Way Before Their Time

I have seen countless (too many, actually) pictures of people's feet on the beach posted on social media.  I guess that is why I laughed when I saw this picture.  It is a picture of my dad and my aunt in the water at a beach in Delaware in the 1950s.  And, yes, those are feet in the bottom of the photo.  The feet belong to my grandparents.  I'm guessing my grandmother was trying to get a cute photo of her children frolicking in the water during a family beach outing and including the feet was just an accident.  Maybe the sun was in her eyes and she didn't notice.  Whatever it was, it makes for a great glimpse into the past from the perspective of my grandparents.

I wonder what their reaction was when they first saw this photo.  Maybe they laughed just like me.

Photo of the Day

This is a photo taken of my paternal aunt taken on a beach, probably in Delaware, in the mid-1950s.

Diane Odgers
(1951 - 2002)

Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my paternal aunt sitting on a car at a beach, probably in Delaware, in the early 1950s.

Diane Odgers
(1951 - 2002)

Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my maternal grandfather taken on the beach in Wildwood, New Jersey in August 1979.  He was 61 years old.

Paul Branyan, Sr.
(1917 - 1986)

Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my paternal aunt (13 years old) and uncle (nine years old) taken in the summer of 1964 at a beach in Delaware.

Diane Odgers (1951 - 2002)
James Odgers (1954 - 2007)

Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my paternal aunt and uncle taken in 1965 at a beach in Delaware.  She was 14 years old and he was 10 years old.

Diane Odgers (1951-2002)
James Odgers (1954-2007)

Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my paternal grandmother taken in the 1940's, probably on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland.

Ellen LeGates
1924-1970



Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my paternal grandmother with her older sister, probably taken in Ocean City, Maryland in the 1940s.

Ellen LeGates (1924-1970)
Norma Lea LeGates (1922-1992)



Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my paternal aunt (age 14) and my uncle (age 10) taken at a beach in Delaware in the summer of 1965.

Diane Odgers (1951 - 2002)
James Odgers (1954 - 2007)

Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my paternal grandfather taken in 1965 doing one of the things he loved most at a beach in Delaware.  He was 47 years old.

William Odgers, Sr.
1918-1986

Photo of the Day

This is a photograph of my maternal grandmother taken at the Adventurer Hotel (the site of many awesome family vacations) in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey in 1980.  She was 65 years old.

Kathryn Bunting Branyan
1915-1998



Photo of the Day

This is my maternal grandmother in Wildwood, N.J. in June 1975.  She was 59 or 60 years old.  I love this photo because seeing my grandmother on the beach was a rare occurrence.  She was fair skinned and hated the ocean - you could only get her to go out as far as her knees.

Kathryn Bunting Branyan
1915-1998