My
mother's older brother Ron is at the far right
wearing the hat. He is the closest thing to a
wild west cowboy from the 1880's that you will
ever find. He is a wagon-train driver, a prairie
town builder, a cowboy wrangler / artist / singer of
the Old West, who used to go by the alias of
"Old Cal" - the spokesman for
environmental conservation in California. I
wouldn't be surprised if he is a reincarnation
of one of the original pioneers who
wagon-trained across the country during the
California Gold Rush. |