Category Archives: Photographs
Photographs from my day to day life.
Going to Dip My Toes in the Lost River. Klamath Falls, Here I Come.
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You know, I never knew that reaching my thirties would mean that I would be traveling to funeral after funeral. It seems that the world is losing a generation and it is happening right at the moment I wish they would stick around for a bit longer. In the last five years, I have seen too many family members go. This weekend I will be traveling down to Klamath Falls to remember my Great Aunt Betty. She was a great lady and a blast to hang out with when I was a kid. She was the first adult I met that would lie to me to get me to try new foods and I never got the sense she was apologetic for the deception. She chauffeured one of my most memorable trips to Northern California to hike around and explore Captain Jack’s Stronghold. She could convince two boys that throwing tennis balls over her house, back and forth, for hours was a great bit of fun so she could have some peace inside, and she always aired a sense of decorum and wisdom that made me go quiet and wait for her to speak.
I wasn’t as close to Betty in the last several years as I probably should have been, which seems to be the way life works.
-Jake-
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Aage drew me a picture and insisted that I take a picture to share it with everyone. What do you think?
Aage’s Stairs
The First Zoo Trip of 2015
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We had a fantastic time. You could not ask for better weather in January. This trip, Aage went through the process of giving the animals names. The biggest hit was Harold and Jerry the Giraffes. The people around us all agreed that these are fine choices for names. Aage started yelling hello at people passing by again. This is something that he used to do when he was one and two but had stopped when he turned three and decided that he was a shy boy. I have to admit that I hope he takes up this outgoing habit again. I was always a shy boy and having a son that is able to be warm and open with anyone he comes across is really heartwarming and exciting.
-Jake-
Getting Away for Some Singin’ in the Rain
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Today was a homework day and I decided to pack up Swarley in the car and go to Lolo Pass to enjoy some sunshine, watch Singin’ in the Rain, and do a comparison of cut techniques between this film and newer ones. We had a good time. The weather couldn’t have been better and I enjoyed watching the film quite a bit. I hope everyone else managed to figure out how to make their day-to-day tasks a little more bearable.