Mystery Girl

Dad took this picture, but it's a complete mystery. Who, when, where? Dunno.

Fire and Ice on Draper

Putting out fires in the winter can't be any fun. I'm not entirely sure what is on fire here; the smoke seems to be coming from in front of the house. Has a car gone up? Or have the firemen pulled a mattress or a piece of burning furniture into the front yard? What isn't a mystery is where this shot is taken. A hunch and a little Google Map sleuthing leads me to believe that we are in the 4500-block of Draper looking towards Terrebonne. My family lived on Draper in the 50s and I'm pretty sure that the big building in the background is Willingdon School. My sisters both spent their elementary school careers at Willingdon. So did William Shatner. I started at Willingdon and ended up somewhere else, but that is, of course, another story.

Double-Play

Another one of dad's old-school double exposure trick shots.

Three For the Price of One

My dad is up to his old tricks with this one, a double-exposure. Or rather a triple exposure. He doesn't quite get it right, as one hand on the right-hand figure can be seen through the dress of the middle figure.

Will Spring Ever Get Here?

Some Montreal winters seemed like they would never end.

Winter Is Coming

My sisters bundle up on a Montreal winter's day, getting ready to try out the backyard skating rink Dad would make for them every winter.

Two Mothers

Here's another of my dad's trick shots, showing mom trying to borrow a magazine off mom. I presume it's a double exposure.

Of course, these days, all it takes is a few clicks in Photoshop to do the same thing.

Mom

Here's a shot my dad took of mom playing on a dam somewhere. And somewhen.

Granny

I don't remember my grandmother, my dad's mother, as much of a smiler. She was, of course, many years older when I knew her, quite elderly, and not always in the best of health. But here, dad caught her with a lovely grin and a twinkle in her eye.

Selfie, 1950s style

This is how my dad looked in the 1950s selfie.

Kid

I have no idea who this is, or why he has the funny thing in his mouth But Dad thought he made for an amusing photo.

Man Feeding a Squirrel

It's a man. Feeding a squirrel.

And here's another angle of the same man feeding the same squirrel.

Three's A Crowd

My sister is not a set of triplets, at least as far as I know. Another one of dad's trick shots. I assume it's a triple exposure.

Using Your Head

I always joke with my sister that I got the brains. But here's proof that she got some brains, too. They just got separated from the rest of her body and left behind somewhere.

Twins....?

No, my mother does not have a twin sister. This is another one of dad's trick shots. I assume this is a double exposure.

Nap Time

No, my father never found any dead bodies in cars, at least as far as we know. But this unidentified man clearly was sleeping like the dead when my dad took a picture of him.