A Dreary Day

Lake Nipissing, Ontario, Canada, July 1964. Even the little fish bite on a rainy day.

Brighter Reunion

University of Wisconsin—Madison, October 2012. Seeing this tree lit up my walk to the office.

Carnations

Chicago, Illinois, Spring 1946. An acquaintance gave this snapshot to Mom in the mid 1950s.

Near Logan Pass

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1966. We're driving toward the Visitor Center.

Autumn Visit

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, about 1952. Kadis has some visitors.

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

Rest-Stop Reunion

Monticello, Wisconsin, October 19, 2015. The geese find a place to rest.

Chilly Season

Unknown location, Germany, Autumn 1944. Roadside shrines are common in Europe.

Same-Spot Reunion

Peninsula State Park, Door County, Wisconsin, October 1980. It's a familiar view.

A Seasonal Event

Suburban Chicago, October 1971. I'm hosting a costume party; we're in the Rec Room.

Campus-Drive Reunion

University of Wisconsin—Madison, October 2012. Sometimes the colors look artificial.

Season Tickets

Kaunas, Lithuania, January 21, 1927. This is a pass to the Lithuanian National Theater. It was issued to the American Consul to Lithuania. The Consul wrote, "Today the Foreign Office sent me a season ticket to the opera good for two seats in the diplomatic box every night during the 1927 season. We have not been there yet because the opera is far back from the street in the public garden and automobiles cannot drive up to the entrance. In this cold weather Lily does not like to walk out in the cutting night air."

Thanks to the Consul's Grandaughter for making this photo available to us.

My maternal Grandmother, Jadzė, bought season tickets to the same theater. Mom remembers attending performances there. Mom also recalls how wives of the Soviet soldiers arrived at the theater after the Russians occupied Lithuania in 1941. Most of the Russian women were of peasant stock, but they had heard they should attend the opera in ballgowns. The woman appeared in the theater lobby wearing satin nightgowns.

Decision Making

Verona, Wisconsin, October 2011. Poppy contemplates her favorite toy.

Snapshot from a Sunday

Schweinfurt, Germany, 1949. Here's an image from the same passeggiata. A fashionable group!

Happy Homecoming Day!

Madison, Wisconsin, October 2013. It's game day at Camp Randall.

Related by Marriage: Clown Car

Evanston, Illinois, about 1977. Mr. Irene and his roommate take Sylvester for a spin.

Autumn Drive

New Glarus, Wisconsin, October 19, 2014. It's a good time to make that trip.

Visual Tricks

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. Mom and Dad stand on the balcony of the Many Glacier Hotel. Every time I look at this photo, I think the background looks artificial.

Composite Sketch

Burglary victim's drawing leads police to suspect.

"Why do people like him flourish in old age?"

The New York Times profiles Lithuanian filmmaker Jonas Mekas.

Warned

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. We make our way to Cracker Lake. We're alert.

A Quick Trip to Provincetown

Provincetown, Massachusetts, July 1963. It's a touristy place.

Fall fades fast.

Verona, Wisconsin, October 25, 2014. Things will turn quickly.

A Bundle

Location uncertain, about 1928 or 1929. Lily, the wife of America's Consul to Lithuania, admires her son.

Thanks to Lily's Granddaughter for making this photo available to us.

Apple Picking

Verona, Wisconsin, October 2015. Sometimes you don't have to cross the road.

Profile

Kaunas, Lithuania, 1943. The photographer chose several angles.

Spotted

Verona, Wisconsin, September 2015. One of the twins stands alone.

Related by Marriage: Close Quarters

Evanston, Illinois, October 1976. Things get tight in the hallway of Mr. Irene's dorm.

Autumn Grazing

Verona, Wisconsin, October 9, 2015. It was a gloomy afternoon.

A Closer Look (Part 52)

Tambov, Russia, about 1905. This is Nina K., the mother of my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana.

