Nippy

I was browsing through some old slides from my father-in-law and came across this one.  I guess we could call this the bold northwest, as it was taken in Seattle.  Apparently, this guy doesn't care that Jack Frost might be nipping.

My father-in-law thinks this was either a University of Washington Climbing Club event or a mission for the Seattle Mountain Rescue Group.  He was a member of the club and also knew the person who started the rescue group and went along on several rescues with them.

He thinks both of these guys were world-famous climbers, but he doesn't remember their names.  They were part of both groups too.

As taken by my father-in-law in March of 1964. 

Horsey

Take a look at those school buses, running on 2 hp each!  I wonder how many MPC (miles per carrot) those babies get.

I thought back then that every school kid had to walk uphill for miles, both ways, to get to school. 

Techie Corner
There were some really large tears in this photo.  It took a while to clean up in Photoshop.

Juvenility

Digging in the archives tonight.  My cousin and I, hanging out at grandma's house.  I guess I've always had a camera in my hand.

Techie Corner
This was a scan of an old 110 negative.  Nasty film!  It took a lot of work to get it to look this good.

Experientially

I won tickets to the Vikings/Packers game on December 23rd.  It was my first time in US Bank Stadium and my first (and most likely, last) football game. 

I mainly wanted to go see the stadium, since I love architecture. Which turned out to be a good thing, because if I was interested in football, I would have been sorely disappointed. 

A new Vikings game record was made with 67,167 in attendance, but the stadium started bleeding purple as soon as it was obvious that the Vikings were going to lose.  I didn't mind, as it gave me a chance to start playing with the pano feature on my phone without a whole lot of people blocking my view. 

We stuck around after the Vikings were put out of their misery to avoid getting caught in the exiting throng.  I kept playing with the pano feature and today's image was my favorite shot: my wonderful husband with his fractured and disembodied pano hand, a sea of purple seats (not comfortable, I might add), and miscellaneous discarded flotsam and jetsam from fans.

Don't get me wrong, it was a very interesting experience and I enjoyed myself.  I just wish I had brought earplugs. 

Self-scrutiny

A new decade started today.  What will it bring?  

Good times and bad times and times that I sing.

A new decade started today.  What will I do?

Enjoy it and hate it and find a way through.

A new decade started today.  Who will I love?

Friends and family and my savior above.

A new decade started today.  What are my goals?

More caring and doing and feeding of souls.

~Elisabeth Howard 1/1/2020