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Muertos Mercado and celebration for the four new calaveras, November 9, 2024

Mexic-Arte Viva la Vida, October 26, 2024

Digitized slides from my dad, Glenn Van Haitsma, a return visit to Frutigen, Switzerland in September 1999

Digitized slides from my dad, Glenn Van Haitsma, Netherlands Biking Elderhostel, September 1999

Digitized slides from my dad, Glenn Van Haitsma of travels to Texas, Big Bend and Copper Canyon Elderhostel, January 1998

Digitized slides from my dad, Glenn Van Haitsma, scenes from car camping travels

Scanned photos of my grandparents, Grace and Ralph Romaine, taken in their home, likely to send to my mother, Ruth, who was living in Egypt, 1953 - 1956

More digitized family pictures from the slides taken by my father, Glenn Van Haitsma

Jeff and Susan's honeymoon tour de Kentucky, August/September 2024

Digitized wedding and honeymoon slides and photos of Ruth and Glenn Van Haitsma, 1956 and early 1957

German farming, 1955, Digitized slides from my dad, Glenn Van Haitsma

Trip to the DC area with Jeff, July 2024

Digitized slides and prints from my mom, Ruth Romaine Van Haitsma from her years as a hospital dietician in a Presbyterian mission hospital in Assiut, Egypt, 1953 - 1956

Digitized slides from my dad, Glenn Van Haitsma's collection, early family slides

Summer/Fall 2024 in our yard

Trip to Wisconsin, June 2024

Digitized slides from my dad, Glenn Van Haitsma, taken in Kenya, 1996

Graduation day for our Abby, who earned her Master's degree in Social Work from Loyola U. in Chicago, May 8, 2024

Our Anniversary Day-- the 31st Anniversary of our first date -- April 23, 2024

Austin Cap 10-K with the family! April 7, 2024

Trip to Rockport, Texas, March 2024 with Jeff

Digitized family slides from the collection of my dad, Glenn Van Haitsma

Winter/Spring in our yard 2024

Austin Marathon 2024, some of the top runners at about mile 14

Digitized slides from my dad, Glenn Van Haitsma's collection

Here and There, 2024

Festival at Mueller Park on a lovely afternoon, January 27, 2024

Along the Shoal Creek Trail 2024

Nonviolent Austin, 2024

Sunshine Community Gardens, 2024

Jeff making a pilgrimage to the LBJ School, his alma mater, where he began as an intern with TG and just retired after 37 years with TG/Trellis as director of research and policy analysis, January 4, 2024

AMTRAK from Austin, TX to Holland, MI on the Texas Eagle and Pere Marquette, December 2023 - January 2024

A walk around Ladybird Lake to enjoy the fall colors, December 6, 2023

Thanksgiving walk with Jeff along Ladybird Lake, November 23, 2023

Viva la Vida Procession and Festival, October 28, 2023

Jeff's 61st Birthday, 10/23/2023

September 7, 2023 Rally at the governor's mansion organized by the Workers Defense Project calling for statewide protections for outdoor workers, specifically water and rest breaks

Chicago and birthday visit to Dad in Holland, Michigan, September 2023

Travels to New Brunswick, NJ and then Eugene, OR, July 2023

July Fourth visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, July 4, 2023

Summer/Autumn 2023 in our yard

Visit to San Antonio, May 25 - 27, 2023

Press conference on behalf of Rodney Reed, May 19, 2023

Graduation week for Abby, May 2023

Earth Day Festival at Huston-Tillotson University, April 22, 2023

Austin Capital 10-K weekend with the family

Visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center on Easter, April 9, 2023

HONK!TX Festival, April 1, 2023

Visit to Georgetown, TX to walk along the San Gabriel River and have brunch at the wonderful El Monumento Cafe, February 26, 2023

A visit to Travis Audubon's Blair Woods Nature Preserve, February 25, 2023

Austin Marathon 2023, February 19, watching at about mile 14 outside Wheatsville Food Co-op on Guadalupe Street

A walk along the Northern Walnut Creek Trail, including the new section between the Metropolitan Park and Walnut Bluffs Trailhead, February 18, 2023

Along the Shoal Creek Trail, 2023

MLK Day March and Celebration returns to Austin, January 16, 2023

Nonviolent Austin, 2023

Sunshine Community Gardens, 2023

Here and There, 2023

Winter/Spring 2023 in our yard

December 2022 Visit to the Wildflower Center with Kate, Josh, Jeff, Sara, Dean, Owen and Elinor!

