Your daughter was a cute little girl and I bet she is a beautiful woman. Your post touched me.
Rose | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 1:12 am | #

What a lovely collection of photos. Do you think we have embarrassed our children this week?
jmb | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 1:31 am | #

Lovely shots and sweet memories. I love the quotes you used throughout as well.
Beautiful.
jenn in holland | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 2:24 am | #

Ten boys and two girls in a class.... sounds like a typical class when I was in Engineering College! Anyhow, your daughter must be so beautiful now, her childhood photos are gorgeaous.
bonggamom | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 2:27 am | #

It's not only the pictures that I like but your post too. Your introduction is very heartwarming.
Lynn | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 5:39 am | #

She's a pretty! What joy these memories bring upon us. Beautiful photos indeed. Thanks for the visit.
ipanema | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 5:49 am | #

Wonderful photos! Your daughter is absolutely adorable in all those photos! Excellent choices for the theme.
Dragonheart | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 5:56 am | #

Lovely memories, lovely pictures. My especial favourite is the one feeding the ducks.

Just as an aside, whenever I read the name Nyssa, I have to re-read it because it is so like Nyassa, the name my parents called their house when they returned from Africa. The old name (and the old spelling) for Lake Malawi was Nyassa.
A. | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 6:18 am | #

So many beautiful pictures. She's adorable.
I loved to play Happy happy hippo when I was a child too. Oh these memories...

Thanks for stopping by earlier today.
Hugs,
Sonny
Sonny | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 6:36 am | #

She is so very pretty.
letha | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 7:09 am | #

Wonderful photos that represent the theme very well!
Hummie | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 7:12 am | #

beautiful child srp
msdedi | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 7:22 am | #

Good old Uncle Stephen again.
Your daughter was absolutely beautiful. Great shots.
gewels | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 7:25 am | #

All great photos - I think the one on the rocks feeding the ducks is just gorgeous!!!
pat | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 7:31 am | #

Oh, those pictures are precious! I wish I had childhood pictures from my own childhood that is that good!
Captain Lifecruiser | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 7:46 am | #

What beautiful shots of your daughter! This is such a nice theme!
Lulu | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 8:00 am | #

Such precious photos! Mine from my children's childhood are not so clear. Did Nyssa get to see the Queen at Wm&Mary?
kenju | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 8:17 am | #

yr photos evoke some memories inme of by-gone days thanks for sharing
Bengbeng | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 8:29 am | #

Great post! Birthdays and amusement parks... as long as one still enjoys them age doesn't matter!
JC | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 8:31 am | #

Not only very well said but very well depicted with all of those great pictures. I especially like the first one with the crown!
Linda | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 8:58 am | #

I like the Merry-Go-Round one. She looks like she just won the Kentucky Derby.

That's today, by the way, on the Cinco de Mayo. Interesting, huh?

I rabbit-wrote again today.
Paul N. | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 10:12 am | #

What wonderful shots and she is a doll! Hungry hippos was one of my favorites too! Thanks for sharing!
crooked eyebrow | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 10:31 am | #

Lovely pictures! Have a great weekend!
Tanya | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 10:41 am | #

Very cute pictures!

Thank you for the comment you left on my blog.
Brandy | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 10:45 am | #

What a cute little princess!
Coonie | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 11:31 am | #

your baby looked like "alice" in wonderland in the first picture

thanks for stopping by & have a good week end!
Gabrielle | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 11:55 am | #

What a cute little girl she was ! I loved this theme today, brought up quite some souvenirs !

I watched this afternoon a reportage about Virginia City the gold mines !Very interesting what archeologes found there. I also learned that in 1840 or 50 almost all women who were present there, were prostitutes, lol ! Did you dig a little in your past ? Maybe great, great, great, great Grandma ??
Gattina | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 12:11 pm | #

Oooo... Nyssa has been a pretty girl since young! She's a princess. Lovely photos!
eastcoastlife | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 1:07 pm | #

Nyssa is so sweet
time really flies
Chen | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 1:15 pm | #

Nyssa is so beautiful! Tell her to ride EVERY merry-go-round from then to the end of her life! It's a great way to celebrate the child in each of us! Great photos! Thanks for visiting my hunt photos today..
Becci | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 1:30 pm | #

hi, i found your blog from brandy's page. great pictures!
tiffane | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 2:29 pm | #

What a beautiful child! Very photogenic - love the little princess.

Thanks for stopping by my blog as well.
Amy in Ny | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 2:33 pm | #

21? They grow up so fast! Does she still have that beautiful hair? Thanks for sharing the pictures, and for stopping by!
Mom Unplugged | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 2:47 pm | #

What wonderful photos and sweet memories! If only all grandparents could live by the beach!
Lauren S. | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 2:54 pm | #

Great glimpses into your daughters childhood! Thanks for sharing! I like the one where she's feeding the ducks the best
wrchili | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 3:12 pm | #

Nyssa is such a beautiful name, it matches a beautiful girl! Love the photos and the stories to go with them!

Have to ask, Uncle Stephen....what role did he have with Phantom of the Opera? I love that POTO!

Happy Saturday!
YellowRose | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 3:30 pm | #

Thank you for taking us through a little of your daughter's childhood. Sounds like she has some wonderful memories and pictures to revisit. Great post for this theme.

