To The Dads in My Life



It's a day to celebrate Fathers,
and the place they hold in our lives. . .

fathers
here and gone


My father,
very much here,
with my sons


He's blessed with great curiosity,
wisdom, a lively mind, still-quick-reflexes,
and the gift of grandchildren 
and great grandchildren to enjoy.


There's the father of my sons. . . 
blessed with a zest for adventure, a love of sports,
and the ability to turn the "game" of golf
into a quest for perfection.


My daughter's father, Jon --
brilliant, caring, musical, a great conceptual thinker




There's my elder son,
great, systematic problem solver,
patient teacher,
fabulous husband,
tender, loving father. . . .

and there are fathers that have gone before,
blazing a trail,
leaving their genetic material
as a DNA ladder for us to climb





My mother's father, with his bride 
Lela Emmoline Lile
(my mother's mother)





my father's father Loren Lloyd Arnett
(with his bride, my grandmother Mafie Marie Arnett)

and of course,
the fathers of my grandfathers


Immigrant Swede, Samuel Miller (born Bengtsson)
father of my mother's father

and


Anvil James Arnett, father of my father's father,
and Mary Biggs Arnett, my paternal great-grandmother.


Happy Father's Day
to the Fathers in my life!


Comments

Anonymous said…
What a wonderful tribute to the men who have influenced and enriched your life!My Head is Beating with Wishes
Thank you for celebrating the men in your life. Through you they have touched all of us as well.

Saguaro in Paradise
A lovely tribute to Fathers !! I wish my daughters would even read my blogs, let alone write such charming words. But they did not forget me on Fathers' Day however !
Brett Payne said…
I like the photo of the whole family in the car on a Sunday outing. An excellent collection, thank you.
Meri, a very beautiful tribute to all the fathers in your family. Love the photos way back. Great post.
Little Nell said…
A wonderful tribute to fathers past and present, whether speia or not.
I so love the photo with the car. It says everything. A nice house. A nice car. A nice family.

And your great grands in the last shot look very kind. Sometimes personalities do come through in old shots.
Barbara Rogers said…
I definitely enjoyed your generational appreciation...which I also did on several blogs. Happy day after father's day!

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