Winter, Spring 2022-2023 in our yard

Holidays, December 2022

Texas Book Festival, November 5 and 6, 2022

October 30, 2022, The return of the Polkapocalypse at the Elizabet Ney Museum

Viva la Vida procession, October 29, 2022 by Mexic-Arte

Jeff's Sixtieth Birthday Weekend, October 21 - 23, 2022

Here and there, Fall and Winter 2022

Visit to Chicago and Holland, MI, September 2022

September visit to the Wildflower Center after very welcome late summer rains, September 4, 2022

Midwest travel, July 2022

Summer/Fall in our yard, 2022

Visit to Carrollton, KY for reunion with Webster family, May 2022

Kenyon College's 43022 Day!

On our 29th anniversary, April 2022

Earth Day visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, April 22, 2022

Our run/walk in the Cap 10-K, April 10, 2022

Austin Kite Festival and HONK!TX Festival of street marching bands, April 3, 2022

Spring 2022 visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, April 2, 2022

Here and there, Spring and Summer 2022

Paula's visit to Austin and the Hill Country, March 2022

Meetup with Sara, Dean, Josh, Kate, Kristin, Owen and Elinor at the Botanical Garden in San Antonio, March 19, 2022

Visit with Dad in Holland, MI, and Chicago on the way home, March 2022

International Women's Day event in honor of Judith Rosenberg, with Fuerza Unida and the Therapy Sisters, March 6, 2022

Friday Nonviolent Austin vigils, 2022

Bluebonnet sightings, winter and spring 2022

Austin Marathon 2022

Winter/Spring 2022 in our yard

Along the Shoal Creek Trail, 2022

Sunshine Community Gardens, 2022

Here and there, Winter 2022

Holiday travel to Holland, MI via Chicago, December 2021

Joining Friend, Martha on her 52nd hike of 2021, December 19, 2021

Sidewalk stamps in Heritage Neighborhood and around Austin, TX

A wonderful day hike on December 12, 2021 along the Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail with Martha and a hiking group

Sights along the Ladybird Lake Hike and Bike Trail on a fall day, December 5, 2021

Thanksgiving Day outing to the Walnut Creek Trail, November 25, 2021

November visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, November 21, 2021

Visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center with Jeff and Sandra, November 14, 2021

Weekend of Dia de los Muertos, Oct. 30 - Nov. 2, 2021

Jeff's Birthday Weekend, October 2021

Visit to Holland, Michigan via Chicago to see Dad, October 2021

Women's March ATX, a rally at the Texas Capitol for women's reproductive rights, October 2, 2021

Here and there, Fall 2021

Swim at Blue Hole in Wimberley, Texas on the final day of senior swim, a gorgeous day, September 23, 2021

Austin's Campaign Nonviolence Week of Action, September 2021

The People vs. The State of Texas rally, hosted by Austin Justice Coalition, 9/11/2021

First Game Day of the new UT football season, September 4, 2021

Visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, August 28, 2021

Summer/Fall 2021 in our yard

Opening Day of the redesigned Waterloo Park, August 14, 2021

Holland, MI via Chicago with Jeff to be with Dad, July 2021

Texas clergy gather in Austin to speak out in opposition to the backward voter suppression legislation being pushed by Republican legislators and governor of Texas, July 15, 2021

Visit to San Antonio Botanical Garden, July 6 and 7, 2021

First ever kayak paddle on Barton Creek and Ladybird Lake, in honor of Uncle Bill's 100th Birthday today

Birthday Weekend, June 2021

Ruthie's Birthday outing to Longhorn Cavern and Inks Lake State Parks, June 9, 2021

Out and about in Austin as the pandemic eases - and then resurges, Spring, Summer 2021

Tulip Time in Holland, Michigan, visiting my Dad, May 2021

Texas Poor People's Campaign speaking event at the TX Capitol in opposition to voter suppression bills, April 24, 2021

