|
|
Post by Jaga on Oct 12, 2008 10:42:47 GMT -7
|
|
|
|
Post by Jaga on Oct 12, 2008 11:14:27 GMT -7
|
|
|
|
Post by Jaga on Oct 12, 2008 11:16:08 GMT -7
|
|
|
|
Post by Jaga on Oct 12, 2008 11:19:14 GMT -7
|
|
|
|
Post by karl on Oct 12, 2008 12:44:39 GMT -7
Jeepers Jaga
The land {desert} is so vast and empty! It gives to the stomach, an empty feeling of immense vastness that seems as bottomless, the feeling of immense aloneness as of hopelessness.
What a sensation to sense whilst traveling to work each morning..
Also of: This was very nice of you to open a window into your home life of every day living..and of Ela and her scoote wheels...I see also of her head and protection knee pads,,good idea,saves those screaming run into the house after a crash.....and yes, of my son was that to experience on more then one occasion. For of each incident of occasion, was to eat up 20 years of my life and leave a mark of a grey hair.
It is such blessing for children to grow up in one piece, then we must deal with each year there after.
Karl
|
|
|
|
Post by Jaga on Oct 12, 2008 19:11:55 GMT -7
Karl, Ela always remembers to have her protection on. She is half-German, this is why  yes, it is a desert here. But even deserts can be beautiful. Today history channel presented the dust bowl story. This was a tragic part of American history - talked about how excessive farming caused huge dust storms in the high plants. I have a friend, her family left Kansas and went to California because of that. |
|
|
|
Post by Jaga on Oct 12, 2008 19:12:21 GMT -7
|
|
|
|
Post by karl on Oct 13, 2008 11:43:13 GMT -7
Ok Jaga, yes I see it..Was Ela excited to observe the various animals? My daughter was only excited with the horse display the remainder was {ho-hum}! I understand your humour with Ela as half German and safety equipment My son and daughter are half Swiss. Of this I was attribute to the craziness of my son and the disposition of my daughter. She was/is an incredible cook for as she was grown up enough, she was to attend a professional desert cooking school. We certainly enjoyed her practice cakes/deserts, but dreaded her temper if one of us were to be the cause of a flattened cake! As some of your photos, I was curious of the Nuclear works location..It has the appearance of numerous composite volcano cones indicating magma conduits not so far subsurface. But of course it is evident of the care taken by the builders of this complex with location that is secure from any ground movement. Your new work is so important in the present, with containment and disposal of nuclear waist in such a safe manner. For this it would seem, as the archilles heel of nuclear energy, is the disposal of the waist material as it is used up. You have as also, mentioned of the dust bowl. I have forgotten until the present of that time in American experience. For of many years past whilst in one of our anthropology studies. It was of America in the post depression period dealing with the total collapse of the rural economy and the Okie Culture. Some of the cinema films presented for studie, was one I am sure will be recognized: {The Grapes of Wrath}, there were others, but that was very memorial. We as our studie group, were totally silent all the whilst through the film, for some were so struck by the tragic events, they had neglected to compile notes whilst viewing, and were to borrow the notes of others for their report. Thank you for sharing of your photos Karl |
|
|
|
Post by Eric on Nov 13, 2008 3:43:00 GMT -7
Great photos as always!
|
|
|
|
Post by Jaga on Nov 13, 2008 21:53:03 GMT -7
|
|
|
|
Post by Eric on Nov 14, 2008 4:21:49 GMT -7
I see also of her head and protection knee pads,,good idea,saves those screaming run into the house after a crash.....and yes, of my son was that to experience on more then one occasion. For of each incident of occasion, was to eat up 20 years of my life and leave a mark of a grey hair. Believe it or not... when I was young (well, after the age of 6 or so) I didn't wear a bicycle helmet, pads, or anything else. I have a starfish-shaped scar on my right wrist to this day that I'm actually proud of - that I just took things as they came instead of preparing in advance for every possible disaster. Actually, I really would have been a nerd if I had been wearing pads for the particular activity I was undertaking when I got the scar: running down my street (it was on an incline) at full speed (I was the fastest runner in my elementary school) when I tripped on the pavement (contrary to popular opinion, far from all streets in America are smooth), went flying through the air for a little bit, landed back on the pavement, and skidded for a while thanks to the incline. And, yet, 21 years after the event, I'm still somehow alive. That said... I'm very glad to see that Ela is fully protected by pads. Yes, I'm a hypocrite, but one who worries. |
|
|
|
Post by Eric on Nov 14, 2008 4:23:38 GMT -7
[/IMG][/quote] Ela always manages to get her photo taken in the front row, doesn't she? I was always the tallest in my class, so they usually stuck me way in the back. Not that I complained, of course - I HATED class photo day. |
|
|
|
Post by karl on Nov 14, 2008 7:51:05 GMT -7
Jaga
Thank you for sharing...The children all look so nice for their class photo. You guys in future time, will view these old {then} photos and with this, a flood of memories to bring forth from the past in new conversations.
Karl
|
|
|
|
Post by Jaga on Nov 14, 2008 15:53:09 GMT -7
Eric, Ela takes a pride in wearing all these pads I am really so glad to hear from you again! Karl, yes, kids are so charming and unfortunately they grow so quick! Friends of mine drive to Portland for Thanksgiving, I wish it was us. Then we could meet finally somewhere! What is a weather in Portland now? Does it rain as usual? |
|
|
|
Post by karl on Nov 15, 2008 9:47:07 GMT -7
Eric, Ela takes a pride in wearing all these pads I am really so glad to hear from you again! Karl, yes, kids are so charming and unfortunately they grow so quick! Friends of mine drive to Portland for Thanksgiving, I wish it was us. Then we could meet finally somewhere! What is a weather in Portland now? Does it rain as usual? Jaga Yes, it would be wonderful to meet after all this time... You have asked of Portland. Portland is a low harbour city. It has the winter rains as of the Seattle area. Portland is though, a very charming city. The old business centre area is still with rather narrow streets. The new sections, are very modern and lovely in summer. My experience with Portland is rather narrow. For my business of reason to be in Portland has been primarily at the harbour {Swan Island} for import/export, inconjunction with the Harbourmaster. Other wise passing through on the I-5. Some time past, I think perhaps maybe I have forwarded to you of the low land flooding just North of Portland in the Centralia area of the low lands. This was of the previous year. Karl |
|
