The Chronicle of Charlie - the First Eighteen Years Photo Gallery by Paul Dudley at pbase.com

The Chronicle of Charlie - the First Eighteen Years

To Charlie I was "Lolo" — a sort of honorary grandfather for many years, and
now a step-grandfather, and "Paul". I quite early took on the role of his chronicler — at
least until he reaches the age when he is embarrassed by all this. The rows in this
gallery are in chronological order, the earliest — "Day One" — at the bottom.

Charlie the Rescuer	Charlie the Politician	Mad Max Charlie
Charlie in a Chinese Garden	Charlie communicating with fish	Charlie with a Lego Eiffel Tower
Charlie & Lola at the museum	Charlie and Magic	Update on 2016 photo
Charlie and his Lamborghini - 1	Charlie and his Lamborghini - 2	Charlie and his Lamborghini - 3
Charlie and his Lamborghini - 4	Charlie and his Lamborghini - 5	Charlie and his Lamborghini - 6
Charlie and the university	Charlie and the Train Controller	Charlie the train driver
Charlie and a large guitar	Charlie beating the robot	Charlie climbing
Charlie and a penny-farthing bicycle	Charlie and the Batmobile	Charlie and a wedge-tailed eagle
All Charlie	Just Charlie	Charlie among friends on Australia Day
Well-fed kangaroo refuses Charlie's offer	Charlie gets wallaby slightly interested	Wallaby allows contact, not sure about communication
Construction exercise for children and grandmothers	Building a geodesic dome	Just about completed
Charlie - one foot on the ground	Charlie - airborne	Charlie - more airborne
Charlie, age 7	Blowing out 7 candles	Birthday chip
"Let me show you"– 1	"Let me show you"– 2	"Let me show you"– 3
Charlie's Sixth Birthday — 1	Charlie's Sixth Birthday — 2	Charlie's Sixth Birthday — 3
Charlie's Sixth Birthday — 4	Charlie's Sixth Birthday — 5	Charlie's Sixth Birthday — 6
Charlie's hands at work — 1	Charlie's hands at work — 2	Charlie's hands at work — 3
Charlie on Australia Day – 1	Charlie on Australia Day – 2	Charlie on Australia Day – 3
Watching the model trains	Thomas meets Charlie	Four years, and knows it
Charlie	Comparing notes	Charlie
Charlie and cousin: who's taller?	Charlie	Charlie
Charlie's 4th birthday - 1	Charlie's 4th birthday - 2	Charlie's 4th birthday - 3
Charlie and cousin	Charlie the kicker	Charlie
"I'm not too old for this yet"	"I'll learn to swim one day"	"These aren't real binoculars"
Charlie, Australia Day — 1	Charlie, Australia Day —2	Charlie, Australia Day —3
Charlie and sand	Charlie as a seagull	"That way!"
"What's that you said?"	"That's very funny"	"Take my photo like this"
Charlie and dinosaurs - 1	Charlie and dinosaurs - 2	Quiet Charlie
On the way to literacy	Foot-eye co-ordination	Just thinking
With birthday loot	Charlie, aged three	Railway engineer
"Not what I expect in a book"	"I'll give you my email address next time"	"This is where I get off"
Charlie with very healthy food	Spiderman	Spiderman at the piano
Charlie, excited at the idea of his first bushwalk	Charlie's first encounter of a bush track	Charlie's realisation that he has to walk back up those steps.
Charlie watching his favourite movie	Audience participation	"I'm meant to use a spoon for this?"
Applause for Charlie	Current favourite toy	Cap turned round for photography
Charlie and cousin	Just Charlie	Charlie and banana
Charlie, the exuberant pianist, finds middle C	Charlie, custodian of small animals	Charlie, contemplating his political future
Charlie in green	Charlie in bath	Charlie with straw
"I'll start with the bar code"	"See how fast I play!"	"Fish and chips? . . . . . . . Well . . . . "
Charlie on his birthday	Charlie watching puppet show	Charlie asleep
	Charlie, nearly two
"Australia Day yesterday; this call will be about my award!"	"Notice that I've mastered this spoon thing now."	"But being Bob the Builder's boss is my real aim."
"Hats bring out the best in me"	"Not this hat, then?"	"What about no hat?"
"Well, the car's not new ........ "	"And it needs a wheel alignment, but ........ "	"It's all I'm allowed to drive, unfortunately."
T1012: "Yes, carpentry, possibly. Or perhaps politics."	T1006: "Is this really drinking chocolate?"	P0821: "My chauffeur should be here by now"
0464: "Please, I'm only a little boy"	0468: Charlie considering a career move	0471: Charlie's latest hat
0363: Charlie, 17 months	0339: Charlie at a picnic	0313: Charlie reading in bed
The menu is beyond Charlie	Charlie finding things in the park	A green ball, a white rug, and Charlie
Charlie, dressed for winter	"What can I get for this?"	"It's for you!"
Waiting in the car - 1	Waiting in the car - 2	Waiting in the car - 3
Charlie learning about the world	Charlie at a restaurant on Mother's Day	Charlie with his favourite toy
Charlie and the concrete mixer	Charlie at 13 months (nearly)	Charlie and the Big Dumper
Charlie, running!	Charlie and Dad – and cake!	Charlie and Uncle
Charlie and Dad	Charlie looking like a teenager	Charlie with a serious cap
Charlie at the zoo – 1	Charlie at the zoo – 2	Charlie at the zoo – 3
Charlie with Mum and birthday cake	Charlie enjoying a birthday hug	Charlie with birthday presents
Charlie in the supermarket with peaches	Charlie finding potatoes uninteresting	Charlie in the Cuddly and Fluffy aisle

Charlie in the supermarket with chocolates	Charlie in the supermarket with disposable nappies	Charlie in the supermarket with flowers
Universal principle for noise-making: Hold it in left hand, hit it with right.	Charlie's photographer in the role of honorary grandfather	"Not giving this up now I've learned to hold it one handed!"
Charlie on the top step	Charlie's "I protest" look	Eleven months, and vertical!
Ten months	Charlie with Dad	Charlie with musical bent
Charlie with vacuum cleaner	Charlie with wheels	Charlie with teeth
Charlie considering	Charlie's profile	Charlie, at 9 months, reminiscing
Rejection of Literacy (8½ months)	8½ months	Charlie's first Christmas
Charlie, borrowed – 1	Charlie, borrowed – 2	Charlie, borrowed – 3
Charlie with Dad and Uncles	The almost-formal group shot	Dressed for the occasion
Happy family, but who is that man on the right?	Charlie wanting Mum	The Candle
The Anointing	Charlie's Christening	Hands on the exercise machine
Crouching Tiger	5½ months	Cousins
The Spoon	7½ months	7½ months
7½ months	6¾months	5½ months
6¾months	5¾ months	5¾ months
5¾ months	5¾ months	5½ months
5½ months	5½ months	5½ months
5½ months	5½ months	126 days
126 days	126 days	126 days
Four months	Four months	Four months
Day 65	Day 65	Nine weeks
Nine weeks	Six weeks	Six weeks
Six weeks	Six weeks	Six weeks
16 days	16 days	16 days
16 days	16 days	16 days
16 days	16 days	16 days
Seven days old	Seven days old	Seven days old
Seven days old	Seven-day-old baby, big yawn	Seven days old
Day Two	Day Two	Day Two
Day One	Day One	Day One
Day One	Day One

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Michael J. Parkinson		26-Apr-2017 14:05
It is truly fascinating to watch someone grow up before one's eyes in pictures. Well done.

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