Today, I identified, dated, and scanned another batch of loose negatives from 1983.
The first was one of Louisa at Fontaine in France on one of the Memorable Holidays posted on May 18th this year. For that illustration, not having the negative to hand, I had scanned a print.
In May of 1983 Jessica, Sam, Louisa, Matthew, Becky and I paid a visit to Giles and Gill and their children Hannah and Ben in their home at the village of Penn Street near Amersham. It was a beautiful day, but not quite windy enough for Matthew, who wanted the children to experience a cherry blossom storm. So, what did he do? He sneaked up into the tree and shook the branches, sending flickering cherry blossom cascading down. This was even better than snow.
Back at home, in Gracedale Road, probably that same month, Sam decided to shake himself up when he used a duvet as a trampoline in the back garden where the washing was drying. This set of pictures could not be complete without the one of Sam’s headless body. I didn’t have the negative of this, so I scanned a print.
I do hope that duvet was very well filled, with a tog rating of 13.5.
Later that year, probably after we returned from the French trip, we holidayed near Cerrigydrudion in North Wales, where friends Anne and Don were refurbishing their recently acquired house.
Sam was soon at the wheel of an elderly tractor, whilst Louisa engaged the attention of the cattle.
I think this misty shot down the valley must have been taken early one morning.
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For today’s title, I am indebted to the incomparable Jerry Lee Lewis.
This evening we dined on a Hordle Chinese Take Away meal. I finished the Madiran and Jackie drank Hoegaarden.
Love the cherry blossom storm!
Thank you, Robert. My friend Giles still has a framed print I gave him all those years ago.
Love the Cherry Waterfall Storm 🙂
Thank you, Alex
The first photo is captivating! It should be out in the public somewhere – maybe a children’s book cover ….
Many thanks, Pauline. I suppose it is rather public now
Such girly delight! The top 2 photos radiate uninhibited joy.
Thank you, Susanne
The cherry blossom storm pictures are a delight.
Thank you very much, Jenny
Gorgeous pictures! 🙂
Many thanks, Bianca
What gorgeous pics! I love them all.
Many thanks, Sarah
I love Matthew for creating that cherry blossom storm. Now I wonder if I have room for a cherry tree… but of course there is the jacaranda.
Thank you, Mary. I suspect a jacaranda blooms longer.
Cute children 🙂
Thanks, Nina
Wow, Derrick! Your family photos are like soft, memorable paintings. Gorgeous in every heart pulled way. ♡Sam ♡Louisa
Many thanks, Robin. That is a quality I haven’t managed to get digitally. There are many more.
Wonderful, Derrick! I am looking forward to seeing more. You are a professional, which I had not paid attention to this before! xo
Thank you for the compliment Robin. Actually I’m an amateur who stubbornly stuck to film until he began his blog; the immediacy that required meant digital was essential, but I still haven’t mastered it
Wonderful photos, wonderful memories…
Many thanks, Sol
There are some pictures that immediately touch one’s heart, Derrick the first of the cherry blossom storm raining down blossom petals are priceless, but then so are all the others. Love this post.
Many thanks, Mary. Praise for pictures from you is treasured
Oh, the faces on those kids in the cherry blossoms. That is precious. I also love the tractor photos. I think the chickens in his barn must be mine…I cannot keep those girls at home. I’m afraid their reputation may be ruined….
Many thanks, Crystal 🙂
These photos are priceless!
Many thanks, Dancing Echoes
A delightful blog in memory Derrick, unforgettable moments in time, and truly captured with the excellent imagination of Mathew unleashing a Cherry Blossom shower.
Thanks, Ian
I love all the shaking going on in this wonderful post, Derrick.
Many thanks, Ann