Here's the original post.

The Car Wash, in Three Takes

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Madison, Wisconsin, October 9, 2015. I haven't been to a full-service car wash in about 15 years. I was shocked by the prices! But I was relieved to see this pair still gracing the cashier's station.

A Familiar Spot

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. We often stopped at this rock for a photograph.

Spot Free

Verona, Wisconsin, October 8, 2015. The twins no longer look like "Bambis."

The kid with the camera is always popular.

Springfield, Illinois, June 1972. Most found the museum shop more interesting than than Lincoln home.

I recall most girls wore "culottes" on this field trip.

Muddy Reunion

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. If I'd known then how dangerous moose are, I would not have gotten this close.

Related by Marriage: Performance Garb

Suburban Chicago, July 1980. Mr. Irene's Los Angeles Cousins prepare to depart for the Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival. The group stands in the backyard of Mr. Irene's childhood home.

Does the design on those sleeves look familiar? Does it look like Mr. Irene's Los Angeles Cousin is checking her cell phone?

Expansive

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. Here's another view of the Many Glacier Hotel.

Cake, in Three Takes

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Suburban Chicago, Spring 1973. My Toronto Cousin and I share a Pepperidge Farm walnut layer cake. There was a period when we used to pick up one of those frozen cakes. We recently looked for that cake, but it apparently has been discontinued.

This photo set shows how pink our kitchen was. Behind us is the dishwasher and the Roper wall oven. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, is washing dishes; the dish rack holds a plastic tumbler from the Jewel Food Store.

I'm wearing a turquoise ring my Parents bought when we first vacationed in Glacier. On my left hand is a minuscule ruby ring that belonged to my maternal Grandmother, Jadzė. I also wear the dainty watch I selected in Switzerland. There's instant coffee and a copy of "Draugas" on the table.

(Neither my Toronto Cousin [ever] nor I [in 1973] smoked; that looks like Dad's ashtray. Do you remember crafting ashtrays and trivets with those little tiles? Who supervised you when you spread the grout?)

Ah! The checkered dish towel is still in use.

Near the Castle?

Probably Raudonė Pilis, near Tauragė, Lithuania, about 1940 or 1941. A commenter earlier helped identify this location.

Greetings from the Trail

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. Mom tips her hat.

Autumn Morning

Door County, Wisconsin, October 1979. It's hard to see the lake.

Farewell Dinner

Kaunas, Lithuania, July 28, 1928. The American Consul to Lithuania wrote, "Mr. and Mrs. Moraht [the German Minister to Lithuania] gave a farewell dinner for us this evening and most of our friends were there. Mr. Moraht made a very cordial speech. After dinner there was dancing. We did not leave until about two o'clock . . . . A photograph of the party was taken just before dinner."

Thanks to the Consul's Granddaughter for making this photo available to us.

Sunday Stunner

Brookfield Zoo, October 1979. It was not uncommon to see a Snow Leopard at the zoo.

Sunday Joy

Brookfield Zoo, April 1969. It's one of those rare Sundays when Mom accompanied Dad and me to the zoo.

Hazy Reunion

Peninsula State Park, Door County, Wisconsin, October 1979. Climb up for a better view.

A Closer Look (Part 51)

Kaunas, Lithuania, about 1926. This is my Dad's older cousin Henry at a formal occasion.

Here's the original post.

Week's End

Suburban Chicago, 1967. He's tired of working for peanuts.

Class Notes (Part 20)

Kaunas, Lithuania, 1934. In this Class Notes entry, my Mom's friend delivers a simple bouquet.

Favorite-Color Reunion

Suburban Chicago, October 1965. Do you have a favorite autumn-leaf color?

Diplomatic Spouse

Kaunas, Lithuania, about 1926. This is Lily, the wife of the man who served as America's Consul to Lithuania between 1926 and 1928.

Thanks to Lily's Granddaughter for making this photo available to us.