{"id":9060,"date":"2021-01-01T02:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T09:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=9060"},"modified":"2020-12-30T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T22:31:00","slug":"visual-memories-of-an-amazing-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=9060","title":{"rendered":"VISUAL MEMORIES OF AN AMAZING YEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The year 2020 will be remembered as the worst of times for so many,…and the best of times as well. I enjoy my annual look-back by selecting a few favorite images<\/strong> beginning with January and moving to the present day.<\/strong> I really don’t need an excuse to celebrate but my birthday<\/strong> is a great event to begin!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An early birthday celebration for our Granddaughters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Raising a glass of Kir Royale in Highland Park Village.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was very honored to attend a formal event with our granddaughters at the<\/strong> Dallas Country Club.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Raising a glass or two in February.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We couldn’t feel more proud of our daughters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A birthday celebration for Marla.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Big Island sunset in March.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A rare and supremely wonderful moment when all the cousins can be together!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With our youngest.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lisa and I sharing a glass on the Big Island.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seizing the moment before the COVID lockdown on our return.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At a socially distant luncheon for Paxton’s graduation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A socially distant luncheon on our deck.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I rode my bike almost everyday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting outside was just what the doctor ordered! We found new trails on Flagstaff Mountain above Boulder.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A birthday party for Lisa.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And of course our favorite Rose Champagne, Andre Clouet!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marla tending to her plants, including tomatoes that moved inside the house in September.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A great joy this year was watching Logan in his Cross Country meets!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neighborhood walks when weather permitted was an elixir for the body, mind,…and soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A socially distant Christmas eve dinner at our daughter’s home.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I finished three photo books, with Marla’s help editing, by the end of December. If you’ve made them you understand how time-consuming<\/strong> they are!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope your year was an experience to remember on all levels. I’m wishing you and yours a healthy, happy, and transformative New Year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos: Dick Gentry. Not to be used without permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The year 2020 will be remembered as the worst of times for so many,…and the best of times as well. I enjoy my annual look-back by selecting a few favorite images beginning with January and moving to the present day. I really don’t need an excuse to celebrate but my birthday is a great event to begin! An early birthday celebration for our Granddaughters. Raising a glass of Kir Royale in Highland Park Village. I was very honored to attend a formal event with our granddaughters at the Dallas Country Club. Raising a glass or two in February. We couldn’t feel more proud of our daughters. A birthday celebration for Marla. A Big Island sunset in March. A rare and supremely wonderful moment when all the cousins can be together! With our youngest. Lisa and I sharing a glass on the Big Island. Seizing the moment before the COVID lockdown on our return. At a socially distant luncheon for Paxton’s graduation. A socially distant luncheon on our deck. I rode my bike almost everyday. Getting outside was just what the doctor ordered! We found new trails on Flagstaff Mountain above Boulder. A birthday party for Lisa. And of course our favorite Rose Champagne, Andre Clouet! Marla tending to her plants, including tomatoes that moved inside the house in September. A great joy this year was watching Logan in his Cross Country meets! Neighborhood walks when weather permitted was an elixir for the body, mind,…and soul. A socially distant Christmas eve dinner at our daughter’s home. I finished three photo books, with Marla’s help editing, by the end of December. If you’ve made them you understand how time-consuming they are! I hope your year was an experience to remember on all levels. I’m wishing you and yours a healthy, happy, and transformative New Year. Photos: Dick Gentry. Not to be used without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[242,460],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","category-year-in-photos"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-2020-birthday-dinner-dick_result.jpg?fit=471%2C628&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9060"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9171,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9060\/revisions\/9171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}