MY FAVORITE OLD BOOK COVER

THIS IS THE BOOKCOVER THAT STARTED MY LOVE OF THE OLD WILD WEST BACK IN THE EARLY 50'S

Some of you folks might be interested in knowing how a rattlesnake got into the backpack of The Happy Campers so check out the June 14th entry of Rex & Mary. They are currently camped in the Black Mountains near Oatman, Arizona & you can find them here... http://rexandmary.blogspot.com/

The photo at the top of the blog is the actual cover of a book I had when I was a small boy growing up back in the early 50's. The rest of the book is gone but I found the cover while cleaning out my Mother's house years ago. It was this book that I would look through over & over marveling at all the wild west cowboy pictures. My imagination was in overdrive as I turned the pages looking at desert scenes, mountains, stagecoaches, cowboys, sagebrush, & towering cactus. The drawings came alive for me & it was in these colorful pages that my love for the American southwest took hold. Little did I know that many years later I would actually be living for a few months of the year in the very same lands where these pictures were drawn from. It was exciting stuff for a young boy years ago & it's still exciting stuff for that young boy these many years later.

THAT IS PINE POLLEN ON THE WINDSHIELD

Bayfield's nautical community & local merchants have their fingers crossed for good weather this coming week-end. Sail & Canvas is a popular annual sailing regatta with many boats on the water competing & racing. The towns wide main street is filled with outdoor artisans & musians. People come from near & far to take part in the festivities.........weather permitting!!AS KIDS WE ALWAYS CALLED THIS EARLY MORNING STUFF ON THE GRASS............FROG SPIT

To-day's Pun.......Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.

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