flowers

I took a picture of these flowers today at Noon on Augsut 5th, 2010.

breakfast last saturday july 31, 2010

Dear Tom,

This photo was taken at breakfast time last Saturday morning at around 7:30 a.m. In the photo going from left to right that is from the window, myself, brother Larry Kenning, standing is Father Ken Moody and Brother Albert Patrick who was leaving us to return to the United States on Saturday afternoon.

Brother Larry and I took Brother Albert to the airport at 5 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. We were met by a Maryknoll Sister Marilyn Belt who is a nurse and works in the same place as Al did in Cereco, a place for retarded children. He worked in carpentry teaching men on how to make things out of wood.
The idea was to get educated and to be able to work on their own outside but it never happened. They dependent on him and their Mother. These men were in their 20's and 30's.
Al worked in this place for seven years. He told me that when he turned 65 years old that he was going to retire and he did.

The trip to the United States was a long one from Cochabamba to Santa Cruz and then on to Miami, Florida and then to New York City. His friend Brother Gene Casper picked him up at the airport in New York.

So he was traveling from 5 p.m. on Saturday and finally arriving at his destination at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. He said that it was a long boring trip for him.

Now he is adjusting to life at Maryknoll, New York which is the Motherhouse of the Society of Maryknoll priests and Brothers. It is a big house and crowded with retired people etc. It is not a pleasant place to be,I know that I wouldn't wa nt to be there. We have a very nice house in Los Altos, California.

Well anyway that is life for us. I have not been talking with your brother.
He has his computer on but he is idle. He is busy and very tired. He goes to bed early at 10 o.m. He is doing a lot of shaking which is making him tired.

I have itchy testicles and I don't know why. This morning I went to the pharmacy to get some cream for this itch. And also for a Franciscan priest Irineo Vargas at the Franciscan church of hospicio. He told me that he has an itch around his balls. And I could tell something was wrong because when I am teaching him that he is also scratching down his penis area.
Which can cause an erection or masturbation as well due to the sensation.
Which is very enjoyable when you are scratching.

I am glad that all is going well for you and also that the Doctor is doing fine as well.
The weather is slowly getting warmer here as Spring comes and the cold weather here is a very short spell here. The winter is not long like in the United States or Europe.

On the news it mentioned the large number of deaths due to the monsoom rains in Pakistan and also serious fires in Russia. You can see all this on the internet www.bbc.com on your computer.

Well this is all the news for now on this Tuesday evening at 6:52 p.m. here in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

lots of love,
your brother,
Frank

saturdy morning

The woman is selling nuts and other items at 10 a.m. this Saturday morning.
She is carrying a little child on her back.

July 31, 2010

Leaning on God
by Joyce Rupp

Which of you walks in darkness and sees no light? ... lean on GodIsaiah 50:4-10
Some people lean against fence postswhen their bodies ache from toil.Some people lean on oak trees,seeking cool shade on hot, humid days.
Some people lean on crutchesBrozova/dreamstime.comwhen their limbs won’t work for them;and some people lean on each otherwhen their hearts can’t stand alone.

How long it takes to lean upon you,God of shelter and strength;how long it takes to recognize the truthof where my inner power has its source.
All my independence, with its arrogance,stands up and stretches within me,trying to convince my trembling soulthat I can conquer troubles on my own.
But the day of truth always comeswhen I finally yield to you,knowing you are a steady stronghold,a refuge when times are tough.

Thank you for offering me strength,for being the oak tree of comfort;thank you for being the sturdy supportwhen the limbs of my life are weak.
Praise to you, Eternal Lean-to,for always being there for me.Continue to transform mewith the power of your love.

I hope that this reflection will help you today Thomas this is my concern for you. your brother Frank

out to lunch today Friday

Dear Thomas,

I am out to lunch this Noon time for a farewell to Bro. Albert Patrick who is in center of this photo with Bro. Larry Kenning on the right and I Frank Dolphin on the left.

Have a good rest and take care of yourself, you were tired the other day and was snoring.

your brother,
Frank

july 29th, 2010

Dear Tom,

It was nice talking with you yesterday and to see your handsome face again and to listen to your present situation and problems with the accident of the student and how they are looking for more money. Which must be a stressful situation for you personally.

Then bothering you in your sleep for a little jerking off. I hope that you were able to get some sleep afterwards.

It is now 10:45 a.m. here in Cochabamba and the sun is shining and it is getting a little bit warmer.

Tomorrow Friday at Noon, I will be taking Bro. Al Patrick out for lunch as a farewell he leaves for the United States on Saturday for retirement and he is 65 years old.

This is all for now.
Frank

birch trees

This photo I took of my sister Maureen's front yard which is birch trees and you can also see a post with the American eagle on it.

It is autumn time and for that reason tht the leaves are yellow in color.

I called you this afternoon Thomas which would be around midnight and there was no answer and so you could be out or busy.

I talked to your brother Benny and he said that he had no eelctricity in his room which seems to be a continuous problem.

So he couldn't use his computer. I check his computer before taking a nap and he was not on.
He said that the weather has been changing and that it is cooler now and I believe the same for you as well.

Our visitors who were with us for two weeks have gone back to the United States. They were Maryknoll lay missioners who had left us last year and so felt homesick and returned this year for a two week visit.

I don't know if they will return again? One of our Brothers, Albert Patrick will be leaving us next Saturday for Maryknoll, New York,
he is 65 years old and wants to retire. He was in the Airforce before joining Maryknoll over 25 years ago.

The weather is changing here with some cool days and the students have not been going to school now for almost three weeks.
There is no heat in the schools and they do feel the temperature change. Although these temperatures are only for 3 weeks at the most.

I believe that Benny has been in contact with you lately. He said that your Mother is doing fine.

It should be a quiet weekend and I am looking forward to it.

This is all for now and I hope that you will write soon.

lots of love,
your brother,
Frank