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My mom moved into the Veterans Center in Homelake, Colorado after living in NY for nearly 84 years. For several years since I placed my mom into the VA center, I have been photographing her and the surrounding Colorado, New Mexico landscapes. My mom was happy to reunite with her friend Richard, who she meet in the 1930's. He was friends with my dad and now that my dad has passed, she has great comfort being with a good friend in a loving environment at the VA Center, Homelake. Tax dollars well spent.
Visiting Mom (book cover) - promotional book published in collaboration with Xerox Corporation. My photographs of mom at the Veterans Center Homelake, CO.
Alamosa at the parking lot with mom. Saw this car and loved the relation between the car tire and my mom's wheelchair.
Mom test driving a 1933 Ford fire truck... very slowly
Richard Gottlieb - friend of mom since the 1930's.
He was in the air force.
Mom with her cart of drawing supplies.. she has been drawing since I was a baby.
Mom resting with her teddy bear at the Veterans Center Homelake, CO.
Mom and tank.
Lunch time with a lovely couple at the VA Center Homelake, CO
Bingo at the VA Center Homelake, CO
Edward.. Army veteran who was a photographer.
Afternoon sunset with shadow of Richard.
Mom
Richard and mom shopping in Monte Vista, CO.
Signage seen when entering Colorado when driving up from Sante Fe, New Mexico.
A lot of roadside accidents in Colorado - New Mexico... saw a lot of this markers for loved ones while traveling on the highways.
Monte Vista, Colorado
Route 284 in Colorado - a trailer just sitting there abandoned in the middle between there and here.
View of Love's gas station from the parking lot of the hotel in Monte Vista, CO.
One of the homes the veterans get if they are able to live safely by themselves. Wonderful little cottages.
Mom and her good friend Richard enjoying the each other's company.