Now listen to this

In the beginning was…

I arrived four years later

I was born here

school

School was next to the house

With Big Bro!

We were never again so close!

Those ears!

Close your mouth, there are flies around!

The Kids

I'm the nice one with the balloon!

Bigger Kids

I'm the nice one on the right

A day out

I'm the nice one in the middle!

Water Pose

Spot the odd one out!

Just a boy

Nice collar, John!

School boy

The book was empty - it was a pose

Bigger school boy

Ah, puberty at last!

Nice Pie - and haircut!

I was 14 and won a prize

Goodbye school

I was 15. My last class

Hello College

College from 16 to 18. Alan is also in this photo.

21st Birthday in Nottingham

Nice party, even my parents came.

Nice office

30 - in Leicester

Nice pen and glasses

33 - First Visit to India 1976

First of 3 Nice Hats

BA(Hons)First Class. July 1981

Nice clothes

40 in Hapur. 15August 1983

Nice 50 year old

Settling into life in Berlin

Retirement Day May 2008

Nice sailor

Nice Flachmann(Hip-Flask)

Großarl, Austria, March 2010

Nice birthday cake

in New Orleans

Nice artist

My Photoshop Gang

Nice gate

Nice wall

Nice shadows

Nice Fishing

May 2012 St.Augustine

Big Day

Nice new citizen

Nice Dubliner

Thanks Gerald and Jutta!

Not Nice Hair loss

Oldie Baldie June 2017

Nice Umbrella

Dancing in the rain - October 2017

Real Oldie

Thanks Stefan for ageing me! Oct.2019

3 Years Old

Today I celebrated my 3rd Birthday. I jest not! On this day three years ago I went to an office with Heike D. and got my German citizenship. What a day that was. I got this message in an e-mail from –

Dear John,

Congratulations! Now you are three years a German, and we hope you still enjoy it.

All the very best for you. We hope to see you soon.

Grüßenings from – Johanna, Jutta and Gerald.

Wonderful that they remembered and Gerald sent 4 attachments with photos, text and jokes. Thanks a lot and see you all soon. I spent the day helping to paint my local SPD office. How very appropriate!