Post Labor Day Reunion with Baldasti and Snow
September 5 to 9, 2006
Day 3: Picnic at the Ocean
Posted September 13, 2006
© 2006, Herbert E. LindbergAfter Herb and Mary returned from the Reagan Library and we all relaxed around the Baldasti home, Hazel drove us off to another picnic, this one on a cliff not far south of Zuma Beach.. We were joined by Dick's son Dave and Walt and Hazel's son John and his family.
| Downward view from the cliff at the
picnic site. A walk down a steep path and several flights of stairs brought a few of us to the beach, where an amateur photographer was shooting his bikini-clad girl friend and a professional was about to shoot a nude model in the beautiful glow of sunset. |
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| Walt opens one of several bottles of wine enjoyed by all. |
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| Mary and Hazel in animated conversation. |
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| Hazel with an even more animated smile. |
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| Dave captivates Hazel, Mary, and Dick as waves crash 50 feet below. |
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| Dave makes an emphatic point. |
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| Herb, Dave and Dick pose for this shot by Mary. |
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| Walt joins in as all smile for the "candid" camera. |
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| Walt and Dave in a more pensive moment |
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| John with wife Lynnette and daughter (name?) |
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| Crop-in close-up of the beautiful women. |
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| We all dig into Hazel's wonderful spread of tri-tips, Lorraine's pasta, shrimp and more. |
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| The gracious hosts serve themselves last as the sun goes down. |
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