Potpourri (Children - the real joy of life) Photo Gallery by Tom Briggs at pbase.com

Potpourri (Children - the real joy of life)

Children everywhere ... these photos are of mine, yours and everyones.

Pool Haberdashery	Proof that time really does fly	Nathan	An Elf Dropped By Years Ago	Scout and I
First Place	Scout Does Not Like to Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving	PLANTING THE FLAG(S)	SCOUT IN NINJA COMPETITION	Scout's Autobiography
How Time Flies	Boys at play	THE PASSING OF TIME	Scout (age 7) with freckles	2d Grade Paper
THE DUKE	Lining Up for the National Anthem	Time To Brag a Little	STEALING 2d BASE	Scout at 3rd Base
Gatorade Commercial	Scout's Lead-Off Single	Scout (age 7)	BUSTED !!!	Maisie Bean (8 weeks old)
Inflation Has Set In	A Boy at the Mall	Winners in the Ugly Sweater Contest of 2017	Can You Find The Imposter	AN ACCIDENTAL CLASSIC
DETERMINATON	Scout (Age 6)	Here's Looking at You ...	SUMMER IS HERE	From the Archives
Young American	Hanging On at the Ball Game	Not Going to School Today	Had to Share	The Duke
SpiderMan Unmasked	The Duke is 12 Today	Shark Patrol	Parasailing	Fresh From The Pool
Time Out at T-Ball	From the Archives	The World's Newest Teenager	A Jedi Stopped By Today	Happiness
A Visit With Santa	Earliest Known Photo of Indians at First Thanksgiving	The Duke	Berkeley
School Days/Daze	A Sad Last Goodbye Kiss	First Day of Kindergarten	Scout (Age 4 3/4)	Fielding a Grounder
2 is My Lucky Number	Head over heels slide to home	First Run Scored	Safe at Home	"The Duke" on Opening Day
The Duke's New Haircut	Scout (Age 4)	How Time Flies	Now What ...	Quizzical ...
Even a Super Hero Needs a Lift	An Elf on Black Friday	Batman	... In a Pumpkin Patch ...	... seen at a Fall Fest ...
Forever Brothers	Brothers Forever	Last Day of Pre-School 2014	'The Duke' Celebrating a Win	Scout (the Ballplayer)
Safe at Home	Brothers	Watching a Disney Movie	SpiderMan	Scout
My Grandson Scout (age 3)	Christmas Eve	Synchronization in the Snow	Most Original Halloween Costume	A Young Ball Player
Happiness	A Young Visitor from El Salvador	Mothers Day	The Littlest Little Leaguer	11 1/2
High Fast Ball from a 2-yr old	Letter To The Tooth Fairy	... driving for the layup ...	Meet Marlow	1 029-1-1pb.jpg
... and so to sleep ...	Twins	Christmas Joy	Three Ninjas on Christmas Eve	A 1980 Letter to Carol Burnett
"The Duke"	"The Duke" on Thanksgiving Morning	Future Cincinnati Reds Catcher on his 2nd Birthday	Is it "The Duke" ... or Dracula ... ?	The Littlest Elephant
Future Cincinnati 2d Baseman	Future Cincinnatti Reds Shortstop	"Scout" at the Pool	... a boy at a basketball game ...	My Grandson Scout
"NOW THAT I'M ALMOST EIGHT ..."	... a boy at the playground ...	"The Duke" Five Years Ago	Little League Practice	Oh, Yeah ???
A Future Beauty	"The Duke"	The Youngest Ballplayer in My Family (Scout)	My Grandson, Rowan ... This is What He Does When He's Not Golfing	How to Enjoy a Good Meal ...
