PICTURE PERFECT BLACK AND OR WHITE Live from Missouri

The original taken January 23 2011 enroute to Manitou Springs.

Pinik modied to B and W with frame and Title April 24th 2011

Follow me Friday

As you may have noticed I changed my banner a few days ago.  Now you all know that usually I use photos of famous people to represent creative minds; in the past I have used every one from John F Kennedy to Johnny Carson.

This time I did something different, I used photos of family and friends.  In the banner are two of the most creative people I have known, my late father and my former neighbor Stormie; along with the most creative person in the universe.. Me.

So starting today, I will be profiling family and friends who I feel are very creative. To begin, I will start with my father.

My father was born in this house in 1917, it had been built by his great grand father; who had come to Colorado after the Civil War.

My dad as Child.

Yes that's my dad, barefoot and outdoors after a rain storm.

My dad as a teenager

My dad after graduating from Manual Labor Training High School, ready to make his mark in the world.

My dad in January 1942, as a member of the 515th Army Air Corps Band, Lowery Field, Denver Colorado.

My Dad in Italy,1945

                                              My dad with his Jazz trio, at the Top of the Mark in Denver post War.

My dad enjoying one of his favorite hobbies, fishing.

My dad as instrumental music teacher, Gove Middle School, Denver late 1960's

My dad and I, Thanksgiving 1965.

My dad was very creative, he was a musician, an arranger and composer.  He  told wonderful stories and taught me how to build scale models.   He inspired me to become a creative and loving person.  This blog is dedicated to my father, my dad.  Ralph Richards, whom died May 24th 1974. You will never be forgotten dad.

Meet me Monday

1. Caesar Salad or Garden Salad?

All hail Caesar!

2. Will you be watching the Royal Wedding on April 29th?No, there was only one Royal wedding, and that was Charles and Dianna.

Moving to Missouri.  Still recovering from the cost.

3. Last thing you spent lots of money on?



4. Window seat or aisle seat?  Window of course

5. Do you know your blood type AB Positive,

Follow me Friday

All in the family, from left to right Me, Aunt Jeane, my wife Naila Moon and her mother Ree.

Meet Me Monday/Never Growing Old the Missouri Edition

1. Who would be your dream celebrity date?,

Catherine Bell, always had a thing for Colonel Mckenzie on JAG

 

                                                     or the Actress that Plays Abby on NCIS.


2. Do you have any food restrictions?



Can not eat Beef or Sausage



,can eat potatoes and pasta in limited amounts Whet Bread not white and Egg whites only.  Heart issues.





3. How much time do you take to get ready in the morning?

45 min to n hour.  No photos ext of me prparing myself, after all, I am a master of disguise and don't want my..... er never mind.

4. Sausage or bacon?

Turkey Bacon on limited amounts.  Less fat , and healthier

5. Do you Google, Bing or Yahoo

 

All of  the above, Yahoo and Google for images and Yahoo and bing for information searches.

Picure Perfect Friday Formation

Here is a photo I took at Garden of the Gods, just outside Manitou Springs, Colorado. This was taken with a cheap $20.00 digital camera.

The Missouri Adventure Begins