Morgan Wade Wilson-Cathers

The last weekend in October I went to Albuquerque and visited with my son and his family. These photos are of my grandson Morgan. The first he is lying onthe floor watching TV as usual.

In this second photo, he is being a dork with his pajamas pulled up to his shoulders. Silly kid!

In this third picture, he is in the middle of the street being a boy and harassing his brother and the other kids in the neighborhood. I guess that is just being normal.

 

A Visit With The Guidrys

After the football game, I spent the night in Oscar, La., with the Guidrys in their new home. Here are a couple pictures that were taken Saturday as I was getting ready to head for home. As always, I had a good time and enjoyed my time with them.

Abbigale Greace -- Cheerleader/Dancer

On October 13, 2006 (Friday 13th --Oooooo) and about 120 other young girls got to participated in a half-time presentation at her school, False River Accademy. The little girls were great. The youngest were about age three. Here are a couple pictures of Abbi as she performs the routines. The quality of the photos is not the best but I think they show the enthusiasm of Abbi and the others.


 

Another Before and After

Here are a couple more pictures, one from about 46 years ago and one from last month. Look in the black and white picture and see if you can find the two people in the more recent color

Hint: The blond in the lower right of the black and white photo is not in the color photo.

The newer photo is of my old Air Force buddy, Carl William "Billy" Schunck, and me. (Thank God we have both managed to retain our young boyish figures!) Billy is retired from the Air Force and the USPS and lives in Indiana not too far from Hamilton, Ohio. The black and white photo was taken about 1960 when were stationed together at Rhine-Main AFB in Frankfort, Germany. The others in the picture are Bob Nicely and Don Clough.

Left click on the black and white to make it larger.

Woody's Pig Roast

Here is my nephew, Woody Collins, standing behind his smoker. Woody built this piece of equipment from cast off heating and airconditioning ducts, etc. The man is a genius. Who'd a thunk it?

Mmmmmmm. Roasting, smoking pork.


Cooking fresh vegetables in a garbage can. Woody put the vegetables in the new garbage can in layers with corn on the cob at the bottom and others according to how long it would take for them to cook with the steam generated from the fluid in the vegetables. Them briarhoppers are pretty smart.

A plate of food from the pig roast. It was GOOOOOD!

 

Mary Jane's First Chicken Festival

Here is a picture of Mary Jane and me at the Chicken Festival. This was made just before the festival was shut down because of an approaching storm with winds of up to 40 m.p.h. It was reported that two possible tornados were seen in or near Pitsburg, Ky. 

World Chicken Festival Washout

Well, this year the World Chicken Frestrival was pretty much a washout as far as my family is concerned. Mary Jane and her mother-in-law, Jackie, went for the first time. Thursday while we were traveling was fine. The weather was great. The same thing for Friday. It was beautiful. Then came Saturday morning. We all got ready for the parade and went to the festival site only to be told that the parade had been cancled because of the rain. So, we went to Woddy's for his pig roast, had a good time, and then came back to the festival later that afternoon. We were there for less than an hour when the day's festivities were called off because of an impending storm. We left and went back to our motel and did not return to the Chicken Festival. Here are several photos that were taken during our time there.

Mary Jane and Jackie inside the tent at the Sanders Stage waiting for the Colonel Sanders Look-Alike Contest to begin. It didn't, at least not that day. Don't know if they had it on Sunday.


One of the displayers at the festival was Windstream which, I believe, is some sort of telephone of communications company. Their bossman wanted a picture of me with the ladies. I obliged.

Marie's first greatgrandson, Logan Matthew, me and Carla. Sissy's daughter, Nancy, is the mother and father Sean is on duty in Iraq.

The Guidrys' New Home

Kim, Brian and the girls moved into their new home over the past weekend. Here are three photos of the house and yard. The first two are of the front and the third is the rear of the house. It is in Oscar, La., and is on about .9 acre of land. A nice home with plenty of room.

 

The Real Savannah Jane

Which of these photographs represents the real Savannah Jane?

The picture above shows Savannah Jane with no air brushing or Photo Shopping or any other manipulation of the the photograph.

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The photograph below shows what can be done through the magic of digital photographs. Her regular countenance has been straightened and reconfigured to make her look almost like a normal pre-teenage human being girl.


Just kidding. She is really a very sweet and pretty girl who knows how to make funny faces.

 

Eyelid Update

At Kim's request, here is an eyelid update. The eyelids seem to have healed pretty well; however, my vision has not improved at all. I don't understand why.

 

Look Who's Walking Now

Jennie Lane has started walking. Now Kristen and Barry will really begin having fun. Watche her go. Just wait until she finally gets the hang of it and then, LOOK OUT!! It'll be Katie bar the door.

17th Street Canal

August 27, 2006, they are still working on the flood gates at the 17th Street canal. This is the dividing line between Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish. It is believed that the levees and flood walls will be enough to hold back the storm surge from up to a category three hurricane.

 

More Ninth Ward Photos

Collapsed building or just debris?

There are a some people making coming back and living in FEMA trailers while rebuilding.

It's still mostly a ghost town. Grass and weeds are growing wild and tall. Some folks have complained that it is a home for rats and other vermin. Where's the Agent Orange when you need it?

Some photos in the Ninth Ward

I took a few photos in the Ninth Ward. They are either on North Robertson, one of the major routes through the Ninth Ward, or the block adjacent to N. Robertson St.

The owners of this two story house are rebuilding and planning on coming back

The house on the right has totally collapsed.

Another collapsed house adjacent to standing buildings.

 

More Chalmette photos

The Chase Bank is open. The building is still closed and boarded up but they are operating from a trailer in front of the bank building. See the customers in line?

Home Depot is open and now hiring. Firestone is still closed, however.

No Popeye's Fried Chicken yet.

And, no Papa John's Pizza.