Slideshow Index: Nelson Reunion

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• Smoky sky on the way to Redding, California
• Lots of forest fires in the area (within 40 miles)
• Arrived Thursday evening, June 26th
• I slept in the Purple Suite in back of Clint & Jan's home
• The PT Cruiser was my rental car
• The front porch Friday morning, June 27th
• Clint & Jan Bainbridge's home in Cottonwood, CA
• They have several acres bordered by a stream
• After breakfast in the living room
• More arrivals for breakfast
• Cousin Jan is in the foreground
• Cousin Karen and her daughter
• They set up two pools in the back for the kids
• The sky is smoke hazy in the background
• Badmitton games
• Cousins Sherry and Steve
• Cousin Jon (Seattle) and Kay's husband Joe
• Kay and Joe at a palm tree in front
• View of their place from the driveway entrance
• We like the neighbor's specialized mailboxes
• Richard is a cousin on Lois's side of the family
• Morning conversations
• The kids start using the pools as it heats up
• Cousin Jack with a grandchild
• Cousin Don arrives from Indianapolis
• Jack's wife Kathy with Vic Ivy (Sacramento)
• Kathy with two of her daughters
• Your's truly (Arnie) as taken by Jon
• Joe and Kay with me
• Don's son, Derrick, Joe, Kay, & Arnie
• Steve and Don join the group
• Carol (sorry, forgot to rotate the photo)
• The Sundial Bridge in Redding
• Nearby museum and cafe
• The Sacramento River flows fast under the bridge
• The Sundial Bridge is an interesting design
• Another view
• Looking east on a park trail
• Cousin Claude
• Claude and friends
• Jan and Kay discussing photos and family history
• Clint and Jan's daughter and husband
• Arnie with cousin Steve (Eugene, Oregon)
• Jan, Kay, Arnie, and Joe
• Resting up after a busy day
• Lounging about
• Friday evening TV and chats
• Jon cracks another joke
• The kids enjoying an evening swim
• Steve Miller, Karen, Sherry, and Vic
• Lucille (Curtis's wife), Jan, and Carol
• Saturday on the patio
• Backyard activities
• Karen preparing lunch
• Afternoon discussion
• Saturday afternoon
• One of the card games
• The theme was 60/70's dress and music
• Instructions on how to tie-dye a shirt
• The inside poker table
• More relatives arrive
• The back patio deck and stairs
• Group picture (the empty chair is mine)
• Another group picture
• The girl group
• More of the kiddles
• Another living room TV session
• Many of the younger relatives were staying at a nearby house
• Jack (Gooding, Idaho) and daughters
• They did a good job with the cooking
• Jon does a high five
• Lots of tie-dyed shirts for sale
• The shirt sale
• There were several kid's birthdays
• Anticipating the cake and ice cream
• Front porch discussion group
• Sherry looks the part
• Resting in front of a busy door
• The mom's facepainting the kids (great work)
• Another work of art
• The kids really got into the face and body painting
• Next come the flower power bracelets
• Flower Power
• Flower Power
• All the kids got into the act
• She is ready to party
• Really cool with shades
• Kay and Joe with shirts to match
• Carol and Richard
• Jon and Don
• Peace!
• Steve, Sherry, and Richard
• Karaoke night with lots of participants
• Girls quartet
• Girls quartet
• The older girls were next
• We even got Jack to sing
• This group really got into it
• Groovey!
• The Karaoke machine worked well
• Helping out the smaller kids
• Nearing the finale
• Sunday morning cleaning crew
• Lots of space after taking down the tents
• On the way out from a super reunion