tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post6920854839742748860..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: On a Dare or to Prove a Point?Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-59798966832621322352016-06-14T01:53:38.612-04:002016-06-14T01:53:38.612-04:00If I'd gotten in that position I think I'd...If I'd gotten in that position I think I'd have been stuck. Wouldn't have been a pretty sight. Hurrah for your dad!Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-40586760070572340312016-06-13T23:04:50.101-04:002016-06-13T23:04:50.101-04:00I suppose he was too tall to use the side bars lik...I suppose he was too tall to use the side bars like I did, Jodi, but I never graduated to the taller bar. I think I gave up the swing set before I was tall enough to manage the height. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-60004394021167634862016-06-13T23:03:22.818-04:002016-06-13T23:03:22.818-04:00Did your dad jump rope on a regular basis, Wendy? ...Did your dad jump rope on a regular basis, Wendy? With that kind of control it almost sounds like it. It's great you have a photo!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-36064021762680293282016-06-13T23:01:54.777-04:002016-06-13T23:01:54.777-04:00Thanks, Michelle. I'm glad to have a photo of...Thanks, Michelle. I'm glad to have a photo of Dad's acrobatic skill, too.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-78628958209458546292016-06-13T20:34:18.696-04:002016-06-13T20:34:18.696-04:00I love the way he's hanging from the top bar. ...I love the way he's hanging from the top bar. We hung from the side bars but were never brave enough for the top one!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989416794506254640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-81284565544660078852016-06-13T20:25:25.984-04:002016-06-13T20:25:25.984-04:00That's great! I have a picture of my dad jumpi...That's great! I have a picture of my dad jumping rope. He jumped like a boxer barely lifting his feet off the ground, very tight hand movement swinging the rope as opposed to large arm movements. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-76548514363115574852016-06-13T10:52:31.988-04:002016-06-13T10:52:31.988-04:00Pretty impressive! I am so glad you caught the mom...Pretty impressive! I am so glad you caught the moment with a picture! Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-66871763676494530932016-06-12T16:31:33.621-04:002016-06-12T16:31:33.621-04:00Oh, Jo, how awful! I broke a front tooth when I w...Oh, Jo, how awful! I broke a front tooth when I was ten (though not with the help of my father) and the rest of the experience surrounding that tooth was just awful -- trips to the dentist, a root canal without anesthetic, an ugly repair.... I hope your experience was not so awful. Your father must have felt horrible. Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment. I appreciate it.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-84722697744512304442016-06-12T16:28:43.222-04:002016-06-12T16:28:43.222-04:00My father gave me a very inexpensive camera when I...My father gave me a very inexpensive camera when I was young and I took lots of photos. It was probably not my father's intention but I ended up with many photos of other family members. But your statement is true for me now: I'm rarely in a photograph because I'm behind the camera.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment, Mike.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-47361255298791157822016-06-12T16:25:53.949-04:002016-06-12T16:25:53.949-04:00I would like to think he would smile at the photo ...I would like to think he would smile at the photo now, John, but for all the times my aunt commented that my father had a great sense of humor, I didn't see it very often when I was a child.<br /><br />Glad you found Sepia Saturday. The community is very supportive and nearly everyone visits the posts of all the other submitters and leaves comments. Maybe you'll participate?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-50747109844879882232016-06-12T16:20:39.762-04:002016-06-12T16:20:39.762-04:00Now that I'm older, I'm impressed, too. I...Now that I'm older, I'm impressed, too. I didn't give much thought to Dad's ability to do a somersault then.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-52685842433603346572016-06-12T04:56:23.422-04:002016-06-12T04:56:23.422-04:00Great action shot! When I was about 12, my father ...Great action shot! When I was about 12, my father was helping me do a somersault over the bar of a fence, but instead he inadvertently pushed me down onto the bar and one of my front teeth was broken as a result.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-70455211758159335102016-06-11T23:38:40.511-04:002016-06-11T23:38:40.511-04:00A perfect photo for this weekend! It captures a de...A perfect photo for this weekend! It captures a delightful moment of motion, something rare to see in a parent since they were usually behind the camera. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-29156334193024904182016-06-11T11:57:03.092-04:002016-06-11T11:57:03.092-04:00I'm impressed too. Not knowing your Dad, I no...I'm impressed too. Not knowing your Dad, I nonetheless have to think that if he were with you today he would have a smile at seeing this lighter side of himself.<br /><br />BTW, I was not aware of Sepia Saturday, so thank you for the introduction! Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139639019457759712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-13288536606887955922016-06-11T09:34:11.038-04:002016-06-11T09:34:11.038-04:00I'm pretty impressed, I have to say!I'm pretty impressed, I have to say! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.com