Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Red Rover Red Rover ...



... I call Jenny over ....

okay, admit it ... this game was tough ... really tough ...and it was never the easiest schoolyard game for me to play ... and being the tiniest kid in the school yard didn't help much either. But I think it was on the cold and wet gravel field that was our recess playground that i learned a lot about inner strength and determination. Wee tiny me would take stock of the players on the opposite side ... would look for flinching fingers, cold hands, the weak link ... and when called ... would run, full throttle, short little legs pumping as fast they could ... and finally leap onto the joined hands.... crashing through ... landing on the gravel in a heap, knees cut and bloodied from the fall into the gravel ... none of it mattering as long as i, the tiniest kid, could break through ... yup, this was all about guts, determination and the will to succeed ...

geez, and here i thought i was just going to post pictures for Jenny's summer school meme ... i guess that's why i enjoy blogging ... i just let my mind wander and before i know it, a bit of me is spilling across the www universe.

and now, pictures ... some of them were shot just a day or two ago, others years and years ago ... but they are all some of my fav "red" shots.


little me in red

red tulips ... one of my favourites

my red nano, a gift from my daughter ... its engraved with something special on the back!

Honey ... in her red raincoat


Hayley, in a red art installation

Hayley, again ... in red ... with red graffiti

a wet red railing

mmm, fresh raspberries ... another fave!


red lilies ... how cool fiery hot is that???

This post was brought to you by the colour RED and Jenny Matlock's Rainbow Summer School meme. Make sure you visit other meme participants ... i can guarantee you will enjoy it!

red foliage ... so many reds, so many shades of red ...

33 comments:

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

You look so adorable in the first photo!

You found lots ofwonderful reds! It's amazing how much red is in the world when one starts to look for it.

Debbiedoos said...

Awesome Red...I really like the red ipod...so cute...cute cute all around!

Charmingdesigns said...

Nice reds!!!

Betty said...

You came up with a good selection of red photos. I actually googled Red Rover to see if I could come up with smething about the game, but didn't find anything I could use. I remember playing it too, but the game I hated was dodge ball.

Heather{Our Life In a Click} said...

Great collection of reds!! Your photos are really vibrant!

Kat said...

What a great memory to post for today. I used to do the same thing when we played, because I was a squirt too :) That picture of you is adorable, you were cute as a bug! Love all your red pix! Kat

Annesphamily said...

Terrific reds! I am enjoying these posts more and more today. RED is really reving up blog land! Anne

Sarah said...

Nice collection of red shots! ~ Sarah

Life@Cee said...

Red Rover was my favorite playground game. We didn't play it nearly enough for my taste. What great heart you had to break through the stronger hands.
Cee

Short and Sweet said...

Nice red pictures and a reminder of my days on the playground when I, too, played Red Rover. Thanks

Lola said...

Terrific examples of Red - love the first shot & the one of Honey!

Have a lovely weekend,

LOLA:)

PS Mine this time is HERE. Hope you can stop by!

Unknown said...

I remember Red Rover. There were a lot of bruises and hurt arms on my end. Being the smallest meant I was the one they tried to break through.

Coralie Cederna Johnson said...

Love all your REDS but oh, what a cutie you are as a child in that awesome photo! Happy RED day!

People Who Know Me Would Say: said...

Hi! My first comment is to translate the Chinese comment that preceded mine. And it says:

A person's value, should look that he has contributed anything, but was not he has obtained anything.


It's my new duty to translate all the Chinese comments I see from now on.



Thank you so much for bringing back to Memory Lane to remember Red Rover!!!! I haven't thought of it in decades! What a great post!

Unknown said...

Hmm, oddly enough, I've never played Red Rover when I was a kid. I've seen it in movies and on tv so I have an idea of how it is played...

You are so adorable in that picture :)

I love your selection of red in the photos. It's so eye-catching :)

Izzy said...

Love all those red photos!

laterg8r said...

aren't you the cutest little red sweetie :D

hayleycreates said...

DAMN! Those are some seriously snassy red shots. Love them Jo!

Lindsey said...

I HATED that game! I could never make it through the line. Great photos!

signed...bkm said...

Wonderful pictures... the red is so vibrant...just makes you feel alive....bkm

Rocky Mountain Woman said...

The red just pops out of those photos....I love it..

Viki said...

I REALLY hated red rover, red rover. I couldn't break through ;-(
Loved all your photos. Good red post.

Unknown said...

gorgeous photos! i laughed so hard with the red rover game..what does that mean anyway? i remember that game so well... and what were we thinking...there was no way NOT to get hurt playing it. oh..good times!

Cheryl D. said...

I LOVED red rover. And I was a tiny, scrawny kid. According to my mom's records, I was 38 pounds on the first day of first grade. I was great at red rover though! I almost always broke through. I guess my bones must have hurt the other kids!

Tina said...

Nice red photos, and loved your description of Red Rover victory! Thanks for your visit to Life is Good.

Teresa said...

The red lilies are absolutely beautiful. I must say though, I really enjoyed the red rover story. It reminded me a lot of vacation Bible school. Yep, that's where we played red rover.

Pondside said...

What a little cutie you were in your red jacket.
I'd forgotten all about that recess favorite, Red Rover - thanks for the reminder!

Natasha in Oz said...

Your Red shots are Red HOT! Well done Jo!

Best wishes for a fabulous weekend,
Natasha.

Cathy~Mille Fleur said...

Oooohhhh so sweet! You are adorable in your little red outfit! The nano is awesome! My kids bought me an apple green one...I think they were hoping that would make me cool;)!

All of you reds ROCK!

Enjoy!
Cathy

Unknown said...

I'm not sure I've ever seen red lilies before...stunning!

Jenny said...

I love that snowsuit photo!

And I loved the Red Rover thing!

Isn't it cool what pops into your head when you just write? That game used to scare me...lots of big bully boys!

Such a happy and fun stop on our little journey through Alphabe-Thursday's Summer School!

Thank you for adding your own special "Red" touch!

A+

Susan said...

Excellent post...i LOVED RED ROVER!!

great pics...LOVE those Lilies, never saw them in that color, truly beautiful!
Susan


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Bonnie@Creative Decorating said...

Just stopping by from Jenny's Party!! I am late getting around to everyone! Great pictures! I had to laugh as I haven't thought about Red Rover is so long! I was always the skinny girl who couldn't break it either!