THE PARENT-CHILD CONNECTION

  


My husband’s grandfather, Fred Latham Perlee, with his three sons L-R: Al, Melvin, & Charles (my husband’s dad)  c.1915.

My husband’s mother, Virginia Rossmore Brasier Perlee with her three children in 1948.  My husband is on the right.  To his right are his younger sister and older brother.

My paternal great grandmother, Ella Chase Taylor, with her Aunt Susan.  Ella’s mother died when she was 2 years old so she was raised by her aunt

My Dad’s family c. 1924.  My Dad is kneeling with his younger sister, Ruth.  In back are his mother, Harriet (Hattie) Bell Smedley Bradley, his older sisters Frances & Harriet, and his father, Frank Herbert Bradley.

My mother, Lillian Adelle Whitney, age 12, with her mother, Bertha Louise Parton Whitney in 1930.

My Dad and me, 1942

Mom and me, 1944.

My Mom & Dad with me and my brother & middle sister at Pinecrest in 1947.


My Dad with my sisters in 1960 at Big Sur.

My husband and me with our son in 1970.

My husband and our three kiddos BBQ’ing dinner in 1976.

My Dad, my youngest sister and me, with my three youngsters in 1979

The family together in Disneyland in 1983.

The family together on August 6, 2024.

:->

La Nightingail

P.S.

I know, I know - me and my birds.  But I had to include these parents, Jackie & Shadow, with their offspring, Sunny & Gizmo. J


Today, a month after this picture was taken, those cute little babies are close in size to their parents, take up the entire center of the nest, and are very close to leaving it.  They’ve been jumping around flapping their wings like crazy in preparation.  Here's hoping they make it!

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  1. Rajani RehanaMay 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM

    Beautiful post

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  2. Rajani RehanaMay 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM

    Please read my post

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  3. Barbara RogersMay 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM

    First comment: your little girls looked a lot like you did as a youngster! Second, I loved the Disneyland portrait of all the family dressed up! And then third (oh you really gave me lots to comment on today) I have also watched Shadow and Jackie with their lucky brood this year, especially after failure of last year! So glad that the camera is still working and they post on Facebook. They are definitely beautiful critters.

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  4. Mike BrubakerMay 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM

    This Sepia Saturday theme was tailor-made for you and your collection of photogenic family photos. I don't believe you've shared the one of you feeding your dad before. Too cute! The Disneyland train car photo is swell but really needs to be in black and white for Sepia Saturday fans. As for the eagles, we started watching them back in covid time when they were insulating eggs in blizzard-like conditions. They are nature's model of fidelity, endurance, and determination.

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