Friendship	"The Duke"	A Knowing Smile	My Grandson Lucas (aka "The Duke")	... looks like a hockey player ...
After the Bath	Louisville Slugger	"The Duke" in a Moment of Repose	Oliver in blue	Oliver
The New Arrival	"The Duke"	The Duke's 1st Grade Literary Effort	Oliver's First Christmas	My New Grandson Oliver (aka Scout)
A Short Story by "The Duke"	An Elf	The Youngest Jockey	Teammates for Life	Ahhh, The Smell of Roasted Cashews
"The Duke" in 2005	"The Duke"	The Magic of Pine Cones	... 3 hours old ...	My Grandson Rowan ...
"The Duke" Exhorting his Teammates ...	"The Duke" in his windup ...	1 263pb.jpg	Corky Miller and my Grandsons	"The Duke"
Rowan's First Triathlon (Age 7)	"The Duke" (aka Lucas, age 5) at full speed ...	Safe or Out ??? You Make the Call ...
A Charmer at the Little League Ballpark	.. a Junior Golfer ...	"The Duke" at his Kindergarten Graduation	A Kindergarten Charmer	My Grandson Rowan ...
... a tasty sleeve on a windy day ...	... a ballplayer ...	"The Duke" is NOT happy ...	"How to Concentrate" by The Duke	Oh, Yeah ???
		Who Says It's Cold ??	A boy, a ball and a dog	"The Duke" at Christmas (age 2)
Inspector Clouseau	"The Duke" (aka Lucas ... age 5) after a hard day at the office			... so what if my nose is running ...
Looks like he finds life curiouser and curiouser ...	Man Against The Elements ... sort of ...	The Next Tiger Woods???	The Next Tiger Woods ???	Lucas ("The Duke")
Your Worst Nightmare ...	"The Duke" aka Lucas	My Daughter Wayyyyyyy Back When ...	The Passing of Time ...	"The Duke"
... a tired Elf ...	... a shy violinist ...		... the magic bucket ...
My Grandson, Rowan ... Age 5.5	"The Duke" at T-Ball	A Reflection of Maternal Love	"The Duke" at Christmas	A Tender Moment Frozen in Time
Sharing a Cookie ...	Santa's Helper	Rowan and his Magic Hat	... a state of apprehension ...	Harry Potter and Ron Weasley at Hogwart's Castle
Elmo and "The Duke", my grandson	photos 111pba.jpg	"The Duke"	"Omi" and Her Two Grandsons	Rowan and the Butterfly ...
IMG_7621apb.jpg	"The Duke"	IMG_7455.JPG	A Patriot Getting Ready for the 4th of July Children's Parade	... a giggle a day ...
Birthdays Mean Balloons ...	The Blues Brothers	Rounding Third ...	My Grandson, The Duke	Easter Egg Hunt
Picking a Spring Flower for Mother	Jailed... and at such a young age ...	Grape Juice Delivery Driver	A Lesson on How to Wear Grape Juice ...	The Cookie Cook ...
... circa 1975 ...	... taken circa 1981 ...	The Duke	COL Sanders (Kentucky Fried Chicken Founder)	Learning to Read
The "Duke"	Ahhh ... yesterday (30 years ago)	162_6292.JPG	163_6386.JPG	TWO Mickey Mouses
Seeing the world thru bifocals ...	Rowan	Walking with a purpose ...	Uncle Sam Wants You ...	Yeah ... me !
Rowan and his newborn brother Lucas	Rowan and his 'pooper scooper'	A Vietnamese Orphanage	Boy's Lunch at the Orphanage	Ladies Luncheon at the Orphanage
Two of my best friends (my daughter and my dog)	Easter Sunday Finery (1976)	Halloween (1976)	The "Duke"	Lucas Quinn (aka The Duke) Just Turned 13
Brotherly Love ...

