Wordless Wednesday: Conan the Librarian

Conan the Librarian

“Conan the Librarian” Digital Image. Photographed 11 September 2009, Shawnee, OK . Privately held by Richard Orand Cheek, Midwest City, OK, 2009.

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Wordless Wednesday: Strong Silent Sam

Strong silent Sam

“Strong silent Sam” Digital Image. Photographed 31 August 2009, Edmond, OK . Privately held by Richard Orand Cheek, Midwest City, OK, 2009.

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Wordless Wednesday: My 4 GKids

My 4 GKids

“4GKids” Digital Image. Photographed 9 August 2009, Edmond, OK . Privately held by Richard Orand Cheek, Midwest City, OK, 2009.

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Wordless Wednesday: Smilin’ Sam

“Smilin Sam” Digital Image. Photographed 9 August 2009, Edmond, OK . Privately held by Richard Orand Cheek, Midwest City, OK, 2009.

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Wordless Wednesday: Very Happy Grandparents

“Hello, Sam” Digital Image. Photographed 26 July 2009, Oklahoma City, OK . Privately held by Matt Cheek, Edmond, OK, 2009.

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Wordless Wednesday: First Road Trip

“First Road Trip” Digital Image. Photographed 27 July 2009, Oklahoma City, OK . Privately held by Matt Cheek, Edmond, OK, 2009.

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Marvelous Monday: Sam I Am

Many more pictures will follow but wanted all of you to have a chance to meet our Sam, born 25 July 2009, 10:43 pm at Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City.  He is our first grandson.  We do already have three granddaughters who have already been prominent in this blog.

Wordless Wednesday: You Just Stick It Out

“This Is How To Do It” Digital Image. Photographed 1981, Midwest City, OK . Privately held by Richard O. Cheek, Midwest City, OK, 2009.

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A Rare Beauty: CoG 74

A Rare Beauty

As soon as I saw the subject for this carnival I knew there was only one picture I needed.  To the best of my recollection I never saw my mother, Lois Orand Cheek, in a swimsuit.   The only evidence to the contrary is this photo.  As you can see she was not even Dad’s major interest in this shot and could easily have been cropped out.  She did not particularly like the water and  was never again photographed in a swimsuit.

I am the younger boy in the picture, two-three years old, and do not remember this day at the beach.   I don’t know if my big brother James remembers anything about that day or not.  I’ll give him a chance to comment on this after it is posted.

The beach is in the Philippines and was taken around 1947.  Dad, an Army major,  was transferred to the Philippines shortly after WW2 and we joined him there in 1946.  I do have a few other shots taken that day, but none that actually show the swimsuit.  The jeep in the background was our regular transportation.

Unfortunately, I have very few memories of our time in the Philippines, most of my Army brat memories came after this.  But I do have most of the slides and pictures that Dad took to help me connect to that time in our life.  And fortunately, Dad was a prolific photographer.

Wordless Wednesday: Make My Day

Make my day!

“Make My Day” Digital Image. Photographed March 10, 2007, Midwest City, OK . Privately held by Richard O. Cheek, Midwest City, OK, 2009.

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