OK so I wasn't going to post today as I haven't crafted BUT a geocaching friend posted a photo of himself and some monkeys "back in the day" and I remembered I had one of me likewise THEN I remembered I had a second one of me with a monkey AND a parrot. These will HAVE to be scrapbooked.The first was taken in Brixham in May 1969 with the replica Golden Hind in the background. Apparently I was adamant I could hold the monkey and parrot on my own but my Mum thought otherwise! I was 5yrs old then.
The second was taken in Hamleys, London. Guess I was 7yrs by then in 1971, as my hair was now long and in a bun. The monkey was holding onto my hair!
So there we have it, a bit down memory lane asking for scrapbooking.Just wondering if anyone else had similar photos taken, "back in the day"
Oh just remembered I DID get my inks out momentarily - I inked/stamped the paper for a geocaching trackable - the number for which I received as a gift for completing the Summer Pirate Challenge. And to think I have a photo of me with a parrot on my shoulder next to the Golden Hind - Ooohhh Arrrrhhh!
So full circle,
Geocaching Friend; Monkey Photos; Geocaching Pirate Trackable
14 comments:
Hi BJ, fab photos from your childhood! Love the geotag too. nicely done. Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #3 XxX
Hi BJ. Oh my goodness. How young you are!!! I was engaged by the time your first photo was taken! Help - that makes me REALLY feel old... Great pictures - I have nothing like that from my own childhood.
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #2
Hi BJ, Love your childhood photos. I don't have any with animals, but there is one somewhere of my sister and I sitting on the school 'log' by the playground for our first school photo. Happy WOYWW Sarah #13
Aren't you glad you posted today? I know I am. Your childhood memory photos are very special. thanks for sharing those with us today.
Happy WOYWW!
Rose of Rose's Art Garden #31
Fantastic childhood memories... thank you so much for sharing them with us,,,,
May #10
Happy WOYWW have a great week xx Jan (30)
great memories! Helen #1
Hi BJ. Lovely photos. I have some black and white photos of me and my older brother and sister on Walking Day which must be in the late 60s. I wonder where I put them ... Have a lovely week, Heather #25
Hi BJ, great photos. Somewhere I know there are photographs where I have various animals with me, will have to see if I can find them. Have a great crafty week and happy woyww, Angela x11x
No monkey photos for me. :-)
April #19
Yes, back in the day, when I was about 11? We went to Acapulco and we saw a boa constrictor in the wild - I was the only one who would hold it while everyone else took photos. It was pretty big! But monkeys? When I was about 6 we went to the San Diego Zoo and there is a huge statue of a gorilla, we had our pictures taken hugging the gorilla! We used to have a wooly monkey as a pet when I was in high school, her name was Miss Marple, and yes, we also had 2 boa constrictors by then, a flying squirrel (after the monkey), a skunk (de-skunked), some chinchillas, and a coati mundi. I am quite happy now with just my Inky! Have a great week, thanks for sharing! Lindart #35
Great photos, BJ and very important to get the memories down with them so perfect for scrapbooking.
I remember going to Hamleys as a child, it was like a wonderland.
Have a good week
Hugs Lisax #17
Love the full circle! Excellent post.
Christine #15
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