Instructions

Door County, Wisconsin, October 1980. Dad's giving Mom some tips about photo taking.

Visitors to the Door County property will remember the "hill" behind my Dad. The elevation was a result of the septic mound system. Mom later planted spruce trees along the driveway. Still later, Mr. Irene and I brought home a spruce "offspring"—transported in a coffee can—and planted it in our backyard.

The party winds up.

Rockford, Illinois, November 1960. Our friends have finished hosting Thanksgiving dinner.

(I don't remember the lurking-Siamese-cat figurine.)

Autumn Fade

Door County, Wisconsin, October 1980. The season's colors aren't predictable.

Related by Marriage: After the Ceremony

Nativity BVM, Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, about 1957 or 1958. Mr. Irene's Mom attends the wedding of a coworker.

Fishing Jackets

Downers Grove, Illinois, September 1963. We wear jackets once we get off the dock and onto the water.

Enjoy the drive.

Door County, Wisconsin, October 1980. Most roads have a lake view.

Heading Home

Lakeview Park, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, October 1979. Dad snaps a photo of Mom and her best friend, Donna, as the group returns from a weekend in Door County.

Sunday Outing

High Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Summer 1960. My Dad's twin sister, Jonė, and her daughter—my Toronto Cousin—join friends under the pergola.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Rejection

Marmot Reunion

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1970. A Hoary Marmot considers whether to wait for treats.

A Closer Look (Part 7)

Panemunėlis, Lithuania, about 1902 to 1904. This is my paternal Grandfather, Vytautas. I posted the photo earlier here.

Autumn Weekend

Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, October 1961. I've brought my camera.

Autumn Tour

Taliesen Estate, Spring Green, Wisconsin, October 10, 2009. Several years ago, the leaves changed color later in the season.

Gentleman Farmer

Colombia, about 1954. My Dad's friend Casey favored photos of himself on horseback.

Scenic Overlook

New York, 1951. My Dad's maternal Aunt, Victoria, and Victoria's older daughter stop during one of the family drives along the Hudson River Valley.

Noisy Reunion

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, July 1967. There were many of these birds throughout the park.

"The suburbs are the best reflection of Russian life – vast and meaningless, ugly and violent, littered with scrap metal and plastic bags. But also full of melancholy beauty during a radiant chemical pink sunset."

Bohemian suburbs.

Local Color

Toronto Ontario, Canada, Summer 1971. Dad spots a photo opportunity during the trip he and Mom made to Dad's high school reunion.

Mom's suit was quite elegant; it was one of the tailored garments she sewed.

Hydration

High Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 1960. My Toronto Cousin, like many children, finds water fountains fascinating.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Remembered

Taliesen Estate, Spring Green, Wisconsin, September 2, 2014. A century has passed since the murders at Taliesen I.

"At a Beautiful Fountain"

Chicago, Illinois, about 1949. That's how friends of my maternal Grandfather, Jake, captioned this photo when they sent it to Jake as a memento of their visit to Buckingham Fountain.

Related by Marriage: Remember us this way.

Chicago, Illinois, about 1950. Friends of Mr. Irene's Dad enjoy a picnic at the Forest Preserve.

Falling-Leaves Reunion

Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, October 1965. There's one that stands out.

Crocodile Ride

Addison, Illinois, August 1963. I favored this ride, but I also enjoyed the "Flying Swans."

September Table

Near Penza, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, September 1963. Natasha, a younger sister of my paternal Grandmother Tatjana, wrote "To dear, always beloved Tanjusha. On our balcony."

Thanks again to my dear friend D for translating the text from Russian to English.

Welcome, Autumn

Verona, Wisconsin, October 2007. Just a few hours of Summer remain.

Related by Marriage: Don't feed the pests.

Suburban Chicago, early Autumn 1980. The geese persuade Mr. Irene's Mom.

Another Delivery

Here's another baby blanket I recently finished. The recipient, a girl, arrived last week. Her Mom just opened the package in which I shipped the blanket.

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Verona, Wisconsin, September 2014. The blanket design is the same as this one.

Unshorn, in Three Takes

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Near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, June 2014. "You came to see me?"

Sunday Paper: Moving Edition

Suburban Chicago, December 1959. Mom's talking with a patient again, and I interrupt my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana.

Carry the esssentials when you hike.

Utica, Illinois, October 1963. The end of the weekend at Starved Rock nears. Mom has her pocketbook and her fancy knitting bag. She's also wearing sensible shoes.

East Glacier

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1970. Although we visited the park five times, we only once made the trip to East Glacier. The drive from our lodgings in Many Glacier was indirect and tedious, and there wasn't much to do there besides visit Glacier Park Lodge.

Jabot

Suburban Chicago, 1968. I don't know the occasion for which my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, prepared, but she wore her "best" here. She's standing in the upstairs hallway.

Concentrated

Near Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, August 1957. Dad's more focused here.

"If I wanted, in two days I could have Russian troops not only in Kiev, but also in Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn, Warsaw and Bucharest[.]"

Said Putin.

Moving along the Icefield

Alberta, Canada, July 1968. Mom records our visit to the Columbia Icefield.

Weekend Warm Up

Tinley Park, Illinois, June 1967. Enjoy a picnic if the weather still cooperates.

Posing-Spot Reunion

San Francisco, California, April 1968. Tourists have favorite spots in the Japanese Tea Garden.

We rarely worried about bears.

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1966. We don't seem concerned, even though bear grass surrounds us during our hike.

Exchanging Portraits (Part 36)

Kaunas, Lithuania, February 5, 1940. A friend gives Mom another "senior portrait."

Pothole Problems

In Lithuania.

Valley-View Reunion

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, July 1967. The vistas seemed wider here than in Glacier.

Colleagues

Chicago, Illinois, May 1962. I don't know what occasion prompted Dad and a lab colleague to pose.

Weary

Door County, Wisconsin, June 1981. Events during the preceding year had worn on Mom.

Autumn-Approaches Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, September 2014. The blossoms of the Peegee Hydrangea Tree turn pink when Autumn nears.

She loved babies.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, about 1969. My Dad's twin sister, Jonė, cuddles a new arrival. Her husband Kadis and her daughter—my Toronto Cousin—watch.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin (*smooch*) for making this photo available to us.

The blog celebrates its third birthday today.

Last year, when the blog celebrated its second birthday, I promised to keep posting every day, and as long as I have photos. I renew the promise today.

Ha! I remember when I got excited about the fiftieth post.

Suburban Chicago, April 1963. I'm celebrating by drinking my favorite beverage, "50/50."

What brought you here?

Corgi Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, September 2009. This is our sweet neighbor, Daisy.

Clear your Monday head.

Suburban Chicago, September 1966. Relax by doing something you love.

Related by Marriage: On Patrol

Camp Irwin, Barstow, California, 1951. Mr. Irene's Dad breaks from his duties as a tank instructor.

Swiss Browns, in Three Shades

Near New Glarus, Wisconsin, September 14, 2014. We pulled over again to visit these beauties.

Moving Fast

Suburban Chicago, September 1959. I understand why my Parents installed a backyard fence.

Gigi was a good hostess.

Door County, Wisconsin, June 1981. My Mom's best friend, Donna, joined my Parents for the weekend. Donna brought Heidi, one of the Dachshunds. A patient crocheted the ivory, gold, and brown afghan for my Mom. We still use the afghan; Rex sleeps on it every night in his chair.

Lawn-Art Reunion

Taliesen Estate, Spring Green, Wisconsin, September 2, 2014. The exhibit changes frequently.

Fall Fishing

Downers Grove, Illinois, September 1963. It'll still be warm enough this year to go fishing.