Continental Breakfast

Hotel Flora, Venice, Italy, June 1989. The sparrows arrive before we do.

"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.

Dad, at the Fountain

Brookfield Zoo, 1965. I'm not very good with the Brownie camera, but Dad appreciates my effort as we stop near the fountain.

Related by Marriage: We visited the fountain, too.

Brookfield Zoo, Illinois, June 1961. Mr. Irene and his Dad stop at the fountain.

Bubbly

Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Fish Creek, Wisconsin, July 2010. There are surprises in the garden.

The zoo gets crowded on Sundays.

Brookfield Zoo, Spring 1966. Visitors pass by the zoo's central fountain.

"If we get separated, then let's meet at the fountain."

That's what my Dad used to say when we visited Brookfield Zoo.

Brookfield Zoo, September 1965. The fountain is one of the zoo's landmark spots.

A Sunday Spring Visit to the Zoo, in Three Takes

Put on your spring coat and get out there!

Brookfield Zoo, April 1964. I stand near the fountain, a central landmark of the zoo.

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Brookfield Zoo, April 1964. When I am thirsty, I grab a 7-Up. I have a cat brooch on my collar.

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Brookfield Zoo, April 1964. When I get tired, my Dad indulges me with a ride on the zoo train.