Summer Visitor

Door County, Wisconsin, July 1977. It's not uncommon to see a Trumpeter Swan.

Class Notes (Part 14)

Kaunas, Lithuania, 1934. On this Class Notes page, my Mom's friend explored the watercolor medium.

Motion Sickness?

Addison, Illinois, August 1963. I'm either getting bored with the attraction, or I am feeling green.

Family Swim

Door County, Wisconsin, July 1981. It's nice when everyone is moving in the same direction.

Related by Marriage: Swan Pond

Dearborn, Michigan, Spring 1958. Mr. Irene's Mom checks out the pond during a visit to the Henry Ford Museum.

Goodnight, Swan.

Maria Tallchief has died. Tallchief served as ballet director of the Lyric Opera during the era when my Parents sometimes bought season tickets.

 

Here's Tallchief in a duet with my favorite dancer, Rudolf Nureyev, as Nureyev made his American debut:

Snow Swan

Brookfield Zoo, March 1965. The swan offers its interpretation of "white on white."

Watch your fingers.

Suburban Chicago, February 1965. My facial expression shows that I know swans can snap.

Trumpeting

Brookfield Zoo, January 1964. What opinions does he have?

UPDATE: "Be careful about interacting with swans."

Flying Swans

Addison, Illinois, August 1963. I ride the "Flying Swans" attraction at Adventureland. If I wanted to go to an amusement park, then my Dad usually took me to Kiddieland. A trip to Adventureland was a special treat.

Swan Lake

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 1963. We encounter a swan in a city park.