Snowy Season

 

And the weather forecast today is :

Snow.     Snow and cold.

I have family in Aberdeen at the moment, and it's pretty bad there. Trying to get flights out, or any sort of transport is ..... frustrating.

Do Thoughts and Prayers with them. (Yes, I hate that phrase.)

This slide -  "12-1951 Snow near Iron Road." Unknown location.

Bonus - A defunct blog - Look at my fEcking red trousers!

"Obsessed with Bicycle Clips"

 

"Obsessed with Bicycle Clips".

I know, that title seems unrelated to this image. However, this morning, I awake suddenly at 4.25am with the phrase "Obsessed with Bicycle Clips" bouncing around my head.

No other memories of dreams, nightmares, or suchlike, and that phrase just remained for the rest of the day (so far). 

And Google reveals nothing about that exact phrase.

And the image ?   Marked as 

1951 June - Don Taylor before his wedding with Sooke

Bonus -  Beautifying the neighbourhood.

Bonus 2 -  There’s a 12ft tall replica of the Washington Monument under a manhole near the actual monument

Waiting for Shore Leave

The writing on the slide says Manila 9-Mar-1951, and I have no reason to disagree.

However, "Shore Leave" make sense for the Navy ... What's the equivalent term for the US Air Force?

Bonus - Interesting - Latch for a Sliding Door

Bonus 2 -

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Is That Barry Chuckle????

I mean, the slide is from America, and dated August 1951, but the groom does seem to have Barry's nose and chin.   Could it be ?

Bonus -

Look What We Shot

Looks like it's Barbecue Time tonight.

Love the forties/fifties fashions for the gals.  Nice

Bonus -

Kreepy Kid

As I've said several times in the past, sometimes it's the not-quite-perfect slides which are the best.

Exhibit A : This chap.   And for a change, some info on the slide:

Ralph - Age 3y10m Jan 1951

Bonus -

Now that's a sight you rarely see.

1951 Aug - Ivalee Jones (Seattle) - Flying U

(That's what's written on the slide)  Heavens? Is that really how Seattle looked in 1951?

Boy, it really was a rural back-water.

Bonus : Kitten surprised by lizards

To Bogachiel Peak

As Derby is paralysed by a couple of inches of snow, lets remind ourselves of warmer times. September 1951  on the High Divide Trail. Fancy a hike?

Bonus - Cat / Toast / Butter?

The Sadness of Ralph

It's the sad, expressionless eyes that get me.  Just drilling into my soul, reminding me how sad, meaningless and futile my life is.

(No, I'm not going to "off myself". Not while I have the friendship of Cheese to comfort me.)

The wording on the slide says "Ralph - Age 3y 10m - Jan 1951"

Bonus - What Really Happened That Day?