DOTTI & AL PHOTOS

7/2/2001 - I just thought I would share a shot of Tammy and Dotti that I took today. We are having a good time! And here is Dotti showing off a recipe that Tammy and she put together... Click Here for Movie.

Yesterday (9/2/01) we broke out the camera and took a few pictures. I thought I would share a few of them with you. This first one (of three total) shows Dotti in profile.

(2 of 3) Dot from front.

(3 of 3) Al in profile

(10/7/01) Here are some pictures of Dotti and I, taken just this morning during our little trip to Mom's house. (1 of 4) Dot in her "These Colors Don't Run" tee shirt

(2 of 4) Dot and I standing on Mom's porch.

(3 of 4) Here is my Mom looking lovely...

(4 of 4) Mom and I with the river behind us.

I thought I would break down and put these pictures (taken in 1979) up. Who is that kid in the pictures? :) (1 of 3) Here I was trying to look mean:

(2 of 3) Here I was showing off my front kick:

(3 of 3) And here I was (on the left) receiving my Green Belt Certificate from my instructor:

(10-14-01) Al and Dot visit the Hoffman Farms Here are some pictures of Dotti and I on our visit to the Hoffman Farms... (1 of 10) Dot and Julie when we first found Julie

(2 of 10) Julie, Dot and Margaret in their office

(3 of 10) Julie and Mother Goose - note world record sign in background

(4 of 10) Dot in the corn maze

(5 of 10) Al in the corn maze

(6 of 10) Dot exiting the corn maze

(7 of 10) Dot by the world record pumpkin (1262 pounds)

(8 of 10) Dot by the runner up pumpkin (1230 pounds)

(9 of 10) Dot enjoying her kettle corn

(10 of 10) Dot by the Haunted House sign

(10/26/01) I took my camera with me to work today so I could take some pictures of the beautiful scenery in the park where I take my walk at lunch. I put up some of the pictures on the web page so you can see them if you'd like to. There are no pictures of me or anyone else, because I was by myself when I took the pictures. However the park is a very beautiful place, and in spite of the fact the day was overcast, the pictures didn't come out too badly. When I start my walk, I head down this path that curves to the right into the tunnel, whose mouth you can just see on the right... Click here for photo. Here is the mouth of the tunnel looking a bit spooky. Maybe it is just because it is October... Click here for photo. On the other side of the tunnel is a pond that has some white birch trees beside it... Click here for photo. This is a view of the shoreline of the pond. If you look really close you can see a dark shape sitting on the grass far to the right... Click here for photo. Walking on around the pond, I caught a view of a duck, and behind him is that same dark shape... Click here for photo. Continuing on around the pond, you can see the large fountain that is continually shoving water high into the air. It is visible from quite a distance. In the foreground that dark shape appears again, and is beginning to show its true form. Click here for photo. Here is a close up of the dark shape, and it looks like a cross between a rat and a beaver. I have never seen in the park before, and it just ignored me and my camera... Click here for photo. You can see some of the wild life that hangs out around the pond. This looks like a crane, with a duck behind him... Click here for photo. Here are some leaves on one of the trees, taken close up. Note the bright red color... Click here for photo. This is a sign they put up for those who can't resist... Click here for photo. The path is lined with these crooked pole lamps. I have never walked the path at night, but it might be interesting with the lights lit. Note the colors showing in the trees behind. Some are still completely green while others are changing fast. Click here for photo. This bridge is the first thing I run into after leaving the first pond... Click here for photo. This bridge has always been one of my favorites. Back in 1995 I used to come here during my lunch hour on hot August afternoons, and enjoy the shade from the trees and the sound of the water flowing underneath... Click here for photo. Yet another bridge, with a pond on either side. As I walked across the wooden planks the noise frightened some geese... Click here for photo. Here you can see two of the birds (one on the left and one in the upper right-hand corner) that flew over to the other pond because of the noise I made... Click here for photo. Here you can see, across the beautiful lake, the majestic pines, lost in the mist... Click here for photo. This shot was taken from underneath those same pines. Note the small branches, and the heavy blanket of needles covering the asphalt path. They all came down because of the storm that came through early yesterday. Off in the distance you can see a bridge that is part of the path system in the park... Click here for photo. This is a path that heads into the pines. It is not part of the main path system but it is a pretty area... Click here for photo. This shot was taken from the path shown in the last photo. We are looking up one of the tall trees... Click here for photo. One more shot looking up... Click here for photo. Looking out from the path through the pines, where we can see the main path, covered with pine needles and a distant bridge, bracketed, and backed by colorful trees... Click here for photo. I had to take at least one shot showing the blanket of leaves that the trees are creating... Click here for photo. This looks like a shot that could have been taken in the Dismal Swamp back in Virginia, but it was one I captured along the path... Click here for photo. This sidewalk is the last stretch of my normal walk that ends my first mile. (I then turn around and walk the mile back.) The colorful trees lining the sidewalk were what caught my eye... Click here for photo. I had to take one shot out on the road, lined with colorful trees, that runs by the park. Click here for photo.

