Happy Father's Day!!!

Out on the boat...

 My two favorite photos of Dad and his Dad

 

Waiting patiently...

Assorted Photos

Sunrise over a barge on the Chesapeake Bay

Cozmic One on the track at Saratoga Springs, New York

A baby fox in a hunt cap

My newest granddaughter, London Noelle

A piebald fawn

Samuel, my second cousin, at the Swim Back to Assateague

My Granddaughter

Checking out the Christmas tree

With her Dad before her first appearance on stage

A quick, last minute dance rehearsal

Pumped up, after being on stage

"Mutts" comic strip by Patrick McDonnell

- And how I feel about hugging my granddaughter! - 

Old Family Photos from Karlskrona, Sweden - Do You Recognize Anyone?

I inherited a mass of unidentified photos that had been kept in my great-grandmother's family album.  Of course, no one is identified, since the family knew the other members - but, more than 100 years later, I am at a loss.  My great grandmother was (American spelling) Hannah Olsen Johnson, possibly Hanna Ohlsson Johansson; she married Andrew Johnson (Anders or Andreas Johansson); they had two sons that I know of - my grandfather, Johan Waldo Johansson (Walter Johnson) and a son my Mother knew as Uncle Ben...
Just for the heck of it, I'm posting  five of my unidentified photos that were taken in Karlskrona, Sweden; some have a year embossed into the print.  If anyone who sees and recognizes any of the photos will contact me, via the Comments, I'll respond.  I really would like to know who these folks are!

Taken at the D. F. Kallman Studio in Karlskrona in 1905

Taken in 1912 at the Alma Swenson Studio in Karlskrona

Taken in 1916 at the Alma Swensson  Studio in Karlskrona

(I have a photo of the same girls in 1914, also)

Young girl, taken at the Hedvig Swennson Studio in Karlskrona

A Swedish sailor (?), taken at the Alma Swensson Studio in Karlskrona

Wind-Crazed Cats

My two kits are flying around the backyard and in and out of the apartment like whirling dervishes - yesterday we had a west to northwest wind and this morning it's from the northeast, bringing a splash of coolness. Banichi is having fun chasing leaves and his sister; Lovey is just running in circles and chasing her brother in return. They seem quite happy. That will change when they see me start to pack my overnight bag, headed off for Wonderland Lake. The camera has been residing in the center desk drawer for the last week, so I guess I'll pull it out and take a few scenic photos, as well as shots of Smiley and Silver.

I swept my patio yesterday morning, but with the wind swirling around, there were quite a few leaves on it in the afternoon, when my neighbor looked at it and pulled a face.... I have swept it again this morning, but it's already covered with leaves again... But the bird feeders are filled and there are peanuts in the squirrel chair, so I can relax. My neighbor told our complex manager that I should live on a farm, or in a house with my own yard - that feeding the birds and squirrels was not urbane. Well, I've never claimed to be urbane - I think of myself as a country girl, and if I could live on a farm, I would!

Football yesterday for the colleges was full of ups and downs - but at least the Breeder's Cup ran their 25th Anniversary set of races without any nasty injuries! That's what I'll be celebrating this week - up until All Hallow's Eve, anyway. Take care, and have a good Sunday!

Jeffrey Devine, Volunteer Fireman

Nederland Oktoberfest 2007 - CritterSitter and Jim & Kathy Snow

Jeffrey, my hubby, and Babe

(Grandma) Grace Pauline Lancaster Nocks

Charlie Nocks at Pony Penning 1948

High Tea at the Brown Palace - The CritterSitter, sister Kathy, Anne, & Jim Snow (l - r)

My Husband, Jeffrey, & his two youngest - Kevin & Krissy