 |
| Joe Walgenbach showing off his new Timex, April, 1970. |
 |
| Joe Walgenbach in the snow up on Mt. Baldy. I need a cup of Dad's hot chocolate! What year is this, Joe? 1964? |
 |
| Chuck with Joe in the playful years of 1972 or 1973. |
 |
| Joe Walgenbach, dog whisperer. 1971? Notice how different he handles each dog: Tommy by the collar and Josephine by a controlled pet of her ribs. Too funny. |
 |
| Joe Walgenbach and Chuck Walgenbach, two football legends. 1971? I miss that bottle-brush bush that grew in Frank & Brenda's backyard there. There were always hummingbirds buzzing around it. |
 |
| Joe, displaying refinement and taste with a beverage in his hands. That is Kimberly and her brother Danny. Or is that Kevin Larkin? 1971 or 1972? |
 |
| Joe, with spoon in hand [he must've just polished off some chocolate ice cream], is so happy to be under the attentive and intelligent hands of our mother. 1966 or 1967? |
Loiking at the photos above, I am reminded of the multiplied and epic hours of play in that backyard with everything from swimming in a doughboy pool to playing football pr pickle with Tom and Joe to me stringing a rope between the Elm Tree and the peach tree to see how high I could jump. I so badly wanted to be a qualifying high-jumper in track. The big name in those days was Dwight Stones, https://bit.ly/2QW57Tl. Years later, between 2010-2013, I used to play basketball with his cousin, Chris, who had terrific speed and leaping ability in his oen right as he shot those 20-foot baseline jumpers with 75% accuracy. In addition to those sports in the backyard, we played croquet, badminton, volleyball, and boxed with Tom and Joe. Sally bought me a catcher's mitt one year and I loved thinking I was Tom Haller of the Dodgers. Dad bought me a pitchback from Sears. He loved sports, and I guess I knew on which topics to appeal to his generosity. I miss that house. I miss those 60s and 70s ehen I grew up and lived with my older brothers and sisters and Mom and Dad.
ReplyDelete