This is yours truly doing her gardening in the back yard in Dallas Texas, around 1944. I'm thinking I was around 2 at the time. My folks and grandparents all had Victory Gardens.
My dear grandmother knit that silly hat with the pom poms on it. I look like some kind of child of a biological experiment. I vaguely think it was red and white. Oh lord, it may have even been blue as well, since this was Wartime.
Here my mother and I are waiting for a bus, in front of our house I think. This was out in the suburbs for sure, but we had a fire hydrant as well as bus service, so it was part of the city.
When a teasing youngster joined in the photography, my mom gathered me in her arms. The boy actually waved at my dad with the camera, who probably was on our front porch.
Update about blogCa
The Art in Bloom show at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts is delightful...wonderful displays of flowers based upon the inspirations from pieces of art. There were also garden tours Saturday and Sunday throughout town in our neighbor's yards. See my other artsy blog at https://blackmtnbarb.blogspot.com/ for more of the flowers and art in the gallery.
My brother just sent me some movies that were placed on CD for me to see. They are family farm movies from back in the 70's, not as old as yours. It is strange to see yourself as a young person now that I am way beyond that time period.
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