Goose Island in south Texas, 1972

Ann and Bill (Thurston) Atwood loved their cabover camper and often took Anne, Bill and Margaret camping.  This trip was to Goose Island, near Rockport, Texas where there is a bird sanctuary and breeding grounds for the Whooping Cranes that migrate from Canada every year.

Ever since they were first married and lived in south Texas Ann and Bill loved the Gulf coast and hardly ever went anywhere else for a vacation for many years.

Our house at 6633 Campana St.

After a year or so at 4404 Wabash in a rent house, I found a way to buy us a new house from a builder located in southwest Fort Worth.  It was a four bedroom house with 2 bathrooms, a 2-car garage and central heat and air.  We moved in January 1972 and the kids went to Wedgewood schools.  Margaret went to Westcreek Elementary.  Anne could walk to school at Southwest High School.

After the original tree died (in the right bottom corner of the first photo)
I planted the sweet gum tree that turned fiery red and gold every fall.

me and Mom in front of 6633 January 1972

About 1990 after the garage conversion.  I painted the brick white and the doors red.