and great-grandmother seated- Durand Illinois- my mother born in 1912
Marian Van Sickle in the middle with her brothers on either side John(l) and Robert(r) with parents Judd and Charlotte Van Sickle
My brother David and sister Mary and me in our mother’s arms Montclair NJ 1952
Me in Germany 1983 with Laura (’83) Mark (’76) and Matthew(’80)
On the left, Laura (and James) expecting first baby and Mark (back right) with his family- Erika, Anna, Michael, John Patrick (Jack) and Maura and my sister in the middle back and Erika with her mother and father and aunts and cousins and Henry in the front.
Eastern Redbud Blooms
My friend Ginny planted this tree in my backyard as a memorial to my parents. When Spring comes, despite the low temps tonight, the buds cluster and bloom all along the branches.
It is a most beautiful tree.
Soon the heart shaped leaves will appear.
Notes on a Steel Drum
Steel Drums in the High School Band Room
I’d never looked at a Steel Drum close-up
Georgia on My Mind Sheet Music on the stand
In the band room at school
Listen to The Girl from Ipanema played on Steel Drums
Perseverance
You see motivational posters with a single word illustrating a character trait underneath a corresponding photo. The power of nature to grow in an inhospitable environment is always amazing to me.
per·se·ver·ance
ˌpərsəˈvirəns/
noun
steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
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Pittsburgh Greenway Parking Lot
