Sometimes when the sun shines in the front window, I like to lay on the sill and get warm in the sun. Click on the image to enlarge.
Family
Two Special Veterans
Note: We posted this item two years ago today. Verna and I remember our Dads, love them and miss them on this Veterans Day 2012.
This Veterans Day, I would like to remember our two very special veterans. My Dad, Jack and Verna’s Dad, Bill. Both of them are gone now, but we remember and thank them for their service and for their devotion to their families.
The photos of Jack (left) and Bill were taken in 1944 and 2004, respectively.
Jack was aboard the USS Brooklyn, CL-40, from Casablanca for the east coast 17 November 1942. Between January and July 1943 The Brooklyn made three convoy escort voyages between the east coast and Casablanca and then steamed to the Mediterranean where she carried out screening and fire support duties during the invasion of Sicily.
On 15 August 1944 the USS Brooklyn furnished part of the heavy naval gunfire which preceded the landing of Allied troops on the coast of southern France. She remained on duty in the Mediterranean until 21 November 1944 when she departed Sicily for New York, arriving 30 November.
Bill, served in U.S. Naval Aviation. He was stationed at Gibraltar in 1948 where Navy Patrol Squadron 26 had a detachment in those days.
The Cold War was fully in progress, and Bill’s Squadron was right in the thick of it all. Bill was a flight crew member and flew missions on the Navy version of the old B24 – the PB4Y-2 ‘Privateer.’ He flew missions all over the Mediterranean, Europe, the North Atlantic Ocean and back to the US for logistics and repairs.
We’re proud of all of our veterans and salute them on this day. And we’re especially proud of our Dads.
Keeping Warm
The Mama lets me wrap up in the blankies after she gets them out of the dryer. Now that the weather is getting cooler, this feels very good and i like it. 🙂
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Meeting New Friends at the Dog Park
We took the dogs to the Wickenburg Dog Park today. They enjoyed meeting some of the bigger dogs running free in the main park (we were in the small breed section). Cabela looks almost like the Doberman except he’s a boy and six times her size. Click on the image to enlarge.
Coyotes Are Howling
I hear coyotes howling but all I can see is birds behind the house. One of these days, I will get a coyote, or a bird. Maybe.
(Editor note: We’re not going to let Cabela or Bay Bay try and catch any damn coyotes.)
Comfortable Sprawl
Sometimes, I just have to stretch out and enjoy myself in the nice house the Mama and Daddy got for me. It was a little warm today, so I laid back and let the cool air from the fan blow on my underside. I love it here. Click on the image to enlarge.
