I'll start a pic thread. (Post your pics please)

[LeftyFingerPop]

This is my dad when he was in his later 30's. This picture was taken in the 1950's, and I've spent the day improving it and removing the cluttered background. I did the best I could with it...maybe I'll keep working on it.

He never wore a beard, except for this occasion, which was some sort of beard growing contest, which he won.

He was a good man. Strong as an ox, but both a "gentle man" and a gentleman. He died in 1970 when he was way too young. He was a very hard worker. I miss him.

[Raven]

1. What a wonderful picture!!! Love the corn cob pipe! n/t

[LeftyFingerPop]

2. Thanks Raven...

I love this pic...:hi:

[Brigid]

59. He looks like Ernest Hemingway.

:)

[fizzgig]

3. what a great pic of your dad

:hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

5. Thanks kagehime...

:hug:

[GOPisEvil]

4. I can tell he led an interesting life. I bet it would be great to talk with him.

[LeftyFingerPop]

6. One of 15 children...

quit school in the 4th grade but did well for himself. Great carpenter.

What I wouldn't give to be able to speak to him. :hi:

[graywarrior]

7. Now there is a cool dude.

[LeftyFingerPop]

8. Thanks Gray...

I think if he lived in these times, he would be considered cool.

His main occupation was the demolition of buildings, back when they did it by hand.

He would sometimes hire these out of work guys for a few days to help him, and then he would bring them home for dinner. My mother would have a fit...not because he brought them home, but because she was never sure how much food to cook. If the guys had no place to sleep, he would let them sleep over.

And he loved the hippies for some reason. He befriended a couple....husband was a suit, wife was a hippy. She used to visit my mom when he was working. She used to breast feed her baby in our kitchen...this was a big deal for a young boy in the late 60's. I guess I had pretty liberal parents for the times.

[graywarrior]

9. Wow, your parents sound awesome.

No wonder you are so kewl.

[LeftyFingerPop]

10. You are kewl too....

and my dad was kewl, and my mom is kewl.

He would have been 96 next month.

Yikes!!!

[graywarrior]

18. Wow!

He is 96 except he lives inside you now!

[LeftyFingerPop]

11. I wanna see some pics damnit! Here's one of me I converted. Post 'em!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear philboy...

What a terrific pic...

I can feel your dad's strength and humanity just flowing out...

Thank you for sharing it with all of us!


But, now I'm confused...

I just took a new one of myself, to share, but I'm not sure that's what you intended...

Did you want us to post our own pics?

:hi:

On edit: Nemmind! You do want us to post our own...Here comes mine: No makeup, no jewelry, just me!

[LeftyFingerPop]

13. Yes please Peg...

Post it!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Edited to include!

Just posted!

Thanks, sweetie...:hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

15. You look great Peg!!!

Thank you! :hug:

And thank you for your previous kind words....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Thanks!

Just took my shower, and there I am!

Of course, sweetie... :hug:

[OhioChick]

26. You have beautiful blue eyes, Peggy.

The color of your shirt really bring them out. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear OhioChick!

That's a very kind thing to say...

Thank you so much, sweetie...:hug:

[seemunkee]

17. I like his style, the beard fits him

He looks like Hemingway

Here is my grandfather's 8th grade picture

[LeftyFingerPop]

19. He does look like Hemingway!

That's an outstanding picture of him...and he is really dressed to the nines! :hi:

[LeftyFingerPop]

84. I worded this incorrectly....

"Yes, people have said my father looked exactly like Hemingway".

The outstanding pic comment and "dressed to the nines" was referring to your Grandfather, seemunkee.

Thanks for posting this.

[Aristus]

20. Here's my grandfather in the Coast Guard in WWII:

[LeftyFingerPop]

21. Wonderful pic....

Thank you Aristus :hi: :thumbsup:

[lizziegrace]

22. What a terrific photo of your father. :-)

My father (in the Connecticut National Guard)



Me, this past Christmas


Me and my clone, Lelapin

[LeftyFingerPop]

24. That's a great pic of your dad...and...

You and Lelapin look lovely! Thanks Lizzie! :hi:

[lizziegrace]

45. ...