Spring visit to Mayfield Park, April 11, 2021

Visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, April 2, 2021

Spring visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, March 21, 2021

Sunshine Community Gardens, 2021

Vigil at the TX Capitol, January 22, 2021

Winter/Spring 2021 in our yard

Seen along the Shoal Creek Trail, 2021

A January visit to the UT campus, January 14, 2021

Thanksgiving Day Eve walk along the South Walnut Creek Trail, November 25, 2020

Jeff's 58th Birthday with outing to Palmetto State Park, October 23, 2020

Fall visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, October 12, 2020

Fall outing to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, September 25, 2020

Fall outing to Pedernales Falls State Park, September 23, 2020

Outing to Palmetto State Park, September 17, 2020

Sara and Dean visit Austin in Bug, August 23, 2020, en route to San Antonio and then points north

Visit to LadyBird Johnson Wildflower Center, August 9, 2020

Summer/Fall 2020 in our yard

Birthday visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, June 27 and 28, 2020

Visit to San Marcos, TX on the summer solstice, June 20, 2020

Visit to Bastrop State Park, June 13, 2020

Black Lives Matter rally and march in Austin, June 7, 2020

Memorial Day weekend visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, May 23, 2020

Visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildlower Center, May 17, 2020 during the pandemic

Here and There during the Pandemic

Spring visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, March 14, 2020

Sharon and Dave's spring visit to Austin, March 2020

A spring walk around Ladybird Lake, March 5, 2020

Some selections from QuiltCon in Austin, TX February 23, 2020

Visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, February 15, 2020

Austin Marathon 2020

Spring 2020 in our yard

Seen along the Shoal Creek Trail, 2020

MLK Day March in Austin, January 20, 2020

#womensmarchatx January 18, 2020

Fortlandia fun at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center with Opa, Oma, Josh, Kate, Jeff, Owen and Elinor, December 26, 2019

Sunrise Movement Friday Strike for Climate Justice at City Hall and march to Austin Energy, December 6, 2019

Autumn afternoon walk downtown and along Ladybird Lake, November 21, 2019

Autumn afternoon hike along the Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail with Tami and Jesse, November 20, 2019

Rally for Rodney Reed, November 9, 2019

Visit to the San Antonio Botanical Gardens, November 6, 2019

A Walk along Waller Creek on Dia de los Muertos, November 1, 2019

Mexic-Arte's 36th Annual Viva la Vida procession and festival, October 26, 2019

Jeff's 57th birthday in San Antonio!

Austin Climate Strike, September 20, 2019

Diez y Seis celebration at the TX State Capitol, Sept. 15, 2019

Fall and Winter in our yard, 2019/2020

Visit with Dad in Holland, Michigan, September 2019, for his 92nd Birthday, via Chicago

Singing Chuck home

Visit to Carrollton, KY, Bloomington, IND and Cincinnati, OH for time with family and Nathan and Carolyn's wedding

No More Cages, rally and march at the Texas State Capitol, July 4, 2019

Visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center on June 29, 2019

Summer 2019 in our yard

Trip to Atlanta, Georgia to visit the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, June 2019

Jeff's photos from recent travels to DC, Chicago and Holland, MI, May 2019

Visit to Chicago and Holland, MI, May 2019

Easter morning at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, April 21, 2019

Visit with Kristin and Grant to Enchanted Rock, April 4, 2019

HONK!TX Festival of Street Bands, March 2019

Sharon and Dave visit Austin, March 2019

Lobby Day Rally at the TX Capitol for workers' rights, March 20, 2019

St. Patrick's Day at Pioneer Farm, Austin, March 17, 2019

SXSW 2019

An InJEANious 70th Birthday celebration on the shores of Ladybird Lake, March 6, 2019

