Kathy asked me this morning what I wanted on my headstone and here is my suggestion:
He loved his Family and the West, in that order.
Yesterday I went home for lunch and did a quick study on a cover concept for the Olive Oatman story:
Daily Whip Out: "High Above The Needles"
This morning, Facebook Memories placed this photo on my Home Page:
The Needles Mountains by BBB, April 20, 2010
I was doing a painting of a Colorado steamboat and wanted this distinctive range for photo reference so when Kathy and I were returning from the Arizona History Conference in Laughlin, Nevada, I took the back way down to Needles just to get this shot.
Ironically, I'm leaving in ten minutes to drive to Flagstaff for this year's Arizona History Conference. Gee, I wonder what Bob Brink's old classmate at Yale thinks about this?
"History gives us a sense of proportion. It's an antidote to a lot of unfortunately human trends like self-importance and self-pity."
—David McCullough
Whew!! You threw that one out there. . . and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings crying Grace, grace unto it. Zech 4:7 soooooooooooo I'd probably put for you " He wore a white cowboy hat and that made him a good guy!! from the gospel of True West.
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