"Tunnel of Fun"

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Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, July 2016. Poppy's niece and nephews practice their agility skills.

Exchanging Portraits (Part 65)

Probably Schweinfurt, Germany about 1948. This fellow was one of my Dad's scouting buddies.

Saturday Mail Delivery

Urbana, Illinois, June 1981. I lived here for two years.

Fish Boil: It's a meal of boiled fish.

Door County, Wisconsin, July 1980. We treat my Godmother and her husband to a traditional Door County meal.

Family Resemblance

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, July 28, 2016. Poppy's other nephew got brushed and fluffed, as we say.

Thanks to our friend Tom for making this photo available to us.

Summer Still

Near Penza, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Summer 1956. Natasha poses for Tatjana.

Cooling-Off Reunion

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1970. The moose finds a little relief.

Some "mooses" have better luck:

"Luxury Features Galore"

Suburban Chicago, about 1957. The developer of the subdivision in which I grew up lists the modern features of the split-level homes. That Roper wall oven (and those birch cabinets) served our family for 34 years.

Thanks to my friend Mary for making this document available to us.

A Similar Sweater

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Verona, Wisconsin, July 2016. I worked the sweater in the same pattern as this one. Here's the yarn; I used color "Latte."

A Sunny Summer

Schweinfurt, Germany, about 1947. This is a close friend of my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana.

Summer Snow

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1970. Dad steps into my shot. It's likely he's photographing a wild flower.

A Familiar Dance

University of Wisconsin Baraboo/Sauk County, Baraboo, Wisconsin, April 1994. We're dancing Blezdingėlė again.

Twins Reunion

Near Spring Green, Wisconsin, July 11, 2016. Aww, baby goats.

Pavel, Before the Revolution

Tambov, Russia, 1916. This is the last photo of Pavel that we have.

Weeee!

Verona, Wisconsin, July 2016. Twin fawns have been visiting our backyard this summer. This is the first image I captured of one of them.

Exchanging Portraits (Part 64)

Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, about 1980. My Kaunas Cousin has grown up.

Rainy-Day Reunion

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. We're spending the dreary day at the hotel.

Mom has brought her knitting bag; other tourists feed the ground squirrels.

A Closer Look (Part 75)

Alytus, Lithuania, 1922. This is Mary, the sister of my maternal Grandfather, Jake.

Here's the original post.

Five Weeks Old

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Jul 2016. Poppy's nephew decides to stay put.

Thanks to our friend Tom for making this photo available to us.

The resort has many attractions.

Palanga, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1957. The beach isn't the only spot.

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

Finished Reunion

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Verona, Wisconsin, May 2016. It's the same pattern as this cardigan. The yarn is "Merino/Cashmere/Nylon, Worsted" from Sun Valley Fibers.

Inspection

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. The little one's a bit shy.

A Jersey Cow, in Three Takes

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Spring Green, Wisconsin, July 11, 2016. Don't confuse the Jersey with the Swiss Brown.

Related by Marriage: Summer Night

Stratford, Ontario, Canada, Summer 1979. Mr. Irene enjoys a little bubbly.

"The secret ingredient is always cheese."

Arena, Wisconsin, July 11, 2016. I agree.

Imagine the beach.

Near Seligenstadt, Germany, 1948. Make the most of the location.

Kitchen-Sink Reunion

Suburban Chicago, about 1972. Bootsie waits for someone to turn on the faucet.

Ah, Recess

Sacred Heart School, Melrose Park, Illinois, May 1967. It looks like we're playing "Red Rover."

Fallow Reunion

Near Spring Green, Wisconsin, July 2016. Adult Fallow Deer keep their spots.

Exchanging Portraits (Part 63)

Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, October 1957. A close friend of my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, sent this photo.

Shed

Fiera di Primiero, Italy, June 1984. Look in the backyard.

Summer Mood

Near Penza, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1954. Natasha enjoys the season.

Riverside Reunion

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, July 1967. Pull up for a drink.

We step off the gondola.

Jasper, Alberta, Canada, July 1968. Our tour of the Canadian Rockies brings us to the top.

Edge-of-Town Reunion

Pompeii, Italy, May 1984. Homes outside the town center feature yards.

Ranger-Led Hike

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1968. A ranger leads our group to Iceberg Lake.

Layered Reunion

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1970. Breathtaking landscapes appear at every turn of the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Sleepy Baba

Suburban Chicago, 1967. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, dozes off while watching television.

Behind-the-Castle Reunion

Salzburg, Austria, July 1971. There's more than one way to get to the site.

Summer Chore

Suburban Chicago, June 1969. Dad preferred to mow in Door County. I took this photo just before I got my "big" bike.

"A woman has been told she won’t have to go to jail for a road rage attack if she can prove she can knit."

British court "pins" a sentence.

Blondie, in Three Takes

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Verona, Wisconsin, July 2016. We saw this rascal only a few times last summer, but it has been around quite a bit this year.

Yard Work

Suburban Chicago, June 1967. Dad did not enjoy yard work.

Driveway Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, July 2016. Things are starting to look more mature.