:hi:

[fizzgig]

23. and since you asked for pics

here's me when i was just a wee slip of a girl

[LeftyFingerPop]

25. Awesome!

A cutie then, a cutie now! Thanks kagehime! :hug:

[fizzgig]

27. thanks

the little me was a tough act to follow, but i don't think i'm doing too badly :)

:hug:

[laylah]

37. You were/are the MOST beautiful

gift God/dess has ever given me. True story :loveya:

edited to add as soon as I can get my hands on a copy of the "Heather Hollywood Glasses" pictures, I am going to ROCK DU :rofl:

[fizzgig]

39. you will pry that pic out of my cold, dead hand

:P

[laylah]

41. Oh, you think I gave you the only

copy! BWAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAAA! Nope, all I need is a scanner...another true story :P

edited to add: there are no less than 4 family members who have copies, AND I have Grandma Peanut's one :rofl:

[fizzgig]

42. well...i know what i'm never getting you for christmas

:P

[laylah]

54. Yer funny!

:rofl:

[I Have A Dream]

70. I think that *that* is just about the cutest picture I've ever seen!

I just want to do a raspberry on your belly :P, and look at your cute little feet! :D

[fizzgig]

81. awwwww shucks

:blush:

thanks :)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

29. Me again:

[LeftyFingerPop]

30. Great pic...great smile!....

Thanks...:hi:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

32. Thanks.

:hi:

[lizziegrace]

44. Hi ya handsome!

B-)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

46. Hey, beautiful!

:hi:

[lizziegrace]

47. You say the nicest things...

:hug:

:hi:


Loved you and ZN smacking each other around the other night. Just like old times in the lounge, eh? ;-)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

50. I can't wait to smack him around in person someday.

It'll be the ultimate Kwik-E-Snark. :P

[lizziegrace]

51. Ha!

:rofl:


:P








:rofl:

[S n o w b a l l]

31. That really is an awesome pic, philboy....

I hope you have that one framed. It's a classic.

Here's an old one of my dad & mom. Dad's the one in the uniform, Mom's sitting next to my Dad's best friend.



:hug: :loveya:

[LeftyFingerPop]

33. Damn Engi....

The apple does not fall far from the tree....:loveya: :hug:

[S n o w b a l l]

36. Thanks philboy...

I did inherit one thing...their wild and crazy nature. They were both characters and lots of fun.

My Mom in the middle, sister on left and me on right.

[lost-in-nj]

38. Hi Engi!!!

Great Pics!!!


I think my Mom had the SAME PANTS!!!!



:hi: :hug:







lost

[S n o w b a l l]

43. Hi Lost!

Thanks! Those pants are something else aren't they? :rofl:

Hope you're doing good!

:hug:

[SKKY]

58. That's a pretty dope square knot your Father has there...

...I try, and try, and try, and I can't get mine to look that good.

[S n o w b a l l]

92. Well that's a nice compliment ,LiberalSailer, thanks

Here's the rest of the look...I wonder how much the uniform has changed since then. Please post one if you have one.

[Lex]

34. I took this picture of my niece last Saturday

Isn't she grand? (I'm a bit biased though.)

