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(Photo in LA Times June 19 2017) We have been in Big Bear for exactly two years now.  Our first summer, and only a couple weeks after we moved here, we had the Summit Fire.  It was really interesting so see how the firefighters responded. On June 19th 2017, this week,  very close to where…

Entry 16 I am sure that every early adolescent kid thinks the world is revolving around them and the world is moving mighty fast.  In 1964 I was 14 years old.  It seemed to me that 1964 was setting the stage for changes for not only me, but the entire world.  For me, 1964 set…

I know I am a few days late, it came out on June 1, but I just obtained the 20th Anniversary Deluxe Sgt Peppers.  The re-mix of the songs by George Martin’s son was unbelievable.  They remind me of when I take a photo and then develop it in Adobe Lightroom.  Martin Jr has brought…

We took our grandson Brody to Seattle for this 12 year old Zeyda & Nana trip.  We were down on First and Pike Place and I snapped this picture.  I like it because there are so many things going on.  Let me know what you think.

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A wonderful song and video for our time.  Iris Dement in Des Moines.  Nicole and Griffin were there!!

Entry 15 The day after Labor Day in 1962, as a newly minted 12 year old, I headed off to a new school.  With my clear plastic bag containing my baloney and mustard sandwich and a little bag of chips as well as a cookie, I headed to Forsyth Junior High.  It was a fairly…

Back in our day, the 60’s, everyone had posters in their room.  The peace sign was a popular one and absolutely everyone had the Woodstock poster.  All late adolescent boys had a poster of Jane Fonda as Barbarella. Here are two posters for our day.  Too bad Denise won’t let me hang posters in the…

In my time as a retired person, I have taken maybe at this point, thousands of pictures.  From trips to nature to soccer games and all other grandkid adventures, I have been filling up two external hard drives with things I find interesting. Photography can tell stories that other mediums cannot.  It captures a moment…

Every-s0-often I come across pictures that my first reaction is: ‘I wish I would have taken that photo. Here are three that I have seen recently. James Finley from the Center for Contemplation and Action (Richard Rohr’s group) wrote this:  ““To contemplate” means to observe carefully, to pay attention. Throughout the day, things catch our eye and…