Robbie's Summer--With the Indiana Nieces

Over the years we have seen less of my niece Sara and her two daughters. We don’t get to Indiana much since my sister Jean passed away and Sara has not ventured down to our place much either. So, it was a treat getting to know them all a little better.

We live very different lives and at one point LIly announced that she thought I was odd, I didn’t deny that but did ask for some clarification. We concluded that she had never met anyone quite like me, at which point, I said I could live with that definition. I’ve always maintained that in order to live here one must, at the very least, be eccentric. Odd is perhaps more extreme and I’m proud to claim that label.

My niece Sara McClusky and her two daughters, Lily (left) and Madeline.

We did get over to Josh Copus’s pottery and made a photograph under the weeping willow tree. This was about a week before half of the tree came down in a storm, which makes the photograph more than just a simple memory,

Robbie's Summer--in Oregon with Cousin Dave

Benny and I drove from Portland up to Mist, Oregon, to see my nephew David Sproull, his wife Aubrey, and their new baby Daisy Shay. Like us, they live in the woods. A great visit with a walk around the property, fantastic chicken lunch. and good times with the baby.

 
 
 

Robbie's Summer --At Mal's, Marshall

It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I can mention the usual excuse suspects —I’ve been busy, I’ve been lazy, we’ve had lots of guests —and all are true enough. Mostly though i’ve been absorbed with a couple of major projects. My book, Little Worlds, is moving toward publication. And we are planning a trip to Sicily and Italy in the fall. Anyway, I’ve been away from posting. But I have been making some photographs, not many, but enough to give you an idead of Robbie’s Summer.

Ronald P. Knight and his Band playing at Mal’s Bar in Marshall, July 2023. A great evening.