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Happy Birthday Dad from 10,000 Miles Away in Uganda
So today is my dad’s birthday. He was born the same day as Dottie West and Eleanor Roosevelt, (but just a few years later), is an aficionado of all things Auburn, a lover of clean cars, freshly cut pasture grass, is great at being a grandfather to many, and today I want to wish him…
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The Fillmer Birthday Party from October 1953
In October 1955, Larry Fillmer celebrated his 7th birthday, as shown in a nostalgic black-and-white photograph. Attendees dressed formally, and a card table was used for games. The photo, believed to be taken in Birmingham’s Oak Hills, features Larry as the birthday boy alongside his brother Les Fillmer.
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Parents with Vintage Expired Kodak BW400CN Film
The author reflects on discovering old black and white film photos from Thanksgiving 2008, taken with a Nikon F5. Despite issues with Kodak BW400CN, they appreciate film’s aesthetic. They plan to shoot with a Graflex camera, valuing the connection to photography’s history while inviting site visitors to engage and subscribe for updates.
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Dad Dressed in a Tie for Christmas 1957
The Throwback Thursday post features a Christmas photo from 1957, highlighting Larry Fillmer, the author’s dad, dressed impeccably at age 12. The author reminisces about family heirlooms captured by their grandfather, Don Fillmer, a talented photographer whose 1950s black and white images surpass today’s digital quality.
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Thanksgiving Photo Shoot for a Christmas Card
Thanksgiving weekend is just about to wind down and move into the 25 day rush to Christmas. Â It was a nice weekend with some nice rain showers and lots of food. Â I just finished watching one of the more lousy versions of the Iron bowl (if you are an Auburn fan) over the last few…
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Thanksgiving Week on the Farm with Dad and John Deere
It’s Thanksgiving week and that means that Auburn University classes are over for the holiday break. Â For the last few years this week has been the time which my dad, Larry Fillmer, takes a few days off from work and gets on the John Deere tractor and cuts the pasture grass for the winter. Â There…
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Planting Red Crape Myrtles and a Weeping Willow
Wow, what a busy weekend (including Friday here). We stared off the weekend Friday night with the most wonderful thunderstorm. Since we hadn’t seen any rain here in what feels likes years it was a pleasant site. I took several photos of the lightning, one is in my post, Lightening in the Sky Tonight, and…
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Sunday is Our Day of Rest with a Husqvarna Chainsaw of Course
Today was going to be one of those relaxing days of doing nothing and enjoying this unbelievably beautiful weather. Well, the weather was gorgeous today. I was looking forward to our worship time today since we have been out of town the last few Sunday’s, and it was incredible. A series on missions, which I…
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