[LeftyFingerPop]

62. OMG she's beautiful...

and the way you captured the shot with the bubbles is great! :hi: :thumbsup:

[youthere]

35. This is my dog:

Mimsy. We got her several years ago after we had just put our black lab to sleep (he'd had a couple strokes and was in bad shape) and were still hurting pretty bad. We had made up our minds that we were NOT getting another dog. Then, a lady I know in my town asked if I wanted her dog. At first I said no, but the lady said " You just might end up with her anyway...I'm just going to drive her out in the country somewhere and drop her off!" Apparently Mimsy had snapped at one of her children after being picked up by the ears for the umpteenth time. (Go figure). I knew this lady would do just what she said, so I reluctantly took the dog. She fit right into the family and helped heal some very sore hearts.
Mimsy likes to burrow, and eat the boogers out of used Kleenexes. She's also a nervous piddler. If someone knocks on the door she barks like mad then pees all over. Sometimes she does both at the same time. That's as close as she comes to doing actual "tricks"...she also occasionally eats out of the compost pile and vomits in her kennel.
She loves to cuddle and likes to lay her head on your chest and look at you pitifully until you rub her. She gets along great with my kids, and with her playmate, Maisie the bunny.

[Mojorabbit]

60. I have her lookalike !11

He showed up at my door six months ago and we tried everything to find his owners with no luck. He made himself right at home. His name is Junior. I was going to get a scottish deerhound....

[Blue-Jay]

61. Commencing countdown, engines on...

[youthere]

95. That is fricking HILARIOUS....my new wallpaper.

:rofl:

[LeftyFingerPop]

63. A heartwarming story, and a nice looking dog...

I'm happy for you that you have her. :hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

40. My youngest grandson, because he's just so darned cute...

[LeftyFingerPop]

64. Damn he's a cutie!

Look at that face! Thanks for showing him to us! :hi:

[lost-in-nj]

48. heres my Dad

and mom on Mt. St. Helens




I have to download

their engagement pic....

lost



:hi:

[LeftyFingerPop]

65. You're parents look lovely...

both of them. Is your dad drumming in that pic? That's a STUNNING pic of your mom. :hi:

[lost-in-nj]

69. yup

My Dad was a Jazz drummer among other things....

and yes I LOVE that picture of my Mom.....

she loved it out in Washington


:hi:


lost

[drmeow]

49. This is the oldest family photo I have

Based on the format (a "Carte De Visite") and the apparent age of the subject, I'm guessing its is from about 1872 (Carte De Visites were already becoming a lot less popular but any younger and the subject would have been too young for this picture). This is a picture of my great great grandfather (my mother's mother's mother's father). He disowned my great grandmother when she eloped with my great grandfather.



This is the women he disowned with the offending husband, circa 1902 from a tintype:

[LeftyFingerPop]

66. Oh man those are fantastic pics.

I love the older photographs. Thank you for sharing these. :hi:

[drmeow]

71. There's a bunch more at this website

http://www.public.asu.edu/~molmsted/Photos/Family/index.html

I've been cleaning them up and we have a old family portrait wall in our living room with framed cleaned up copies hung. I love these older photos, too, especially knowing who they are and being able to see my family in a historical context.

[crim son]

52. An elegant photo of a handsome man, philboy. Thanks for posting it!

I've posted these before but what the hey:

My mother, her mother, and my father:


My mother's parents (both deceased) and my father's parents (Gramma is still alive at almost 98):


My great grandfather on Dad's side, as a wee lad:


I collect family portraits but most of them are very large and in antique frames so I can't scan them.

[lizziegrace]

53. You've got your mother's smile

:)

[crim son]

55. I do, it's true!

People who knew Mom as a younger woman are always remarking on how much alike we look. Hi, lizziegrace!

[lizziegrace]

56. You two could be sisters

you look so much alike.

:hi:

[LeftyFingerPop]

67. Awesome photos crim son, and a...

BEAUTIFUL family. Thank you for posting these! :hi:

[drmeow]

72. too large in antique frames

We've had some success with taking digital photos while the portraits are still framed. The challenge is getting an angle where you don't get a reflection from the glass. Also, I've taken some larger photos and, after carefully removing them from the antique frames, scanned them in parts and merged the parts together in photo shop. I did that with this photo which was about 14 x 9:

[crim son]

73. Wow. You've done an excellent job with that one! Is that your family, or

someone else's? I have never worked with photoshop or anything like it, but you give me ideas. Thanks!

