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        My 91st Birthday

        • Reg Green
          • January 31, 2020
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      Editor’s Note: Please help us wish Reg Green a Happy 91st Birthday by leaving a comment below. Reg is a seasoned journalist residing in the SGV. He gets up early in the morning every day and hikes the mountains above La Canada, overlooking Pasadena. Reg took this photo at sunrise the morning of his birthday. You can read more about Reg on his website (dedicated to his son) NicholasGreen.org.
      Happy Birthday Reg!

      sun rays casta shadow of the photographer's long legs

      Sunrise at Mt. Lukens (Photo – Reg Green)

      On my fourth (I think) birthday, my father asked “Did you feel your legs shoot out in the middle of the night?”

      By Reg Green

      And, yes, I remembered, I had felt that.

      By the following year I was too worldly-wise to be taken in by such childish fancies but I don’t suppose a birthday has gone by that I haven’t thought of that story. Today, January 31, is my 91st and imagine my surprise when I took this selfie on the Mt. Lukens fire road this morning.

      My old man had been right after all.

      Tagged: By Reg GreenMt. Lukens fire road in La Cañada FlintridgeMy 91st Birthday

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      1. Glenn says:
        January 31, 2020 at 3:40 pm

        Warm wishes for a happy milestone and may wonderful thoughts and joyful feeling always stream to you

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      2. Denise says:
        January 31, 2020 at 3:14 pm

        Love this story and the photo. Happy Birthday!! Wishing you many more healthy and happy years!

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      3. Shakira says:
        January 31, 2020 at 2:36 pm

        Happy happy 91st birthday to you! May the year ahead be filled with many more beautiful sunrises and adventure! ??

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        January 31, 2020 at 2:16 pm

        Happy birthday reg

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