{"id":412,"date":"2025-10-23T22:19:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/?page_id=412"},"modified":"2025-12-18T19:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:02:55","slug":"leslies-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/index.php\/leslies-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Leslie&#8217;s Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"412\" class=\"elementor elementor-412\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b844296 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b844296\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a17288e\" data-id=\"a17288e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b5904c elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b5904c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4913700\" data-id=\"4913700\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b6fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40b6fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>THE ADVENTURES OF\u2026\u2026 <\/strong><strong>THAT BOY AND HIS GUITAR <\/strong><strong>STARRING<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\n<strong>LESLIE WALTER HAAS<\/strong>\n\n<strong>AND HIS <\/strong><strong>EVER-PRESENT COMPANION,\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>MARTY, THE WONDERGUITAR <\/strong><strong>AND FEATURING THEIR PALS <\/strong><strong>BENNIE, THE BANJO <\/strong><strong>AND <\/strong><strong>Cousin Dozen, THE 12-STRING<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4643c elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"2a4643c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_30.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_30\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDE0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8zMC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_30.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is Marty as an infant sitting on the rocking chair that belonged to my mother when she was a toddler.  The chair is well over ninety years old.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_31.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_31\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDE1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8zMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_31.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen he\u2019s not trying to drive, Marty likes to hang out in the bed of my truck.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_32.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_32\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDE2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8zMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_32.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere we are at Canyon Dam in central Texas.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_33.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_33\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDE3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8zMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_33.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt the State Capitol in downtown Austin, Texas.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_34.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_34\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDE4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8zNC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_34.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHallowed ground.  This is at the Bonfire Memorial at Texas A & M university where twelve students lost their lives when the bonfire they were building collapsed. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_35.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_35\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDE5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8zNS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_35.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe four of us are getting into a heated discussion about the varying philosophies of the world and how they relate to the philosophies of our favorite educational magazine.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_36.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_36\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDIwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8zNi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_36.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt never fails.  Whenever Bennie the Banjo gets a couple of beers in him, he starts with that \u201cthe earth is flat\u201d crap and then we really get into it. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_37.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_37\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDIxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8zNy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_37.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSome more pictures taken around the campus of the University of Texas in Austin.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_39.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_39\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDIzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8zOS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_39.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is the day I brought Marty home.  It\u2019s not widely known, but all guitars start out as ukeleles and grow into guitars later on. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_38.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_38\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDIyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8zOC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_38.jpg\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"604\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the studio recording the vocal version of \u201cMy Perfect Dream\u201d. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_40.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_40\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDI0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV80MC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_40.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI\u2019m arguing with Bennie, the Banjo about something.  He really has some crazy ideas about some things. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_41.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_41\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDI1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV80MS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_41.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cNo, Marty, you cannot drive my truck until you\u2019ve gone and taken Driver Education and passed the driving test!!\u201d  Marty thinks just because he\u2019s past his teen years he should be allowed to drive. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_42.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_42\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDI3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV80Mi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_42.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarty likes to help with the yard work.  Here he\u2019s raking the grass just after I mowed it. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_43.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_43\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDI4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV80My5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_43.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarty and I are at the Willie Nelson statue in downtown Austin.  Willie\u2019s guitar, Trigger, has always been Marty\u2019s hero because he can still play beautiful music even with that extra hole in his side that Willie wore through.  By the way, Trigger and Marty just happen to be distant relatives.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_44.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_44\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDI5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV80NC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_44.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is one of the entrances to the football stadium at the University of Texas in Austin.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_45.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_45\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDMwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV80NS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_45.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis was taken at Kyle Field, the football stadium at Texas A & M University, the bitter rival of the University of Texas.  Both my daughters have two degrees apiece from UT so I hope they never see this picture. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_46.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_46\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDMxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV80Ni5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_46.jpg\" data-width=\"604\" data-height=\"549\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the studio recording the instrumental version of \u201cMy Perfect Dream\u201d.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDMyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJhNDY0M2MifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_1.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI\u2019m arguing with Bennie, the Banjo about something.  He really has some crazy ideas about some things. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDMzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8yLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJhNDY0M2MifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_2.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cLook, Marty, it\u2019s the elusive Painted Bunting!!!\u201d  Marty loves to bird watch but sometimes he has a little trouble holding the binoculars.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8zLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJhNDY0M2MifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_3.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe boys and I are cooling off on a Sunday afternoon.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV80LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJhNDY0M2MifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_4.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere we are at Jimmynemily\u2019s Place.  It\u2019s one of the best spots on the Guadulupe River, even though there\u2019s not much water coming out of Canyon Dam right now because of the Texas drought.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_5.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_5\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV81LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJhNDY0M2MifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_5.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re having a beer at the Devil\u2019s Backbone Tavern.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_7.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_7\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV83LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJhNDY0M2MifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_7.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere I\u2019m playing \u201cCousin Dozen Workout\u201d.  I know Marty is thinking \u201cbig deal, I can do that\u201d. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_8.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_8\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV84LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJhNDY0M2MifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_8.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis was also at the University of Texas in Austin.  It looks like the horse is kissing my ear, but he really wasn\u2019t.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_9.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_9\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV85LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJhNDY0M2MifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_9.jpg\" data-width=\"604\" data-height=\"453\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is me and Marty performing \u201cMy Perfect Dream\u201d, the song I wrote for my older daughter\u2019s wedding.  Marty did not want to wear his glasses here because he\u2019s afraid of heights.  The wedding took place at a ski resort on top of a mountain in Telluride, Colorado.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_10.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_10\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDQwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8xMC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_10.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cDrink your furniture polish, Marty.  It\u2019s good for you\u201d.  This is feeding time.  Mary would grow up to be a very picky eater.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_11.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_11\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDQxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8xMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_11.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarty just made an excellent point here and I was congratulating him. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_12.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_12\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDQyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8xMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_12.jpg\" data-width=\"1409\" data-height=\"1697\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarty and I are relaxing in my \u201cBench Garden\u201d in my back yard.  I\u2019m reading to him so that he can get the finest education that any guitar can have.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_13.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_13\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDQzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8xMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_13.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere we are at Jimmynemily\u2019s Place.  It\u2019s one of the best spots on the Guadulupe River, even though there\u2019s not much water coming out of Canyon Dam right now because of the Texas drought.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_14.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_14\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDQ0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8xNC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_14.jpg\" data-width=\"1431\" data-height=\"1908\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_15.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_15\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDQ1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8xNS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_15.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarty and I decided to shoot a game of pool while we were there. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_18.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_18\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDQ2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8xOC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_18.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cEat your oak steak, Mary, it will make you strong.\u201d  Marty has always been a very picky eater.  Once, when he was younger, I made him eat broccoli and he threw it up.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_19.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_19\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDQ3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8xOS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_19.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBennie and I called a truce long enough for me to play the Beverly Hillbillies theme song.  Marty always likes to dress up like Jed Clampett when I play it. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_20.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_20\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDQ4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8yMC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_20.jpg\" data-width=\"1427\" data-height=\"1070\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnother display in front of the State Capitol in downtown Austin, Texas.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_21.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_21\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDQ5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVzbGllaGFhc2F1dGhvci5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9pbWFnZV8yMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyYTQ2NDNjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_21.jpg\" data-width=\"604\" data-height=\"453\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is me and Marty performing \u201cThe Wedding Song\u201d at my niece Lisa\u2019s wedding. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliehaasauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_23.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a4643c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image_23\" 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