Yes, I'm housebound and just a tiny bit stir crazy. I will be leaving the abode sometime on Thursday.....yay. In the meantime I go through photos. Why not? It's more enjoyable than cleaning the house. I have no idea who these two are but they were in with the hundreds of others. Why did children always look stern? They are a distant relative of some sort. It's really too bad no one thought to put names and dates on the photos, but then either did I when I was actually using film.
Fast forward decades........
This is a photo of Matthew, upper left, with the neighborhood buds. He was early teens. He is all paternal family in looks and build. He did somehow end up with black hair in his early twenties, which would be my lineage. Always a serious expression.
We are in a too warm spell.
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I'm in California, where we have large bins of pictures and scrap books. I should probably take some time to take pictures of the pictures (not having a scanner - although maybe my phone can do it) My time for this trip is running short...but maybe!
That's beach weather. We may get into the forties.
I think exposure time for those early photos was long enough that you had to keep a straight face to get a good image. Also kids who might have no idea what that big thing pointed at was, may have been a bit apprehensive!
Matt is a handsome guy.
It's 31 degrees and windy here. Looking forward to some warmer weather. We have so many photographs....I should really start going through them.
Whiling away.... I love that term. I did that yesterday afternoon. I just lazed around really after working out. But I enjoyed today and have a story to tell about losing a cell phone, hunting all afternoon for it...and how I eventually found it.
I love the old photos!
Nice temperatures there only in the 30's here but we like it! Great old photos!
The top photo is so wonderful. I wish we knew who they were.
Before mum died, I sat down with her and asked her who was in some photos, and actually wrote it down. I'm glad I did.
My sister has always written names, dates, and ages on the backs of photos. It has been a source of amusement for many years. Now we all appreciate that she did it.
It's warming up here too, but still sleeping weather at night.
Good luck on Thursday!
I have loads of photos of other people but practically none of my family. We just don't go in for taking photos of each other.
I am so appreciative that my mother annotated many photos or albums.
You likely have plenty to do, Dreaming!
It is, Boud. You are probably right about the exposure time. I sent the photo to Matthew and his response was 'awkward teenager".
This is too warm, Lori, but nothing I can do about it. It's interesting to find photos and wonder who the person could be.
I know it's going to be an entertaining story, Val!
So do I, Linda.
Too warm.
Me, too, Miss Merry. There's no one to ask.
I never saw any of these photos until after my mother's death, Pixie. Some of the older photos I have myself have the date printed on them, but otherwise I need to guess.
The best of both worlds, Cheerful!
Thanks. It's just Aldi shopping, e!!
My mother's family were prolific photo takers. So was my own family. So am I, nick!!
I think that should be my next project, AC.
Those are great photos and a favorite pastime of mine to go through ours. Next week we have at least three or four days in the low 60s. Bye-bye snow!
Bye-bye snow. Hello slip and slide, Denise!
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