2011 Brody's rendition of cowboy
I love this picture and I’ve realized this week that there’s yet another generation in our family with unconventional taste in clothes. Guess I shouldn’t be surprised….Brody’s dad Brian sometimes rode his horse, roped, doctored, and moved ranch cattle all day long in shorts and boots or even sneakers.
His dad often had to insist that Brian wear his “real” cowboy gear when cattle customers came to visit because they wouldn’t give the head wrangler the credit he deserved if he didn’t look the part!
Sometimes Brian dressed to fit the role, but I wish I'd taken shots of the other days!
In high school Brian might go snowmobiling, skiing, or tubing in a brightly flowered Hawaiian shirt. He started another trend wearing little tweed English style driving caps. No following the latest fashions for him! Maybe he was just trying to escape the farm and ranch boy image; we never knew. At Fairplay high school they still have The Brian Wright Memorial Award each year for the most trend-setting (out of the box?)senior .
Today Brian works in different clothes. Most Sundays he preaches wearing jeans or khakis and casual shirts. His congregation approves though; they actually don't even want him to wear a suit and tie, so it all works out fine.
Then there’s grandpa Bob. A few years ago he decided that wearing cowboy boots and jeans to farm in the Oklahoma summer heat was just too uncomfortable. He endures lots of comments and jabs about his shorts and sneakers, but I notice now there are some other farmers around these parts climbing on this comfort bandwagon too. Besides Bob has nice tan legs when he wants to go golfing!
Grandpa Bob these days
Repairs can be done in shorts!
So for three generations now casual comfort seems to trump traditional style in the Wright family. But as long as our clothes are modest and functional, our work gets done, and we honor God, it surely must not matter if we're fashionable.
I just wonder what our great grandsons will be wearing someday?
Hi DeAnna!
ReplyDeleteIt is so fun reading your blog! I rode the school bus with Brian when he was in grade school and I was in high school I will never forget the time he was wearing several jacket/coats layered on each other on a bus ride home! He had left them at school and wore them all home at once! He was always entertaining for a little guy!
Brody does look a lot like Brian. Thanks for posting the pictures so we can catch up with your life! I hope you and your family are doing well.
Welcome home DeAnna and Bob.
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