Category: Dad’s Slides
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Rectangular Monochrome Monday Windows
This is Great Falls Elementary School (formerly called Mebane Grammar School.) This is the school my dad attended when he was growing up in Great Falls, South Carolina. Lens-Artists Challenge #305-Rectangles Ludwig’s Monday Window Monochrome Monday Throwback Thursday Photo Credit:©️1963 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. Location: Mebane Grammar School; aka Great Falls…
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2024 Silent Sunday: 06.23
Blue Ridge Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains Silent Sunday Photo Credit:©️1972 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
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2024 FOWC-Cemetery
Familial Grounds This FOWC is in alignment with the latest of my dad’s slides I have recently (just yesterday) digitized. They are of the familial burial grounds of my paternal grandparents. My father took them on one of our trips to visit his dad, his brother, his sister and her family. The location of the…
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Prefer Crashed, Smashed, or Public Service Doors?
Rummaging through my dad’s old slides I ran across these pictures of a crashed and smashed car where you could clearly see the damage done to the doors, the windows, the hood, and trunk of the car. I am not sure who the car belonged to, but I know the children who are shown looking…
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Numbers Game #26 – My 147 & the Word Hearst
Hearst Castle and Ranch Judy’s Numbers Game can bring about interesting results and insights from those who choose to participate. The challenge is alive, let’s get Blogging. In searching for the #147 and its variations the results that popped up all had the central focus around Hearst. Therefore, I selected a variety of photos around…
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2024 LAPC #304: Behind
Ritva is this week’s host for the Lens-Artist Photography Challenge; she has chosen the theme of behind. What backgrounds to choose may seem easy, but some thought process may determine just the right background & balance you what to achieve and capture when you are snapping your photos. BATTLE OF BECKHAMVILLE May 1780 Inscription. British…
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2024 CWWC: June — Week 2
Bridging the Waters of Time Thru Architecture While on our San Francisco Bay Discovery Cruise we were able to see beautiful views surrounding the Bay. We were able to view unique perspectives of the amazing architectural features of the Bay Area Bridges. Looking at The Golden Gate Bridge from the waters below … The Golden Gate…
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2024 Wordless Wednesday: 06.12
Albatross Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday Throwback Thursday Photo Credit: ©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm Location: San Francisco Bay Cruise; San Francisco Bay; San Francisco, California, USA God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
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2024 Sunday Stills: Pastels in California’s Beautiful Outdoors
California has some beautiful coastline. These were taken way back in 1974 in Long Beach, California. This first one was taken looking over the Pacific Ocean and Pier J, Port of Long Beach. The view was taken from aboard the Queen Mary. The next two photos are of the Shoreline of the Long Beach Harbor…
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Moving Forward — Wanna Race?
And they’re off … Hey, What’s that Mini Kart doing on the track? Look at them Go … Number 1 is about to Catch Up Watching Races at the Cajon Speedway was one of my dad’s favourite things to do on a weekend. It is not something he was able to enjoy that often, but…
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Pull Up a Seat: 2024 Week 21
Zion National Park In Monochrome Resting up before the big hike climbing to the top, the Summit of Lost Peak. Pull Up a Seat … on the Summit of Lost Peak Wow, we made it the Summit. It took all our energy and determination, but we did it. Look at the views, they are so…
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Presidential Garage & Doors of a Death Car
Roosevelt’s Little White House Warm Springs, Georgia Growing up almost three thousand miles (actually 2,512 by today’s calculations) away from my dad’s family in South Carolina; we only traveled the long distance every three (3) to five (5) years. My parents always drove straight through switching off driving every several hours and/or miles as deemed…
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2024 CWWC: 05.09 – #SquaresRenew
Traveling Eastbound and Down Maybe Westbound and Forward Today we are going backwards in time Reconstructing my dad’s slides to reminisce family journeys from 1963. These are from one of our vacations traveling from San Diego, California to Great Falls, South Carolina and back home again.We progressed along the interstate Moving Forward Eastbound and Down…
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2024 FOTD: Castle Garden Flowers
Hearst Castle Garden Cee’s Flower of the Day Becky’s Squares Throwback Thursday Photo Credit: ©️1969 Nornal H. Waters (my dad)… All Rights Reserved. Camera: Minolta XG-7 with Kodak Ektachrome 35 mm slide film. Location: Hearst Castle; San Simeon, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and…
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