Picture supplement for my Homepage

In the Army



I am very pleased and proud to have been an army man -- even though my service was in Australia itself and hence in no way dramatic

And my son Joe taken on Xmas day 2005:



There are a few more pictures of him here

Jenny, mother of Joe



My stepson Paul with his magnificent wife Sue (See a note here about Paul and me)



My most recent wedding -- to the magnificent Kathryn



And the kind lady -- Anne -- who is putting up with me these days



Celebrating the birthday of a poet (with haggis) on my verandah with Anne and Jill



And who's that guy hiding underneath the Panama?



It is I with my gorgeous stepdaughter Susan on her wedding day

And when you are dealing with twins, you have to be very careful so here is a picture of my other gorgeous stepdaughter, Von



They look as different as chalk and cheese but they are in fact twins -- and I think the world of both of them

And here we see my backyard as it long was -- in an Autumn view photographed by Anne



And the extraordinay winter display put out by the self-seeded Cassia tree outside my back door



And a genuine Edwardian Tantalus in my living room -- given to me by a little sweetheart



Getting to the bottom of the barrel now! A medley (collage?) of photos of myself taken around the turn of the century when I was slimmer -- note the ethnic dress!



And a photo from about 1980 of my father with my second wife (Joy) for comparison with the coffee-drinking photo of me just above. A strong family resemblance, I think.



And two more pictures of Joy -- with me in my 30s. One an unusual clean-shaven shot and in the other including Clara Mason. Amazing the difference that hair makes!





And joy had a figure too! Taken at Peregian beach on our honeymoon



Marrying first wife Dawn







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DETAILS OF REGULARLY UPDATED BLOGS BY JOHN RAY:

"Tongue Tied"
"Dissecting Leftism"
"Australian Politics"
"Education Watch International"
"Political Correctness Watch"
"Greenie Watch"
"Western Heart" (A summary blog)


BLOGS OCCASIONALLY UPDATED:


"Marx & Engels in their own words"
"A scripture blog"
"Recipes"
"Some memoirs"
"Paralipomena"
To be continued ....
Of Interest
My alternative Wikipedia
Laughing at New Matilda
Dagmar Schellenberger is an operatic genius

Updated as news items come in:

Coral reef compendium.
IQ compendium
Queensland Police -- A barrel with lots of bad apples
Australian Police News


BLOGS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED

"Food & Health Skeptic"
"Eye on Britain"
"Immigration Watch International".
"Leftists as Elitists"
Socialized Medicine
OF INTEREST (2)
QANTAS -- A dying octopus
BRIAN LEITER (Ladderman)
Obama Watch
Obama Watch (2)
Dissecting Leftism -- Large font site
Michael Darby
AGL -- A bumbling monster
Telstra/Bigpond follies
Optus bungling
Vodafrauds (vodafone)
Bank of Queensland blues


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