pretending to board a ship

This is a Sepia Saturday post.
A photo of Me.Taken by My Mum?Leith Docks.Early 1960s.
I've always had trouble with  naff jackets! No taste at all! This one must have been during my "Biggles Phase"?
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Brian Miller said…
loving the jacket tony...great pic!
19:10
Anonymous said…
you didnt board that ship??? really???
21:00
ArtSparker said…
You were a profoundly skeptical-looking child.
21:06
tony said…
Susan .I was also a profoundly bespectacled -looking child!
Faery.Around the time this photo was taken we were learning in school about Pirates + Pressganging.Maybe I worried about ending up a cabinboy for the following 40 years.
Brain, your taste in Jackets is as bad as mine!
21:23
Roy said…
The whole outfit has me awed - the jacket, the shorts, and are those leggings? You look more like you were getting ready to hop on a motorcycle than board a ship! This is great.
21:41
tony said…
Roy! West Yorkshiremen dont do leggings! Did Marlon Brando wear leggings ON THE WATERFRONT? I think not!
21:45
Perpetual Chocoholic said…
Love the shoes and the above comment;-)
00:28
Tess Kincaid said…
This is the BEST. You haven't changed a bit, Tony.xx
00:50
Anonymous said…
This is a great picture! Mom's always wanted the best poses for their photos : )
01:12
Martin said…
It's a great shot. And that jacket makes it!
08:12
tony said…
I have very little memory of this photo being taken.other than, I felt very small & the ship seemed huge.
09:43
Zuzana said…
What a great picture, you were (still are!) a cute boy;) Hope this Saturday is is treating you well,
xoxo
12:20
Alan Burnett said…
Where the heck do ships sail to from Leith? I would have thought that once a ship had found its way to Leith there was nowhere else to go.
13:18
white rabbit said…
Aren't you pretending to unboard the ship?

Mr Pedantic

ps The nearest I have been to death was at Liverpool docks as a child (2 or 3) as I decided to wander under where a large metal side door (or whatever they call it) was about just to be lowered from a ship. The pic reawoke that dim memory.
13:41
Kurt said…
Nice shoe/sock pairing.
13:54
North County Film Club said…
You look like you're saying " O.K. I'm striking the pose now take the damn picture"! But you probably didn't say damn at that age.
It really is a wonderful picture.
Barbara
18:44
Vicki Lane said…
Wonderful picture -- quite the snappy dresser you were!
19:20
Unknown said…
Fun picture--& love ArtSparker's comment! Have a fine weekend!
19:39
Nancy said…
Indeed, you don't look very comfortable or happy in the photo. I am in awe of the shorts, the socks, and the shoes. I wish I could enlarge the photo to see it closer!
20:22
Tattered and Lost said…
A really interesting photo. I love the movement of it. The geometric shapes, the lines. Your eyeglasses repeated in the port holes. Great shot!
22:07
Unknown said…
Looks like you were about to outdo the now well known Harry Potter; this photo looks so good with the black and white....striking.
22:22
Coffee Messiah said…
Great photo.

Someone in our family has a picture of me on a schooner, one at the maritime museum in SF standing, trying to hold the wheel that turns the boat. This shot reminds me of it, and I was probably near the same age as you when taken.

Those were some days, eh?

Hope all is well with you and yours!

Cheers!
22:30
Terri Buster said…
You look spiffy! And so SERIOUS!!
22:53
Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens said…
Hi Toni, great memories. You were a serious looking boy. It looks like there is some mischievousness in your stance, just dare me!
22:54
Anonymous said…
Hey Tony, I thought maybe this was a set they had at the county fair.LOL It is perfect for SS.
QMM
01:11
tony said…
Most Of The Photos I have of me as a kid I am smiling.Here,i think, I am trying to be "Serious& Grownup" for some reason..........My Grandfather was a sailor and abandoned my Mum when she was only a year old.Maybe this photo says more about her than me?
11:34
Daniel Hoffmann-Gill said…
That is as awesome picture, I like your stance and energy.

How time flys...
13:25
Bruno Laliberté said…
AH, AH!!
neat dresser!!!
that's a keeper!!!
:)~
HUGZ
18:54
Betsy Brock said…
I can tell it's you! I whole outfit is quirky and adorable! xo
03:28
Comelybankingcrisis said…
Great photo! Lovely to see a bit of Leith too. It was actually my plan to walk to Leith Docks yesterday, but I'm afraid to say I got out of bed too late and watched TV instead... Shambles!
13:33
Anonymous said…
No problem with the jacket itself - it's the top and bottom combination that is a challenge.
@Comelybankingcrisis - Leith Docks will still be there tomorrow, but a nice sleep-in might not be. Good choice.
14:35
Akelamalu said…
Were you going to stowaway? ;)
15:00
Dominic Rivron said…
Ah! Shorts and sandals. Those were the days... How long do Biggles phases last?
21:38
Joanne Casey said…
Very Topgun, Tony!
23:44
tony said…
Joanne.More Top Cat than Top Gun....Dominic, My 'Biggles Phase' Seemed to Fly-By.......
07:19
Cherie said…
You are a doll!!
06:55
Ann ODyne said…
Gosh this is a fabulous blog - variety! Intrigue!
I followed you home from Rivron's when we commented simultaneously though we are hemispheres distant.
peace and love
and sandy denny and acid.
12:10
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