Thursday, September 11, 2008

Another Musician?


Ashley has decided to give the Viola a try. She decided on it without knowing I used to attempt
to play it. The other picture shows some local wildlife (baby rabbit).

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Big Day



Michael started kindergarten on Monday. He finally got a "big boy" haircut, and he looks so grown up!

Ralph Johnston

Al's brother Ralph passed away on Thursday, Sept. 4. He was 78 years old, and he died of cancer. Ralph worked for the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management for many years, and he was well thought of among his colleagues. He was one of the first smoke jumpers in Southern California and he and others pioneered the use of helicopters in fighting forest fires. A memorial service will be held on October 18, at which time the heliport at Chilao in the Angeles National Forest will be renamed the Ralph Johnston Heliport.

Al was able to spend some time with Ralph a couple of weeks ago.