Some de Young (de Jong) Family History

Aboard the "Rotterdam" in New York, 1963. On their way back from Holland after Ted's Christening.

Beverly holding Ted, Jake, Ginny, Rita and Esther.

Cousins.

Rita, Ginny, Jacob Jukema, Esther all at the Jukema farm.

Ted's Christening day.
Naije Jukema, Piet Oppedijk, Dieke Jukema, Bouwe de Jong, Afke Jukema, LaRita (Rita) de Young, Beverly de Young, Virginia (Ginny) de Young, Esther de Young, Sjoetji Oppedijk


Ted and his dad Jake. Ted's Christening gown was made from a silk WWII parachute.

Jake (Ted's dad) at a friends house from the Dutch Underground days. His friend hid hand granades in her elderly father's bed when the Germans came to search their house. Jake escaped just ahead of the raid.

Cafe where Jake escaped from the Germans. He hid his gun in a flower vase. If he would have been found with a gun he would have been killed no questions asked. The story is that later the owner of the cafe found the gun and renamed the cafe something like "Gun in the Flower Pot" Cafe.

Rein Bridge where Jake was shot. (He suffered from the wound for the rest of his life.) Jake hid under a plateform in the canal and later swam to a farm house. Jake's mission was to slow down the German retreat by jamming the bridge.

A Windmill. Windmill Leyendikkeis

It was used as a landmark and lookout station/guardpost 1940-1945. Weapons moved through canal to the farm.

Beverly's 81st B-day

We went for a drive along the Illinois River out of Selma in Southern Oregon.

Teddy and Beverly

Rita and Beverly

Tedward and Kimmy on the swinging bridge

Kimmy! You are such a daredevil.

Rita gave Bev a Mama Mia Soundtrack CD

Rita and Bev dancin' to Mama Mia

Preserving the Garden

Basil, tomato, and cayanne.

Rare Plant Hike- Deer Creek Center, Selma Oregon

Ted took these fantastic pictures of Darlingtonia Californica on our hike at the Deer Creek Center in Selma Oregon.

The fen runs down 8 dollar mountain.

I wonder what the fate of this curious ant might be.

Attack Squash!

Wow. that is some zucchini.

Really?

I wonder if the Mccain Doll comes with Hawaiian shirts and Baja shorts?

Lava Beds Natn'l Monument (California)- Batty Weekend

Raid

Studio Progress

Gracias and Tumblin' Turtle

Tumblin' Turtle, Acrylic on Masonite

Gracias. Acrylic on Long-Horn Skull.
She is coming along fine.

The Gardens

Wait'n for the Sun

Oh Yum, Fresh lettuce and Spinach!!!

A little too much sun for the Peas. It went from 65 degrees to 100 degrees in a week! Ack!

Herb Garden, my first time laying stone. So much leveling!

Herb garden and all of it's tasty treats.

Zen Garden after winter.

Zen Garden in Spring, with Fence and junk removed.

Oh so nice.

Wild Flower Hike in Southern Oregon

Ted took these wonderful pictures using his macro lense. This is just some of the wildflowers we encountered on our hike today.

Field Larkspur (Delphinium)

Feild Larkspur (Delphinium)

We suspect this Salmon colored Delphinium was a hybrid of the violet one above and the scarlet one below.

Field Larkspur (Delphinium)

Husks of some flower, growing out of granite cliffs.

Unidentified, growing out of granite cliffs.

Prairie Star (Lithophragma parviflorum)

Rosy Plectritis (Plectritis congesta)

Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus guttatus)

Tinie-tiny belly flower. You have to get on your belly to see this one. I haven't been able to identify this one yet.

Common Brodiaea (Brodiaea capitata)

Yellow Monkey Flower and Naked Broomrape
(Mimulus guttatus) and (Orobanche uniflora)

Oregon Mariposa Lily (Calochortus tolmeiei)

Osprey

On the Trail

Hey! That's me!