It was such a long winter. One that began on March 13, 2020, and ended just the other day. I spent two springs, a summer, fall, and winter basically indoors. I wonder if I look younger than I would have had there not been a pandemic. I’ve missed the sun.
Here are some beautiful pictures of first-wave Gen-Xers taken during the winter of 1980. They were taken on a beach near Plainville, Massachusetts. God bless Bruce Fasulo for having the mind to capture our generation as few did. His pictures, many of which I have shared over the years, are a rare Gen-X archive. Study the picture. What do you see? Lots of children in puffy parkas and colorful ski jackets. A few are toting 110 cameras and wearing snow boots. No adults. Join the conversation about the pictures on Facebook.
![1980s Lettermen jacket, astronaut shirt, classic early 80s snow boots.](https://www.jenx67.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/457035_420929821268628_2113372496_o-1024x683.jpg)
Lettermen jacket, astronaut shirt, classic early 80s snow boots,
![I'm in love with all their boots and winter coats and sweaters. Definitely Massachusetts, early 1980s.](https://www.jenx67.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/471383_420926161268994_2109436196_o-683x1024.jpg)
I’m in love with all their boots and winter coats and sweaters. Definitely Massachusetts, early 1980s.
![School kids on a beach dock in the winter of 1980](https://www.jenx67.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/415135_420926061269004_299376186_o-1024x683.jpg)
School kids on a beach dock in the winter of 1980
![School Field Trip to the Beach, December 1980](https://www.jenx67.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/457142_420930677935209_19736064_o-1024x683.jpg)
School Field Trip to the Beach, December 1980
![Vintage 1980: Lace-Up Rubber Boots | Also, a 110 Camera](https://www.jenx67.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/411079_420928394602104_1169056839_o-1024x683.jpg)
Vintage 1980: Lace-Up Rubber Boots | Also, a 110 Camera
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Es tan diferente todo ahora. No hay niños, no se les oye, no se les ve; ¿no se les necesita? Hay algo realmente malo en una sociedad que no tiene niños.
Very true, Javier. =(
Translated comment (via Google Translate) Everything is so different now. There are no children, they are not heard, they are not seen; Aren’t they needed? There is something really wrong in a society that does not have children.