The reunion lasted two days, and attendance was high at all the events. What was amazing to me was that this was a reunion of mostly men, along with their spouses, and these men needed no books or seminars on male bonding. The space program, and the Atlas program in particular, provided all the male bonding experiences these men need for life.
The reunion committee was made up of men from all disciplines in the Atlas program, from the graphic artist (who has received several awards for his high-profile work) to engineers, from management to rank and file. We celebrated their success with a lovely supper at the home of one of the key players (but then all of the committee members were key players) last Friday evening, a lovely home with a back yard one can only envy.
The lone woman in the picture works for the County of San Diego. She and her office (I believe she works in Ron Roberts' office) did much to promote the Reunion at Atlas Day in the county. She was even able to squeeze in a segment or two or three on TV to add to the celebration.I had a wonderful time viewing the landscaping with the hostess of the evening on Friday, Anne. The frost was damaging this last winter for all of us, and her garden suffered much, but even what remains (and is coming back) impressed me so much! In my mind, this is a model of something I would like to do with our yard. We don't have as much space, but there are some ideas here that I would like to apply to our own yard - the curving walkways, the use of California friendly plants, and the lack of grass in these views. It will take some time and a lot more thought (in the back of my mind) before I'm sure I have a complete idea, but these images are definitely keepers. Anne is a very complete gardener, in my book!
No comments:
Post a Comment