Thank you for your visit and have a great weekend.
Biker Betty | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 4:14 pm | #

I love the merry go round picture the best.
Angelika | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 4:15 pm | #

This is lovely. Wonderful memories. Your daughter is right in between my two brothers in age.
heather | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 4:22 pm | #

So very cute! Thanks for sharing!

Mine's up!
Loni | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 4:29 pm | #

Those are such lovely pictures of such a pretty girl, and your first paragraph i so true about how these pictures stir our memories and leave to family stories.
Barbara H. | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 4:31 pm | #

I love the merry go round shot!
RobK | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 5:34 pm | #

I agree with you. Memories are beautiful. Great photos.
Thanks for the visit.
Friday's Child | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 6:47 pm | #

I think we all should wear a crown and get cupcakes on our birthdays!

Thanks for stopping by mine
Teena in Toronto | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 8:37 pm | #

when I was little and grandma came to visit us we very often also went feeding the ducks (especially at winter time)! there's something about grandmas and ducks

and I agree with Teena that crown and cupcakes on birthdays should be "must"!
lessake | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 9:00 pm | #

Ahhhh! Perfectly delightful. My favorite one is feeding the duck. Beautiful! Thanks, again, for stopping by Pollywog Creek. Have a wonderful weekend.
~ Patricia | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 9:03 pm | #

What a wonderful post!
Thanks so much for sharing!
The Bengal Brats | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 9:10 pm | #

1990. How time flies.
yenjai.net | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 9:49 pm | #

Very great post! I loved what you did with today's theme. Your daughter is a gem. Thanks so much for stopping by my SPH.
Crazy Working Mom | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 9:52 pm | #

your daughter will have wonderful childhood memories because of you -- thanks for letting us share these moments too.
Larry | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 10:08 pm | #

Thank you so much for sharing these memories with us today. Sometimes I think I take too many pictures of my young children but your pictures make me think otherwise. How could a mother have too many rememberances of such a fleeting time?
Toni | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 10:31 pm | #

great photos and commentary! what a cutie! i love her hair!

thanks for stopping by!
alisonwonderland | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 10:42 pm | #

What a beautiful little girl your daughter was! Great photos too!
Jennifer | Homepage | 05.05.07 - 11:32 pm | #

What beautiful photos! And she was so beautiful too!
ashleystravel | Homepage | 05.06.07 - 12:30 am | #

What great memories it looks like you made with your daughter. Thanks for stopping over and praying for the young man, we have still not found him, and he is still driving our 2002 vehichle, with no license. Thanks!
Grandma Cathy | Homepage | 05.06.07 - 12:43 am | #

You have a lovely daughter! I love the pictures you chose to share. Beautiful childhood memories. You really captured the theme!
Leslie | Homepage | 05.06.07 - 12:49 am | #

What a wonderful look back at some precious childhood memories. Nice job on The Hunt. (as usual.)
Pastomac's Ann | Homepage | 05.06.07 - 1:02 am | #

Those are wonderful pictures of your Nyssa. It is so great to look at pictures of our children. I have really get started on scanning our sons pictures - he will be 22 next month *sigh*.
Have a wonderful weekend.
eph2810 | Homepage | 05.06.07 - 1:28 am | #

Wow, a great post! Your daughter is a beauty, and this was a beautiful, lovingly composed description of childhood. Brilliant!

Thanks for stopping by

Oh, and loved the candle and the smoke -photo. I also have a newly purchased Canon 400D and it's... yeah, a LOT of fun!

Just a little hint: If you would upload your photos into a flickr-account (it's free, if you didn't know) and post them on your blog that way, then the visitors who are interested - like me - could hop over and see the exif info of your photos. You know, apertures, exposure times, focal lengths and stuff like that. Like here:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_exif...ne? id=473754513
eija | Homepage | 05.06.07 - 6:25 am | #

I loved this post...and the others I read on your blog. Photos do, indeed, build bridges between generations. I'll have more to say on that this month in my free mini-course on writing a personal history at my site. Thanks for posting this.
Larry Lehmer | Homepage | 05.06.07 - 7:29 am | #

Beautiful pictures. Childhood brought up wonderful memories for everyone. This was my first time and it was great.
Thank you for your complement. We love the toy. Tigger says hello to you to.
Samantha & Tigger
Samantha & Tigger | Homepage | 05.06.07 - 12:28 pm | #

I bet she's grown into a very fine young lady, she sure has a nice mom to thank for that. My fav. was by the water. Beautiful.
Jannie Funster | Homepage | 05.06.07 - 4:04 pm | #

What great shots - the duck one is gorgeous!
Thanks for the visit!
Stine | Homepage | 05.07.07 - 4:49 am | #

Hi! I'm sorry for my late visit. Thanks for sharing these lovely photos of your daughter's childhood. I love the first photo. Her smile makes her look like a real princess. Oh, I know that game, I had one like that when I was a child. Carousels are fun. My son loves riding carousels too.

Thanks for visiting my photo hunt. The jumper was actually my school uniform in 2nd grade.
rach | Homepage | 05.07.07 - 4:59 am | #

I love merry go round too!!! Lovely photos. Thanks for sharing...
Nina | Homepage | 05.08.07 - 3:23 pm | #

Thanks for publishing these beautiful photos from your family! We are the european friends, Claudia and Oliver, maybe Stephen mentioned us. We sometimes have a look on your blogsite and enjoy your extraordinary photos.
Greetings from Dresden
Claudia & Oliver
Oliver Ringelhahn | 05.11.07 - 3:27 am | #