Al and Dot on the Road 11-17-2001 In the western Columbia Gorge, here's my lovely Dotti with Multnomah Falls in the background. Note all the pines and other growth covering the rock walls of the gorge. Click here for photo. Here is a shot of Al in front of the falls. Click here for photo. This picture of Dotti was taken at a rest area in the eastern portion of the Columbia Gorge. Here you are looking north, and can see the bare rock of the Gorge wall across the Columbia River. The River marks the diving line between Oregon and Washington State. Click here for photo. This picture was taken at a rest area east of the gorge. You can see the brown trees and shrubbery in the background. In this part of Oregon and Washington, east of the Cascade Mountains, it is essentially desert. (The green grass in the foreground was created by the caretakers of the rest area who planted it and provide water.) Click here for photo. These pictures were taken in front of a Subway in Kennewick, Washington. We took two pictures, one of each of us, and I copied and pasted the picture of myself into the one of Dotti so you can see us both with only one download. Click here for photo.

11/21/01 Dotti's new do As you may have noticed by looking at her picture at the top of the message board, Dotti went to the hair dresser today and got a new hairdo. Here are three pictures, taken as soon as she walked in the door after having it done: Click here for photo. Click here for photo. Click here for photo.

11/25/2001 On our drive home from Spokane, we made two stops where we took pictures. The first stop was at mile 136, which coincidently is 136 miles from where the Willamette River skirts the downtown area of Portland. Here the land is desolate. The mighty Columbia River moves through a land that is brown, without a tree to be seen. The only vegetation in this area is a sparsely populated, hearty, and low-lying shrub, which looks to be closely related to the sage brush which I used to see growing in the Mojave Desert. In the first photo you see the view looking east down the gorge back the way we had just come. The wind was whipping through this area very hard. Dotti didn't even get out of the car, because the wind chill made it feel very cold. You can see some of the shrubbery, the dead earth and the mighty river flowing by in silence. Click here for photo. In the next photo you have a view to the west. There is more of the shrubbery in the foreground, but the walls of the Gorge show little signs of life. Click here for photo. Even the structures built by man in this area look bleak. The naked concrete stands all alone against the ravages of the wind and cold. The serpentine wall bends like the river itself as it heads out of view. Click here for photo. Contrast the last picture with the happy feel of the decorative foliage of this rest area. This one is 73 miles from Downtown Portland. The 63 miles we had driven between the two locations made a tremendous difference in the terrain. Note only the tables, walkways, and the wooden structure in the background of this view, but the explosion of plant life, nearly blocking out the view of the Columbia River flowing by, make it clear that we are no longer at the mile 136 rest area. On the distant hills there are stands of pine trees, that run up the ascending grade, and the strips where trees are not growing are green with other plant life. The dead brown ground is no longer to be seen. Click here for photo. Here is the only picture of Dotti I could get for the day. With us getting out the door in a hurry in the morning she had not had a chance to do much to get ready for pictures. But she agreed to let me put this one up anyway. I think she looks beautiful. On the Washington side of the river you can see in the background that there are pine trees sprinkled here and there. We are at the point where the Gorge crosses over from the desert end to the forest end. Click here for photo. Here I am, wearing the new coat that Dotti and Tammy picked out for me on one of their shopping trips. (My old coat was just too big, and this one fits much better.) Click here for photo.

12/23/2001 Dotti and I went and had our portraits done for our 25th Anniversary (okay it is a few months late) and here is a link to the one we are using in our anniversary frame: Click here for photo.

1/27/2001 Here is a picture that is really two pictures in one. On the left is a picture taken in the summer of 1999 at a family reunion. Dotti was already nice and thin but I was not. On the right is a picture taken yesterday by our son LeRoy when we were at the gym. (Notice how Dotti's arm made it all the way around my waist. Click here for photo.

02/10/2002 Here is a picture of Tracy (when she came to visit us when we were in Everett apartment hunting for LeRoy), LeRoy in the background, and Dotti on the Right. Click here for photo.

02/27/2002 Well, things here are settling in back to normal again. LeRoy has headed off to his new apartment, and I have finally gotten around to posting a picture of us all... Click here for photo. Are we proud parents or what?

03/02/2002 Here is composite of three family pictures set on a flag background. Click here for photo. And here is picture that I especially like that I took of Dotti right after our Zonie walk this morning. Click here for photo.

07/09/2002 I thought it was time to put up some new pictures. These are some shots from our vacation to Spokane. Here is a picture of the three guitar players (LeRoy, Jim, and Al): Click here for photo. This is the four of us, Al, Dotti, Tammy, and Jim... Click here for photo. This is LeRoy and Claudette today, who were 1 year, and 6 months old respectatively when our two families first met: Click here for photo. Here are Dotti, LeRoy, and Al at the Outback restaurant: Click here for photo. Here is a picture of Dotti and Tammy: Click here for photo.