MORE PHOTOS FROM COVINA -AT THE "DIRTY" CREEK

She was not thrilled with the dirty creek that is behind and below the white bridge.

But I had fun...

A TRIP TO THE PAST

On New Years Day 1960, I moved into the house below. I was
10-years-old.

The first photo is the "Weidners" house - which has long since been renovated and they have long since moved away. MacKenzie is approaching the corner and turning to go down to the third house on the right which is where I lived.

We lived in Charter Oak area of Covina. I still remember my address - and have all these years - 966 North Greer.. I use to remember my phone number but that has long past. I can't even remember the first three numbers. Maybe my sister can.

I would also like to take Holly and Hannah (and Chloe) here some day and if the grandsons want to see it I'll take them. I think it's fun to get a photo of my grandchildren in front of the house I grew up in. My first house is too far away, which was in Kansas where I lived until 10.

I pointed out where my dad had planted some trees and Mac is pointing to one of them asking me if that is one of them.

My dad had added on the front overhead patio cover after I had moved out and a few years before they moved to the River in Parker, Arizona.

Mac's biking on up the street where my friend Tina lived, (we were both in love with Paul McCartney and would spend many hours in her bedroom looking at posters and daydreaming of the day one of us would marry him). On this street, my sister and I would play baseball with the boys who lived here also, and they would always choose her for their team and leave me all alone and sad because I was horrible at sports back then. We also played out later every night in the summer, way past dark playing hide and go seek with the other kids on the block.

MacKenzie had wanted to bring her bike so I figured even though it had to be over 100, we could fit in about 10 to 15 minutes of bikeriding while I walked along. I figured it would look less conspicuous if I was taking a picture of her in front of the house than just walking along and someone saw me scoping out the area.


Later I'll post photos of the creek I use to bike to where we went yesterday, her at the Village Toy Store and then getting a milkshake at the Village Grill.

That was our gramma/granddaughter day out and hopefully we might do this every once in awhile. I had fun and I think she did too.

PHOTOS TAKEN RIGHT BEFORE OUR TRIP TO SLO

It had been hot during the day so decided to take them more in the late afternoon over to this area I walk in the mornings - in the village of Heritage, which is just the other side of the 15, on the Fontana side. These types of paths are numerous throughout the whole community. It's a great place to walk when it isn't hot.

You walk down this path and on both sides are peoples' back yards and they take off in all directions. We were walking along with the kids when we saw this shopping cart and all the kids wanted a ride in it. The first photo of Jake's expression is funny...not sure what he was trying to convey.

After walking the paths we ended up at the fountains and then back home. This is the kids jumping off the little wall here at the house that separates driveways. See how close we live to people now?

AARG

ARRGGGG

LOOKS LIKE HANNAH

PHOTOS TAKEN AT AVILA BARN

Some more photos while on vacation.

I also see someone in the photos that looks like my niece Erin and her daughter Hannah as a baby. But of course it isn't them....

......or is it? Could there be a bleedthrough in time and space or in other words, the past co-existing in some way with the present, maybe overlapping in some way. I know Erin took Hannah to the barn when she was a baby.

I have read that past, present and future selves exist simultaneously in the "Now". This particular thought use to give me hours of enjoyment, just contemplating it. I think maybe I saw evidence of it with these photos. It is the girl in the blue top and blue jeans and she appears in two photos I've posted.

Or maybe it's a more simpler explanation, perhaps she is Erin's double, or her doppleganger - her evil twin....bwa ha ha.

THE HAY RIDE AT THE BARN

I'll post more barn photos later - I really need to start my day. I've been updating my blogs and it's now 10:30 in the morning and I haven't even been downstairs yet.