Fun with Old Photos

 Fun with Old Photos....

What do you do on yet another RAINY day?  You look at Old photos!

We have had rain all day and with it being Saturday, I have been super lazy!

I have actually been looking for my old prom picture.....you know, the one I blogged about last week.   Mine and Sam's senior prom picture.....the one that I don't really like. 

What I came across was a few old photos.....the black and white days of photography.

The photo above was of me when I had my flower shop....way back in the 70's.  I love flowers and these were some really wonderful days of doing what I like to do......arrange flowers!

This one was way back in about 1971.....Sam and I were dating back then...

1959......Sam and his younger brother.  I love how his jeans are rolled up about 6 inches....lol

His mom intended on those pants lasting for a few years.  

My mom......and most likely one of her cousins.  Not sure!  I think I favor my mom.... a lot...

My maternal grandparents and three of my uncles.  My youngest uncle in this photo is only 3 years older than me.  He and my sister were close in age.  Can you have favorite uncles?  He is mine!

My grandfather's OLD barn...leaning just a bit these days...

Sam playing baseball back in the early 70's.  Big difference in the playing fields back then, from what they are today...  No astroturf, no fancy lights!

Our little town back in the 70's.   The building on the right was the local barber shop.....The "Men's Hangout!"  Most all of these buildings are no longer here.  We now have a RED LIGHT and cross walks.  

It has been a fun day.....looking at all of the 100's and 100's of photos that I have.   

My header photo is from an app that I used to capture myself back in the yonder years.   

Shug....🎥

Grand Mother's Flower Garden

 I am a fan of anything OLD, especially when I know that something came from a sweet relative.  

How much sweeter can it get when you are able to have flowers growing in your own flowerbed, that once grew in your Great-Grandmother's flower beds?

These Irises were dug up out of Sam's grandmother's garden.  I have some of them, and then I passed some on over to my daughter's, Trista and Shanda.

The above photo was taken at Trista's home just last week.  Her Iris are all yellow, while mine and Shanda's are a light lavender color.  There is just something so very special about seeing them bloom. 

An heirloom garden is so special, especially when you think about the roots of the flowers you now have, came from plants which were planted 50 or so years ago.  

I have posted on this topic before, when I wrote about the hen and chicken plant that I have of my mom's.  I got her plant when she passed away 20 years ago, and it is still absolutely gorgeous and healthy.  

I know she had it for MANY years before it was given to me.  

I shared starters of this same plant with my girls as well.  

 Old things deserve to be held on to, for as long as they still have life.  I love that the circle of life in these plants are still bringing smiles and happiness to our family.  

Hey.....just wanted to say that I appreciate each of you and I thank you for dropping by to visit my blog whenever you can.  

Shug.  

Updates and Killdeer

*Thank you Ginny for correcting me....another prime example of my mind getting stuck on something....   LOL

I totally knew that the little birds were Killdeer, but when writing this blog....My mind was stuck on chickadees..😂😂😂.  I need all the help I can get!!  Yes...the birds I captured pictures of are definitely Killdeer, NOT chickadees!  

Rooster update........Duck egg update.....

Do you remember the Rooster I posted about last week?  Maybe it was week before last?

Well....he has become the Town Rooster.  

He has been "everywhere man."

Cemetery, McDonalds, The Bank, Taco Bell, and he even crossed a four lane highway, to get to our local grocery store.  

I did find out that his name is "Ronnie" and he belongs to no one!

 He is a roaming Rooster.

Mother duck is no where to be found.  No evidence of something getting her, however, the eggs have been abandoned.  Now, it is too late to put them in an incubator.  

While down at the lake checking on the NEST, Sam and I came upon a some killdeer.  Mom, dad and about 4 little ones, running around everywhere.  

Mom was doing her trick thing.....making us think she was injured, to lure us away from her babies. 

Dad was flying around trying to get our attention directed onto him.  

The babies had not learned to fly yet, so they were scrambling all over the place. 

In our area, you can find a lot of Killdeer nest on the ground.  I did have to chase after them in order to grab a few photos.   They are faster than ME!

I'll leave you with these Beauties!

Shug.....💜