When "bunny ears" pop up everywhere.

I've labeled some images "bunny ears." Here's the place to go if you want to see a lot of "bunny-ear" snapshots.
 
Thanks to commenter Michael for pointing out his blog to me.

Schoolyard

Kaunas, Lithuania, about 1939. My Dad and his high-school classmates gather in the schoolyard. Bunny ears are in play again. Dad is the fellow with the eye glasses, crouched in the front.

A Different Location

This group of Displaced Persons lived in Lübeck, a camp that housed none of my relatives. Like people in other camps, the folks pictured here seem relaxed and engaged in normal activities, despite the post-war atmosphere.

The photo even features two fellows—one less earnest than the other—pulling up the timeless bunny ears gesture.

Lübeck, Germany, about 1946. Toronto Al's Dad Vladas—the handsome guy lying down—joins his fellow friends, also Displaced Persons, for a snapshot. The group in this photo also looks like it is ready for an American-style fashion shoot.

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

Bunny Ears

I laugh when I see adults—or people I only knew as adults—engaging in charming, juvenile behavior, like raising bunny ears behind some one's head.

Seligenstadt, Germany, about 1948. Here's Karl, the tailor, with a traveling bag in hand. Is he emigrating? My maternal Grandfather, Jake, stands behind Karl in the doorway of the Displaced Persons camp barracks. My Mom's friend, Angele, appears to be the one raising the bunny ears.

My Grandfather and his friends, like Karl, enjoyed sharing good times.

We have a serious side, and we have a comic side (part two).

I wrote here about the joy my Mom's family experienced when Cody Jr. visited from Poland.

That afternoon resulted in a lot of picture taking. Everyone was in top form:

Kaunas, Lithuania, Summer 1940. The family poses on a swingset. Seated are my maternal Grandmother, Jadzė, and my maternal Grandfather, Jake. Standing, left to right, are Zigmas—without his eye glasses, Mary, and Cody Jr.

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This next photo shatters my belief that Jadzė did not like my Mom's dog, Džekis:

Kaunas, Lithuania, Summer 1940. The family shows its funny side. Seated are Jake's sister, Mary, and my maternal Grandmother, Jadzė, who craddles Džekis's head. Standing, left to right, are Zigmas—blessing Mary's head, my Mom—giving Jadzė some "rabbit ears," and Cody Jr.—looking as dapper as always.