Move the boat a little ways and catch another angle.
The captions below each slide are Howard Jr.'s commentary. Some of the longer ones run into the next caption.
Move the boat a little ways and catch another angle.
Move in closer and hope the gulls stay put!
By coincidence it looks like one gull is standing on his buddy.
Thelma caught my oar silhouetted and the sun sinking behind the hill.
Twin Lights. This one is still functional, but the “twin” is boarded up and stands to the left outside this picture.
I always enjoy walking out on this point at Twin Lights. The cove once used to launch rescue boats is to my … (a)
The cove side of the point at Twin Lights may from time to time harbor a boat or two.
Waves crash on the ocean side of the point at Twin Lights. Lobster boats are usually at work offshore.
The ever present gull.
The gull in the middle is a young one and is recognizable by his or her camouflage feathering. In … (b)
The camper home again in the driveway airing and drying out while the grass waits to be mowed.
The Christmas turkey (1970).
Red cloth and silver make a beautiful setting.
The 1970 Christmas tree in the family room at 404 Dunton Drive, Blacksburg VA. Apparently taken after Christmas as … (c)
Thelma’s wish comes true, a lingerie chest from Santa.
Snoopy joins the Christmas decorations. (The kerosene lantern was Grand Daddy Taylor’s fishing lantern.)
The chimney front and mantel enjoyed a variety of decorations from year to year. The family room chimney had … (d)
Looking from the family room on a winter morning we experience an unusually heavy frost.
“CAUGHT!” Shag was a well trained dog when we got her from the Roanoke SPCA and would not go anywhere in … (e)
Howie’s birthday 1971.
(a) … left. The rock formation resemble petrified wood, and the little pools left by the tide invite exploration.
(b) … the rookery amid seaweed and rocks, they are hard to see.
(c) … the gifts are unwrapped and neatly arranged under the tree.
(d) … its own décor. (The beams in that room came from an old log house off Route 8 this side of Floyd VA. The original logs were sawed in two lengthwise and lag bolted to the ceiling/roof joists.)
(e) … the house except the kitchen and family rooms. The children have enticed her upstairs to the boy’s room and taken her picture. My recollection is that it was me who brought her upstairs and took this picture, for the benefit of the parents. — Mark