"You are worried about
seeing him spend his early
years in doing nothing.
What!
Is it nothing to be happy?
Nothing to skip, play, and run
around all day long? Never in
his life will he be so busy again."
~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1762 ~
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My Aunt Elaine shared this photograph.
From left to right: Janet, Joan, James, Doris,
Elaine, Norma, and Gary. The youngest brother,
Randall, was born the following summer.
My dad, Gary, was 5 years old then...
the same age his grandson is now.
Mom asked our family over for lunch
yesterday. While getting the kids ready,
had a last-minute idea to print this 8"x10"
photo for Dad. I changed it to sepia-tone
and added a background texture.
Not sure where this photo was taken,
but looks like they had fun there!
Wishing you a great day...
maybe with a few fond
childhood memories thrown in!
Thanks for stopping by!
What a treasure! Your daddy was a cutie. Thank-you. The quote at the beginning is so very dear and true!
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Thanks Janet ~ this is the youngest I've ever seen Dad in any photo, besides his baby picture. The way I can tell it's my dad for sure are his ears :) I thought it was interesting that the quote was from 1762, and this photo was from 1962. True 200 years later! ... and I think Dad liked it, he seemed to anyway :)
DeleteOh they must have loved to see your photo Megan, what a thoughtful thing to do! Love all that blonde hair!
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine :) The only sibling to keep that blonde hair was my Aunt Elaine (the little girl sitting next to my grandma).
DeleteWhat a great keepsake. I bet you made your dad smile! thank you for visiting me and leaving such a lovely comment! Diann :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible treasure! So sweet...wonderful photo!
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