tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post5898922472550421002..comments2023-03-31T01:23:12.538-07:00Comments on Larry's Sepia Saturday: Transportation Theme........for me.L. D. http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-15218722258210992011-05-31T18:48:14.756-07:002011-05-31T18:48:14.756-07:00I've just posted an article on Photo-Sleuth ab...I've just posted an <a href="http://photo-sleuth.blogspot.com/2011/05/back-to-canada-on-old-reliable.html" rel="nofollow">article</a> on Photo-Sleuth about some photos from my grandfather, taken during the war before this one, but coincidentally they include a very similar shot of a ship not too different from the one your father went to war in. Surprising, considering they were more than two decades apart.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-85511247600100661282011-05-15T12:21:46.101-07:002011-05-15T12:21:46.101-07:00Great pictures. I like the abandoned boat. They do...Great pictures. I like the abandoned boat. They do look more like holiday pictures than war pictures.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556727166267551805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-27016104453592521692011-05-15T04:48:39.774-07:002011-05-15T04:48:39.774-07:00My elder brother served in the Fleet Air Arm on ai...My elder brother served in the Fleet Air Arm on aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean during WWII, I vaguely remember his collection of photos from that time. But he refused to talk about his experiences.<br />Your Dad's experiences and photos are things to treasure Larry, as I'm sure you do.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-45652346542177656462011-05-15T01:13:48.071-07:002011-05-15T01:13:48.071-07:00Yes, Larry, that final paragraph really does sum u...Yes, Larry, that final paragraph really does sum up what Sepia Saturday is all about. The photographs are wonderful and give a fine insight into a would now gone.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-45517551171063734042011-05-15T00:05:16.911-07:002011-05-15T00:05:16.911-07:00That ship looks like a ghost floating in the sea.That ship looks like a ghost floating in the sea.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-43580439267386465782011-05-14T23:46:17.951-07:002011-05-14T23:46:17.951-07:00I love that old abandoned boat....such nice photos...I love that old abandoned boat....such nice photos, mysteries and all....the sea if lovely too...you have a charming family...!Thanks!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-35686324605891111422011-05-14T18:05:33.158-07:002011-05-14T18:05:33.158-07:00Actually they did stay for a while in apartments b...Actually they did stay for a while in apartments before they were assigned to the front line. My dad said they saw the men coming in off the front line, shell shocked and exhausted and wounded. They were to become fresh recruits for a very life changing experience.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-62685728967206991152011-05-14T12:56:45.313-07:002011-05-14T12:56:45.313-07:00Wonderful ‘mystery’ shots and descriptions of the ...Wonderful ‘mystery’ shots and descriptions of the sea voyages. We so often have to use our imahginations to flesh out the stories behind these old photos. Thanks for sharing.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-9943749235793886042011-05-14T12:39:03.800-07:002011-05-14T12:39:03.800-07:00You are right, mystery abounds with old photos. I...You are right, mystery abounds with old photos. I love the "abandoned" photo and a quick glimpse of "everyday" life in Belgium.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-78712261197724392642011-05-14T11:13:57.858-07:002011-05-14T11:13:57.858-07:00Your dad's photos are interesting. They look m...Your dad's photos are interesting. They look more like a vacation than a war.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.com