In Color

Noah,

I was out at papaw charlie's and he was going through some pictures and it gave me a thought. Since I have added the song "In Color", I thought I would add some pictures of my past. The first picture is of Papaw Charlie's house in Pumpkin Center where they lived most of my adolescent life. Your uncle Jeremy and I spent many Friday nights there to give Mimi and Pop some needed relaxation. There are many stories I will tell such as the bees, the great danes, uncle jeremy and the azaleas, George the ram, the peach orchard and the Sears riding mower.

This is a picture of RF Harkey, Papaw Charlie's brother. Black and white pictures leave something to the imagination. I imagine that even though he has somewhat of a smile for the photographer, I know that in the pit of his stomach he was scared to death. Its ok to be scared of something. I would imagine his biggest fear was the fear of the unknown entering World War II. But even bigger was the fear of his mother, Mamaw Betty. But she took strength and solace knowing he was doing what was right. The sheer determination to outlive three of her children is testimony enough. Truly Noah, a picture is worth a thousand words. Remember, its ok to be scared to death.

Dad