Most years, the #52Ancestors in 52 weeks challenge includes the prompt "FAVORITE PHOTO." While I don't think I've specifically written about my favorite, I have often posted the photo on Facebook.
My dad joined the Army in May 1951. When I was born in August 1951, he received a telegram informing him of my birth.
Telegram announcing birth sent on August 29, 1951
At some point, he came home on leave, likely when the photo was taken. I have another picture taken on the same day. I'm wearing the same outfit, minus the groovy hat.
There are leaves on the trees, meaning the photo was likely taken in spring or summertime. By my apparent age, I am not even a year old, so the picture would have been taken in the spring or summer of 1952. This may well have been the first time my dad and I had met, and it was probably the first time I met my grandparents. It would be the first of many trips to visit with them.