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Eli Finkelstein		05-Mar-2024 12:00
A wonderful trip down memory lane. Our grandchildren are our lives greatest treasure. I share your pride in your grandchildren.

Russell Tunny		28-Oct-2023 11:26
Wonderful heart warming gallery of the kids growing up. V!

1moremile		13-Dec-2019 12:03
I love this gallery. Makes me wish I had taken even more shots of my kids. Well done. V.

Hugh Rooney		05-Mar-2018 09:53
A wonderful collection of portraits Tom....you have captured so many different expressions...vvv

Unrepentant snapshooter!		08-Aug-2017 13:55
Marvelous gallery!

Nestor Derkach		10-Aug-2016 19:41
You have some great portraits in this gallery, I remember your work I checked a few images and saw that I commented. This gallery has so much feeling and great child expressions. I agree with the folks below , excellent collection of images. Vote

exzim		16-Dec-2015 21:31
Is is a great gallery Tom, wonderful pictures here

Arthur Lebacq		05-Dec-2015 18:57
Excellent portraits in this lovely collection.......V

settler		20-Oct-2015 20:45
Wonderful joy filled gallery..BV!

Astroid Photography		09-Sep-2015 12:00
Vey nice gallery! V+

Dan Greenberg		03-Jan-2015 16:17
This really is a great gallery. So many precious moments and expressions admirably captured and preserved. Happy New Year to you Tom, your wife, the Duke, Rowan, Scout and anyone else I missed. ~BV~

Zeeby		13-Sep-2014 14:29
Marvellous gallery! V

XiaoBernard99		08-Jun-2014 15:35
The life continues with a lot of pleasure for this collectino of very plesant visions of the Stars of your Family.Thanks to share this one. Bernard

exzim		13-Feb-2014 16:32
This is a great gallery Tom, wonderful pictures

Ken Duckert		03-Jan-2014 12:40
What a treasure of photos! You are a lucky person to be surrounded by so many beautiful and wonderful young people. Nicely done Tom.

Buba Jafarli		15-Dec-2013 03:52
I am coming back to this collection again and again! It's such a great source of life energy! Thank you, Tom!

The Ellisons		23-Feb-2013 16:43
Wonderful. The letters are priceless!!! V

Mary Bowles		23-Jan-2013 21:57
A wonderful, heart-warming collection of fine portraits, showing precious children. Love the little letters and homework assignments too. Voted !

Anitta		14-Oct-2012 21:59
What a gorgeous gallery you have here!! V

Ken Duckert		13-Jul-2012 12:02
A totally irresistible gallery. Such freshness, charm and wonder. Most enjoyable!

Guest		09-Jul-2012 22:13
Great gallery. I've got two girls who have grown up very rapidly before my eyes. Time moves on, but you've got a nice collection of memories here.

John Vass		23-Feb-2012 06:08
This is quite an adventure you are on here Tom! Wonderful to see how all this is coming along and thanks for sharing the story it is telling.

Hernan E. Enriquez		13-Feb-2012 16:39
Beautiful gallery Tom! V

Georgia Roessler		21-Jan-2012 19:35
Wonderful gallery of the little devils! There are some marvelous portraits here. Very well done, Tom!

Maurice Burke Photography		22-Apr-2011 14:15
Very nice gallery Tom V

norbi		05-Feb-2011 23:37
A fine gallery, showing grandpa's pride. Rgds Norbi

Tom LeRoy		12-Jan-2011 09:47
A very touching gallery with many beautiful shots!V!

princess		25-Oct-2010 22:17
Lovely children portraits. Adorable. Congratulations! V.

H. P. Henriksen Starman		06-Sep-2010 16:16
I love the title of this gallery, you are so right - big vote

Dan Opdal		01-Sep-2010 19:48
Very nice collection, well captured. V

Michael J. Parkinson		12-Aug-2010 18:27
This really is a remarkable gallery. Candid kid shots are always amazing and also the kind of shot that most of us older guys walk away from to avoid potential drama of the worst kind. A sad statement of our times.

January Grey		04-Aug-2010 00:02
A wonderful collection of adorable children! Beautifully captured, Tom! V~

PauloCGama		03-Aug-2010 17:08
Wonderful collection of stunning images, Tom. Congratulations, vv

Jean D		28-Jun-2010 00:04
Superb and varied candid collection, Tom! ~V

Steve Morris		13-Jun-2010 18:48
Full of joy and life Tom! Really enjoyed this on slideshow - reminded me of my own kids when they were young!BV

Ali Majdfar		13-Jun-2010 07:45
Lovely collection, ~V

Nina Ludwig		09-May-2010 18:22
I enjoyed this gallery Tom!

joseantonio		09-May-2010 02:31
Lovely children pictures. Nice faces

alfredo camba jr.		13-Apr-2010 06:50
Delightful and cute gallery! Very nice and interesting portraits! V

bill friedlander		06-Apr-2010 20:20
Your children gallery is terrific Tom. You seem to catch them with such wonderful expressions. You have a beautiful family Mr. Briggs. V

Guest		04-Apr-2010 20:26
I see you really love children. Thanks !

Guest		28-Mar-2010 03:06
Indeed a jopy they are always, lovely collections Tom...

Buba Jafarli		06-Mar-2010 18:18
This gallery is giving energy, Tom! My compliments! V.

Jean-Luc Rollier		04-Jan-2010 16:29
Lovely gallery Tom ! JL vote

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		03-Dec-2009 13:58
Very nice Gallery! V+ Paolo

Eli Bynum		16-Nov-2009 01:20
Great gallery, Tom!~V

Rosemarie Kusserow		07-Nov-2009 21:27
I love your children pictures, a real plesure to view at, thanks for posting, Rosemarie :o) V

Neal Nye		03-Nov-2009 12:33
This is a wonderful gallery. One can't help but smile at these!

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