Tantrumbean, that second picture is outstanding!
Dex, you are just adorable!
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Tantrumbean, that second picture is outstanding!
Dex, you are just adorable!
Dex, you look so adorable. I think it's cool that your bike had a built in rear rack.
Dex, that looks like some fancy bike!
Are those brake cables?
I do think it's funny to look at pictures of me when I was a kid. I was pretty stinkin' cute back then, so I always end up wondering what happened. Hah!
It's a shame that I don't remember much about that bike except how much I loved it. (The basket had brightly colored plastic daisies on the front.) We didn't bring it back with us when we left Germany, because I'd outgrown it by that time and it had been replaced with a shiny green 3-speed.
Zen, it does look like there's a front brake on the bike now that I'm looking at the pic more closely. Interesting. :cool:
There's a brake caliper on the front wheel, too.
That is a very sweet picture!
Karen
So, I finally got a picture of my brother and me with our very first bikes (notice my training wheels). The photo is not in great condition, but I love it anyway.
My wonderful grandmother gave me my first bike. I adored her and I adored that bike! :)
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...yFirstBike.jpg
And here is a clearer picture of what I looked like in my younger years.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l238/lgbmsi/me.jpg
Enjoy!
Lynette
what a beautiful little girl!
Awww, biciclista, aren't you nice! :)
What I notice about both pictures is that I am wearing a dress. In the 1950's all good little girls wore dresses. I HATED dresses!! So, I guess I wasn't a very good girl! :p
Lynette
And your bro is wearing a tie :eek:
What was the occasion?
Your seat is way too high:confused:
You all make me wish I had a picture of a little me and a bike. But my father forbade us to have bikes so we had to do back-alley riding, so to speak. ;) I joke all the time that I wonder what he thinks in heaven about his family having their only little Livestrong Challenge cycling team. He's probably telling my mother how he'd wish we wouldn't ride, while my mother tells him not to worry so much and isn't it a nice thing we are doing in honor of my sister. :)
I have to dig through and at least find a pic or two to scan and post. Since I never looked so good as I did at 5 or 6, there should be no embarrassment there. I definitely peaked far too soon! :)
Zen, I honestly don't remember the occasion. It was probably a Sunday morning and we were either going or coming home from church (we always dressed up for church).
And I was always sooo short that my bike seats were always too high - I stood up a lot when I biked. I remember when I got my first "banana bike" - I was so excited to be able to sit down and pedal.
I am now only 5 feet tall and the only bike that I have ever found that fits me properly is made by Terry. As you know, they specialize in making bikes for shorter women. I have the Terry Classic - the one where the front wheel is shorter than the back wheel. It fits me perfectly!
Lynette
:eek::confused::eek::confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Possegal
Even the Amish and the Mennonites ride bikes!
This is a picture of my two brothers and myself. I'm guessing I was around 7yrs. old. 1958?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...sc/Thekids.jpg
Amish women?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Litespeed, I love that picture. :)
Sure why not? Their culture is based on avoiding technology, not keeping the women down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
That is a great photo.Quote:
Originally Posted by MyLitespeed
Wasn't a technology thing, it was a danger thing. He thought the streets of Pittsburgh were too dangerous for his kids to be riding bikes on. If he could see us now......Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...rtrait_old.jpg
OK, not really
Zen, you're not that old. :D
For some reason that kid's left arm looks like it belongs to someone else :confused: :D
I was just thinking that! It's downright ~~~creepy~~~! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Maybe an assistant is behind the chair, helping to keep the baby propped up and squeezing his though to make him laugh?
Ever since mimi started this thread, I started to wonder where a highly valuable family photo was..the original.
Found it and had it immediately digitized. I have the one and only copy. It's a period piece. :p This actually needs to be sent to another family member for safekeeping. Photos of mother in this type of dress, only is total of 5 different photos of family photos out of several hundred.
1/2 century ago, shootingstar became a twinkle in the eye for real shortly after picture bride mom immigrated and married father....just 2 wks. after she met him in person for first time in Canada.
I'm sorry no childhood bike photos. :p
so that's you? what a cool photo!
Yup. Since I was kid no.1, I was a frequently photographed baby for lst 18 months of life. The youngest in the family is bummed out and jealous, she only has a photo of her at 12 months. Not any earlier. Parents probably too busy and tired.
In ways I can't quite articulate, looking at old photos of parents when they were young with unlined faces, makes me abit sad.
Maybe this thread will inspire more members to post who haven't posted yet. It is a fun thread, mimi.
I'm kid #3. There are hardly any photos of me :p
no infant photos of my sister either.
Now, there are a couple albums for each of my sons. no one got cheated there.
Shootingstar, you look a lot like your mother. She looks so elegant in that dress.
How did I miss this thread, it's fantastic. I'll have to see if I can find any photos of me, I'm kid #4 aka "Whoops!". :rolleyes:
What a fun thread this is. I only just discovered it and started browsing. What wonderful pictures!
Better late than never, I decided to jump in with a few photos of my own. The first is the earliest picture I have of me. That's my mom and dad & brother (he was 10 years older).
The next was at a beach near the house where I grew up (on the lower Potomac for you MidAtlantic gals). I am playing in my brother's boat. Note it was named for me :D .
The last is obviously not in the summer! The snow had drifted enough so that we could make a cave! Great memories.
What fun having a brother who was so much older! He could do ANYTHING! I'll bet that's what you thought!
Karen
I am ten and half years older than my brother. I still feel like an only child; I mean I moved out when he was 7. We have only lived in the same city for about 3 years, when he was in middle school/HS. I wish we were closer, as we get along well, but I rarely see him.
I'm the one collapsing the roof of the box fort:
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...41938_6704.jpg
Here's me with the 4th grader buck teeth-- you know... when your head is too small for you new adult teeth!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...eeshywater.jpg
The obligatory bike picture!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...000522e801.jpg
Oh Karen you are so right! I loved him and followed him around all the time. His nickname for me was "Brat" and I am sure I earned it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
I, too, feel like I was an only child because he was gone to college by the time I was 8. He spent two years at a college here in VA, then an appointment to West Point, then the Army, then Vietnam....and he never came home. :( He died December 9, 1969.
Still, the memories are wonderful. Thanks for this thread!
IF Jane, I am sorry about your brother. That was a crazy time. It sounds like you have wonderful memories.
This is the only childhood photo I have - my mom doesn't trust me with them yet - she keeps telling me I might lose them. Keep in mind I am 47 years old. I loved this dress. It came with matching bloomers.
Oh, I'm sorry! That really is a great picture of the two of you, in the snow cave. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by IFjane
Karen
Crankin & Karen - thank you for your good thoughts. It was a crazy time and even though I only had my brother for 16 years, the memories are wonderful.
BTW - I don't think we have had enough snow for a snow cave since that photo was taken! :eek:
I'm on the right.. this was Earth Day, '88 or '89? I really don't remember.. all I know is that 20 years later, that tree is HUGE.. so huge it's hard to believe we actually brought it home in the back of our minivan and planted it ourselves.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/31/10...3ef5bee557.jpg
Are you ready? This one is an eye roller. My brother still has that bottle--he uses it as a change jar.
A darling photo there! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by cunninghamair