I’m taking a break this week from the slides; instead, I’m looking back at a few old prints from the 1970s that were among some of the first photographs I ever shot. I’m so glad now that I still have these, since they depict the area around the house where I grew up and spent so many hours playing. The landscape has undergone a few changes since I took these pictures, so it’s great to be able to remind myself how it used to be.
Summer 1972:
Looking up the road from our house; we lived on a dead-end, so there usually wasn’t much traffic
Bottlebrush plant, and a glimpse at the farm next door
Crepe myrtle (front), with a quince bush in the right background where Valley quail liked to hide
Summer 1974:
The same crepe myrtle from the opposite angle
In the back yard, Sascha poses beside a hanging fuchsia
Our property was formerly an almond orchard, and we harvested nuts from the trees, including those behind this fence
Summer 1979:
Pastures and farmland next door