[drmeow]

85. Thanks

I've worked a decent amount in Photoshop.

That's my mom's dad (the boy standing between his parents) and his whole family - circa 1902

[HughBeaumont]

57. Grandpa, taken around 1941.

Pearl Harbor Survivor, flew missions over Normandy and the Pacific Theater. 1922-2004. :patriot:







Oh yeah, here's me.

[LeftyFingerPop]

68. Outstanding pics as always Hugh....

Your Grandpa was a STUNNING looking guy....that's a great photo of him. Thanks for posting these. :hi:

[fight4my3sons]

74. My granddad

My granddad is sitting on the right wing (facing this way) of the plane. I'm not sure when this picture was taken. He flew 70 successful missions during WWII.

He had a massive stroke last weekend. Last night he passed away. RIP granddad.



This is me and my granddad last summer with my kids.

[hippywife]

76. Condolences, sweetie.

Grandparents are so special. So hard to lose them. :hug:

[fight4my3sons]

77. Thank you

:hug:

[annabanana]

78. Your Grandad sounds like a great guy... my prayers

are with your Family..

[fight4my3sons]

99. Thank you

:hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

86. I'm so very sorry to hear this sad news.

Please accept my condolences. :hug:

Thank you for posting these wonderful pictures.

[fight4my3sons]

98. Thank you

and you are welcome. He was a wonderful man. :hug:

[BeachBaby]

75. I'm tired of posting the one from this year, so I'm

posting ya one from two years ago, with a story attached:

He and I met on a message board that dealt with situations where someone from our past (childhood sweetheart) showed up many years later. He and I were dealing with a very similar situation where the old flames couldn't get the hint that we weren't interested, ie. stalking.

He and I ended up on the phone one night. The rest is history. He moved from Chicago to be with me here in the Garden State 2 weeks ago. The picture you are looking at is from our very first face-to-face meet-up. Love at first sight (and 7 weeks of nonstop phone calls). :)

[LeftyFingerPop]

87. You both look happy!

Great story and pic! Thank you for posting. :hi:

[Redstone]

79. And a corncob pipe? Gotta like it. No wonder you miss him.

Redstone

[LeftyFingerPop]

88. Thanks Redstone....

He smoked cigars normally.

The pipe, the hat, etc. were props for the beard contest photo.

[annabanana]

80. Grandma Marguerite

"The Old Bat" (as she insisted her little grandkids call her)

[LeftyFingerPop]

89. She's beautiful....

and that is a lovely photo.

Thank you. :hi:

[darkstar]

82. Hey...so cool...

He reminds me of the a certain archetype of the American male--both in the image and your stories. I don't know, lets say Walt Whitman, Hemingway, Ken Kesey. Working men in the American grain who celebrate work, spirit and American-ness in their every-day lives.

Very cool to see this. And to know where you get steel-wool beards from....

:hug:

Here's a real-life wave from an underthewather darkstar from a minute ago...

[LeftyFingerPop]

90. Your comments bring tears to my eyes...

and I hope you feel better soon. :hug:

I've never heard about the steel wool beards?

[darkstar]

94. Ah...man....

:hug:

I mean you've posted about how heavy *your* beard is. How it dulls new razors in seconds. How even NASA is stymied by your hirsute manliness.

:hi:

[Rising Phoenix]

83. cross posted in MY pic thread

[LeftyFingerPop]

91. You look gorgeous as always!

Thank you for posting! :hi:

[Rising Phoenix]

93. thanks hon

:hi:

[Skittles]

96. my mum and grandparents, 1939

so very British :)

[LeftyFingerPop]

97. I love it!!

What a great photo...very British indeed!!

Everyone looks so happy.

2 beautiful women and a handsome man...and your Grandfather looks like a good soul.

Thanks for posting Skittles.