29th Annual International Women's Day March in San Antonio, March 2, 2019

Random stickers I see in Austin

Along the Shoal Creek Trail, 2019

Visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, January 26, 2019

Austin's MLK Day March and Celebration, January 21, 2019

Women's Rally, January 19, 2019 at the Capitol in Austin

New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2018 in Austin

Winter and Spring in our yard, 2018-2019

Visit to Michigan, November 2018

Viva la Vida Procession and Festival, October 27, 2018

Visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, September 30, 2018

Visit to San Antonio, September 2018

Autumn in our yard, 2018

Visit with Dad in Holland, Michigan, July 2018

Visit to San Antonio, July 2018

A week in Washington DC, June 2018

Republic of Texas Biker Parade, June 8, 2018, Austin, TX

Visit to Holland, MI via Chicago, May 2018

Visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, April 28, 2018 with Jeff

Exploring Cincinnati with Jeff, April 2018

Honk! Texas Festival of Community Street Bands, April 2018

Spring 2018 visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, March 25, 2018

#MarchForOurLives, Austin, TX, March 24, 2018

Sharon and Dave's visit to Austin, March 2018

Migration is Sweet demonstration, February 28, 2018 by JOLT Texas, march and rally, from UT to the Capitol

Along the Shoal Creek Trail, 2018

Austin Marathon, February 18, 2018

Owen, Opa and Oma at the park in San Antonio, February 17, 2018

Spring 2018 in our yard

Paula's visit to Austin, Jan. 2018

MLK Day March and Celebration in Austin, January 15, 2018

New Year's Day dancing and celebrating at Wendy and Robert's, January 1, 2018

Christmas in Austin, 2017

Visit with Dad in Holland, Michigan, December 2017

Texas Book Festival, November 4 and 5, 2017

Visit with Sally to the Taniguchi Japanese Garden at Zilker Park, November 2, 2017

Polkapocalypse at the Elisabet Ney Museum, October 29, 2017

Viva la Vida Procession, October 28, 2017

Jeff's Birthday, October 2017

Visit to San Antonio, October 2017

Jeff in Greensboro-September 2017

Austin Museum Day, September 17, 2017

Visit to Chicago for Dad's 90th Birthday, September 2017

Picnic and swim with Jean and Ruthie and a surprise birthday celebration, July 10, 2017

San Diego, June 2017

Topknots, San Diego, June 2017

Summer, Fall 2017 in our yard

Equality Rally and March at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, June 11, 2017

Opening Day, Ai Weiwei's "Forever Bicycles" sculpture in Austin, Texas, June 3, 2017

Travel to St. Louis for the NWTRCC meeting and on to Holland, Michigan to visit my Dad, May 2017

Austin People's Climate March, April 29, 2017

April 23, 2017 in Llano, Texas

Austin March for Science on Earth Day, April 22, 2017

Honk! Texas Marching Band Festival in Austin, April 1, 2017

Spring visit to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, March 26, 2017

Day of the Fallen, Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Along Shoal Creek and Lady Bird Lake trails, Spring 2017

No Ban/ No Wall rally at the Texas State Capitol, February 25, 2017

Trip to Holland, MI via Chicago to see Dad, February 2017

Historic Women's March on Austin, January 21, 2017

Inauguration Day, One Resistance rally in Austin, TX, January 20, 2017

MLK Day March and Celebration in Austin, January 16, 2017

Winter and Spring in our yard, 2017

Rally at City Hall for immigrant rights, post-election

Viva la Vida procession and celebration by Mexic-arte Museum

Visit to Chicago and Holland for Dad's 89th Birthday

Summer and Fall in our yard, 2016

Washington DC, July 2016

June 2016 trip to KY and OH

Sarah's graduation from Austin Presbyterian Seminary, May 22, 2016

Visit with Dad in Holland, MI during Tulip Time

What we did on the anniversary of our first date

Seen along Shoal Creek Trail, 2016 - 2017

Spring 2016 in our yard

Austin Kite Festival, March 6, 2016

International Women's Day March in San Antonio

Jean's Birthday with the Bells of Joy, and a walk along the boardwalk

MLK Day, 2016 in Austin, TX

Christmas 2015

Ruth, Black and White photos over the years

Immigrant Rights Rally, November 21, 2015

Dia de los Muertos Procession, Oct. 31, 2015

Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda for Charlie, Kathy and Ruth

Jeff's 53rd Birthday!

