Thursday, July 5, 2012

Cruising Down The River

In 1945 two middle age women jotted down a ditty that has stuck in our minds and hearts ever since. It went something like this:

Cruising down the river on a Sunday afternoon.
With one you love, the sun above, waiting for the moon.
The old accordian playing a sentimental tune
Cruising down the river on a Sunday afternoon.

Just listen to this rendition by Paul Rich (you tube) with beautiful scenery from Germany. Now, that would be the place to be on a boat cruising down one of the rivers, viewing wonderful castles with the one you love. click on this link Paul Rich singing Cruising Down The River to hear the music.

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I've never been on a boat on a river in Germany or any place far from home but I do have pictures of a few of my family enjoying outings on the water. Most of these photos were taken some time ago. Hope you enjoy!!

Michael takes his sister for a sail.

Two of our daughters, Elbert, two grandchildren and son in law cruising down the James River on a ferry.


Me and Elbert taking a boat trip in South Carolina.

Elbert takes me for a spin in Alabama. The sun was shining... I don't think we waited for the moon to come out but that would have been fun, too.

A sail boat in the San Diego Harbor. This photo was taken in 1951 just after Elbert and I got married. Now, that was awhile back!!

Birds cruising on the lake.

Sure hope all of you can get out and enjoy the water sometime during this hot summer.



6 comments:

  1. Water! Oh wait, you didn't say rain... What a "refreshing" post. Have a wonderful rest of the day!

    Deanna

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  2. I love the peacefulness of this beautiful post of pictures!

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  3. You'll have me singing that song all night long... I love it...

    You have some great 'cruisin' photos... Love that one of you and hubby... He looked like such a wonderful man. I can only imagine how much you miss him...
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  4. Enjoyed the video! We sang this song at a program in grade school.

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  5. loved the water shots and the memories...some of my best memories of Don and I we were on the water or near the water (ocean, gulf, swimming pool).

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  6. Amazingly the only photo that came through was the B&W of the sailboat in 1951, and I don't remember ever having seen that photo before, for some reason! I can only see the others "in my mind" from your captions....thankfully I am familiar with each of these phases of your life! :-) I know I need to call the internet provider people and get this seen about, but I can think of a million other things to spend $85. on! This problem causes me to miss so much, though! This was a wonderful idea for a post!

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