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Aug. 21st, 2003
The family postcard
Aug. 21st, 2003 03:32 pmMy candid pictures of strangers bring to mind something that happened to me and my parents when I was little.
My family used to drive to Florida every other year on the March Break. Fortunately, my birthdays usually fell during that week, so I managed to celebrate several of them with a warm holiday. My parents shunned hot sun and crowded beaches, so we only visited the coast once as a family, primarily to see some old forts. We spent most of our time at Ocala National Forest, in the north central part of the state.
We had a couple of favourite spots. One of them was Alexander Springs, which had a pleasant beach and a canoe route through a marsh where small alligators lurked and limpkins waded in the weeds. The water itself was beautiful and clear. I was a weak swimmer as a child, but I can remember floating near the surface and looking down, seeing scuba divers in the azure shining depths below. I had my third birthday cake on a picnic table at Alexander Springs, and got bitten by a squirrel.
Our favourite spot, however, was Juniper Springs. I can't remember why we liked it so much, because the spring itself was not very large and always crowded. It was nice swimming though. The water flowed past a wooden millwheel and into a stream through the woods.
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My family used to drive to Florida every other year on the March Break. Fortunately, my birthdays usually fell during that week, so I managed to celebrate several of them with a warm holiday. My parents shunned hot sun and crowded beaches, so we only visited the coast once as a family, primarily to see some old forts. We spent most of our time at Ocala National Forest, in the north central part of the state.
We had a couple of favourite spots. One of them was Alexander Springs, which had a pleasant beach and a canoe route through a marsh where small alligators lurked and limpkins waded in the weeds. The water itself was beautiful and clear. I was a weak swimmer as a child, but I can remember floating near the surface and looking down, seeing scuba divers in the azure shining depths below. I had my third birthday cake on a picnic table at Alexander Springs, and got bitten by a squirrel.
Our favourite spot, however, was Juniper Springs. I can't remember why we liked it so much, because the spring itself was not very large and always crowded. It was nice swimming though. The water flowed past a wooden millwheel and into a stream through the woods.
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The postcard-ready Waffles
Aug. 21st, 2003 05:47 pmDon and Donna, late 1970s, photographed on my first camera.
Remarkably, I think my father looks younger than I do now, but he is at least five years older in this picture. At 70 he is still a handsome man. I have a better hairline, though.
Remarkably, I think my father looks younger than I do now, but he is at least five years older in this picture. At 70 he is still a handsome man. I have a better hairline, though.