Related by Marriage: Home Wake

Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois, about 1939. We don't know who died, but Mr. Irene's family saved this image of the entry to a home wake.

Gigi, Groomed

Suburban Chicago, February 1971. Groomers earlier used bows; now they more commonly tie on bandanas.

It became easier to photograph Gigi once she started to grey.

After-Dinner Conversation

Suburban Chicago, October 1972. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, chats with Vytenis. Tatjana dozes again; she had narcolepsy. She wears the watch we bought for her in Switzerland.

Container Reunion

Madison, Wisconsin, June 2004. Here's another look at the front of our old house.

A Closer Look (Part 71)

Tauragė, Lithuania, about 1905. This is my Mom's paternal Grandmother, Wanda. Mom remembers Wanda always wore gold-hoop earrings.

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Edge of the Pond

Verona, Wisconsin, July 2015. Yesterday we saw a fawn for the first time this season, but I did not get a photo.

Everybody's in the Picture

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 1969. Dad's quite tan, and Jonė holds Fuzzina.

Immigration

The New Zealand National Film Unit presents a 1949 piece about Displaced Persons.

Stormy-Sky Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, June 2010. Stay tuned to the weather reports.

Hopeful

Penza, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, June 1969. My paternal Grandmother Tatjana's sister, Natasha, wrote, "Sashenka is fishing at our lake."

Imagine Yellow

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1966. Dad preferred to work in black and white.

Related by Marriage: The Godparents

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, January 18, 1959. Mr. Irene's Godparents, Martha and Anthony, admire the new arrival.

The Valley

Taliesen Estate, Spring Green, Wisconsin, April 2012. We're still fascinated by the spring greens.

Departure

Kaunas, Lithuania, July 30, 1928. The American Consul to Lithuania (front row, third from left) and his wife (holding flower bouquet) leave Lithuania at the end of their diplomatic mission. The Consul wrote: 

The official waiting room at the station was open in our honor and we met the people there who had come to bid us goodbye.  All the diplomats and consuls came, including the Soviet charge d'affaires [Simon Rabinovich] with who we had never had official or social intercourse. All our other friends were of course also present ... Lily received large quantities of flowers and everybody wished us a pleasant trip. Mr. Smetona sent a beautiful bunch of roses with a young lady and one of the President's adjuncts. Photographs of the assembly with us in the center were taken. As the train pulled out, countless handkerchiefs were waving. We were deeply impressed by all these marks of affection and good will on the part of our Kovno friends. Lily broke out in tears as we crossed the Nieman railway bridge a moment later. ... We went to bed early in our two first-class compartments in the German sleeping car.

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

Trickling Reunion

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. Hikers can freshen up here.

Teary

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 1969. I don't remember why I was upset when Dad took this photo, but I had been crying.

Weeding Reunion

Door County, Wisconsin, July 1981. Gigi guards the box.

Lakeside Knitting

Door County, Wisconsin, July 1979. Bring a book in case your hands get tired.

Colorado Columbine

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, July 1967. It's the state flower.

Related by Marriage: Party Hats

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, Spring 1959. The birthday party brought a smile out of Martha.

Back Street

Venice, Italy, November 1983. It's the easiest way to get to work.

A Closer Look (Part 70)

Kaunas, Lithuania, November 11, 1939. An operetta cast member has applied her stage makeup.

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Dismayed

Brookfield Zoo, February 1965. Don't read to much into it.

Twenty-Seven Years

Melrose Park, Illinois, June 3, 1989. We're celebrating an anniversary.

Tree Line

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. You can't miss it.

Helping with the bait.

Geneva area, Illinois, June 1965. We're at the Lithuanian-school picnic again.

Twitter shuts down Putin-parody account.

" "All of the world's repressive regimes are aware that spontaneous, organic protests have been organized through Twitter. (...) If a company like Twitter can be told 'kill these accounts now' and they do it, whose side are they on?" "

Nesting Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, May 2016. Three Robin chicks hatched in this nest (the beaks are barely visible in this snapshot). Now they've flown away.

Grab a Book: Look-Up Edition

Suburban Chicago, April 1965. Mom's relaxing in the Rec Room. She wears a favorite sweater.

Charleston Reunion

Charleston, South Carolina, September 1988. Charleston and Venice have this in common: tourists rarely imagine people living in an historic city.

Related by Marriage: Happy Bridesmaids

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, January 11, 1958. Mr. Irene's maternal Aunt Martha and another attendant appear happy to participate in the wedding of Mr. Irene's Parents.

(Stanley is in the doorway. Also, check out the clock behind the bridesmaids.)

Rainbow Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, May 29, 2016. This was our view after yesterday evening's downpour.

Weekend Boating

Near Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, July 1959. Let's take the dinghy out to a swimming spot.

"Have you ever wanted to lick your cat?"

LICKI Brush.

Sunflower-Seed Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, June 2014. Choose the tastiest one.

Grab a Book: Sunday-at-the-Park Edition

Brooklyn, New York, June 1950. Yes, the focus is bad (there's only so much software will do); but there's that hairstyle again.

Ducks in a Row

The scene in a South African vineyard.

A Closer Look (Part 69)

Panemunėlis, Lithuania, about 1902 to 1904. This is my Dad's paternal Grandmother, Salomea.

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The Back Alley

Venice, Italy, April 1984. Park on the correct side.

Holiday Weekend

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, July 1963. Mom's knitting bag is nearly within reach.

"[W]e could have an outbreak out of psychotic sheep rampaging through the village."

Welsh sheep get woolly after munching cannabis plants.

Tundra Reunion

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. We're approaching the top.

Graduation Dance

Oak Park, Illinois, June 1972. Most of the eighth-grade girls wore floor-length dresses.

Seasonal Reunion

Suburban Chicago, May 1965. We enjoy a surprise in the backyard.

In His Late Twenties

Brooklyn, New York, June 1951. Mom captures Dad during a visit to the park.

Tending the Nest

Verona, Wisconsin, April 26, 2015. It's important to keep the area tidy.

Vacation Memories?

Ontario, Canada, July 1960. The earliest vacation I remember took place when I was four. Photos from earlier trips occasionally trigger a few memories. But there's little from those first vacations that stirs any nostalgia.

From the Other Side

Venice, Italy, April 1984. We're at the Campo dei Frari.

Exchanging Portraits (Part 61)

Mariampolis, Lithuania, October 21, 1938. Here is another high-school portrait of Joy.

Launching

Verona, Wisconsin, May 5, 2015. Papa Crane prepares to take flight.

Landing

Near Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, July 1957. Mom gets out of the dinghy before she explores the rock ledges.

Flight

Venice, Italy, April 1984. If you visit Venice, then expect—and accept—tourists (and pigeons).

Related by Marriage: A Sunny Day at the Zoo

Brookfield Zoo, June 1961. Mr. Irene and his Dad visit Ibex Island.

Patient

Door County, Wisconsin, June 1976. Gigi waits for dinner.

Close

Door County, Wisconsin, May 2000. Here's Mom with her neighbor and dear friend, Helen.

Later-Spring Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, June 2014. Things are starting to fill in.

Coiffed

Kaunas, Lithuania, 1943. Here's another image from Mom's photo shoot.