Sunday, October 16, 2011
A Hobby Passed Down Through the Generations
The image below is of my great-grandfather Marcellus Clark. Above his right shoulder is his son John Clark who is my grandfather. The little blond boy in front is John's son and my father, John Dean Clark. As that blond boy grew up he went shooting and hunting with his dad and granddad.
The next photo is him as a man with 2 of his boys in the early 1980's. Jason holding the gun and Jaren checking out what the dog was sniffing. The shotgun seen here once belonged to Marcellus and then John Clark.
Today we carry on the hobby with the same gun, now in its 4th and 5th generation. Tyler went with us and we all had a great time. Of course Dad, being the most experienced, out-shot us all.
It was a real treat for me to see Dad pulverize the clay pigeons. I hope to go again soon.
Jaren taught taught Tyler how to shoot a hand gun and we finished the activity with a little glass shattering competition... Jaren won hands down since he picked up some skills at the police academy.
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Great pictures! Aaron's going to be jealous that he couldn't be there. He would have loved that. I really like your presentation of the post, showing the family history and the tradition through the generations. I love the picture of Dad, and hearing that he blasted those clay pigeons. :) Thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteI was really touched by seeing this old photo with Grandpa Clark, and Great Grandma & Grandpa Clark, and Dad as a child! These are great photos Jord, thanks so much for sharing! Love you!
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