Katy and Sarah's wedding, October 10, 2015

Monarch migration, Fall 2015

Full Lunar Eclipse as seen from Austin, September 27, 2015

First day of Autumn, outing to Emma Long Park and The Oasis

Fall/Winter 2015 in our yard

International Accordion Festival in San Antonio, September 12, 2015

Dad's 88th Birthday in Chicago and Holland, MI

Happy to be together

Meeting Owen, July 11, 2015

Trip to Michigan and Kentucky, June 2015

Republic of Texas Biker Parade, Austin, TX, June12, 2015

Immigration Rights Rally, for DACA and DAPA, Austin, May 30, 2015

Derby Day visit to the Ladybird Johnson WIldflower Center

Ruth's 90th birthday gathering, April 2015

Exploring Commons Ford Ranch Park

Amaryllis from Kim

International Women's Day march, San Antonio, March 7, 2015

Day of the Fallen, February 25, 2015, Austin, Texas

Rally for Rodney Reed, February 21, 2015

Spring 2015 in our yard

Holidays in Holland, December 2014

Mexic-Arte Viva la Vida procession, October 18, 2014

Visit to Holland, MI via AMTRAK, September 2014

Autumn/Winter in our yard, 2014

International Accordion Festival in San Antonio, September 13, 2014

Jeff's visit to Kentucky and Ohio, July/August 2014

Visit to Holland, MI and Chicago, July 2014

Summer in our yard

Boardwalk opening day

The X-games

Live Music Capital

Houston Art Car Parade 2014

Ruth's 89th Birthday in Holland via Chicago, April 2014

International Women's Day March in San Antonio, March 8, 2014

Spring 2014 in our Yard

MLK Day, 2014

Christmas 2013

Sara and Dean visit Austin, Dec. 2013

Autumn in our yard, 2013

NYC in October, 2013

Viva la Vida Festival, October 19, 2013

Kentucky visit, September 2013

International Accordion Festival in San Antonio, September 14-15, 2013

Women's Reproductive Rights Rally at TX State Capitol, July 1, 2013

Close Guantanamo action, Pfluger Bridge, June 29, 2013

Oregon Trail, June 2013

Birthday gathering in Holland, MI, April 2013

Spring 2013 in our yard

International Women's Day March in San Antonio, March 9, 2013

Day of the Fallen March and Rally, Feb. 27, 2013

Save Our Texas Schools March and Rally, Austin, TX, Feb 23, 2013

Immigrants Rights March and Rally, Austin, February 22, 2013

One Billion Rising on Valentine's Day at the TX State Capitol, February 14, 2013

MLK Day March and Celebration 2013

Peacenotes card designs

Jean's Christmas cookies

Christmas Day 2012

Under The Hood in Veterans Day Parade, November 10, 2012

Hoodstock IV, October 7, 2012

International Day of Peace, Sept. 21, 2012 and opening at Mexicarte Museum

Welcome home parade for vets, July 7, 2012

Roadtrip to Archer City, TX, June 2012

Susan Webster's Bat Mitzvah, May 2012

Carrollton, April 2012

Ruth's 87th Birthday!

April 4 public reading of MLK's "Beyond Vietnam" speech

Spring 2012 in our yard

International Women's Day March, San Antonio, March 3, 2012

Fara's 12th Birthday party at Sally's

No War on Iran vigil, February 4, 2012

MLK Day 2012

Christmas 2011

CodePink , Bring Troops Home Now action at the Capitol

Veterans Day at Under The Hood, November 11, 2011

Mexic-Arte Viva la Vida Celebration 2011

International Accordion Festival, San Antonio

Jane's 88th Birthday!

Chicago, Holland, August 2011

Nathan's garden

Gaza flotilla solidarity, June 26, 2011

Memorial Day at Under The Hood , May 30, 2011

Houston Art Car Parade 2011

International Women's Day March, San Antonio, March 5, 2011

Texas Youth Word Collective slam, November 2010, January 2011

Bees Come Down

Here and there

Out in the yard

Kisi

Fare

Holland, Michigan via Chicago

Day of the Fallen

Texas Immigrant Rights March, February 22, 2011

MLK Day 2011

Thanksgiving 2010

Carrollton, Oct. 2010

Hiroshima Day Commemoration, 2010

Under The Hood benefit at Jovita's, November 2010