Dick called it Shapely Barby with her stomach out.
Such a pretty word, elope, all round and ripe and sweet, like a melon
By all accounts she loved it
Her look says come here.
Everyone smiled for the photos.
She lowered her eyes like she couldn’t take credit. These things just happen.
I understand the stars and signs of the heavens, the blowing of the winds, the sand of the sea, the healing of sickness, and the power of herbs, birds, and stones.
We were Barby’s pack and padding, a source of amusement, amazement, and endless entertainment.
Then summer comes, and we have to go to the beach.
One day she changed her name to Gertrude
We taught Chico Pretty Barby
She understands what you’ve been through; she trusts you’ve taken care of it.
She could read your mind
Playa del Rey for cookouts, Del Mar for every day. Will Rogers State Beach for tide pools, Malibu and Zuma for surf.
She had something, or knew something, something about being a woman.
Every day after breakfase she headed up to Helen’s to smoke and drink coffee at Helen’s picnic table wihile Helen hung laundry and tended tomatoes.
Queen of Contempt
They expect me to do things everyone knows you can’t do.
I can’t watch
The work she liked was working on her tan.
You Were There! 1959
You Were There! 1959
She fed the pigeons on Ocean Avenue 2
She fed the pigeons on Ocean Avenue
Pasadena
Pasadena
Salton Sea
Salton Sea
Barby & Dick, Madawaska River
Barby & Dick, Madawaska River
Number Three
Number Three
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PIGEONSIDE
With Patty
With Patty
Del Rey beach
Del Rey beach
Zuma Beach
Zuma Beach 1954
White Satin Swimsuit
White Satin Swimsuit
Madawaska River
Madawaska River
McGuffey High School
McGuffey High School
Chico
Chico the Parrot
You Were There! 1959
You Were There! 1959
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Salton Sea
Salton Sea
Feeding Pigeons on Ocean Avenue 1976
Feeding Pigeons on Ocean Avenue 1976
Before Geoff
Before Geoff
One Month
One Month
A Night of Fun
A Night of Fun
New Year’s Eve 1951
New Year's Eve 1951
Newlywed with Max
Newlywed with Max
Ontario Honeymoon
Ontario Honeymoon
Barby’s Fish
Barby's Fish