Christmas Past

1952 My First Christmas, Mom and me.

Mom, me, sister and brother; Mom was such a creative present wrapper.

Dad, set the camera on a tripod and jumped into the picture at Grand Dads house, 1956.

Fork, Maryland My uncles house "Walnut Hill" loved those Flexible Flyers!

Dad chuckled when he took this, how neatly lined up all the snow boots were!

Today I spent some time with a very special friend and enjoyed some company!

But tonight, my mind has wandered down sweet memory lane. All my Facebook friends had posted some photos of good Christmas cheer and got me thinking, I just wanted to remember some days from yester-year. Even though I did not inherit all the photos from the past, as my brother was the keeper of our dear family memories; he kindly went through archives of Dad's photographs, slide by slide, print by print and sent me a CD, several years ago. Tonight I had the pleasure of looking at them once more, in search of family photos from Christmas long ago.

As I thought about the family of photographers I know, I wanted to share with them some images from my past. I also wanted to say thank you dad for being the photographer, and encourage all those out there to make some family photos of Christmas this year. I hardly think that Dad had in mind that I'd be looking at his photos this year.......; - ) But with a smile and thoughts of memories so fond I encourage all my photo friends to make some images of family and Christmas Fun!!!!!!!!! You just don't know who will be looking at them 50 years from now!

Christmas Past
A Christmas Poem by Carice Williams

Each Christmas I remember
The ones of long ago;
I see our mantelpiece adorned
With stockings in a row.

Each Christmas finds me dreaming
Of days that used to be,
When we hid presents here and there,
For all the family.

Each Christmas I remember
The fragrance in the air,
Of roasting turkey and mince pies
And cookies everywhere.

Each Christmas finds me longing
For Christmases now past,
And I am back in childhood
As long as memories last.