Patience

Sacred Heart School, Melrose Park, Illinois, Spring 1967. My third-grade teacher tolerates the class crush.

Shed

Fiera di Primiero, Italy, June 1984. Look in the backyard.

"We're as busy as bees!"

Sacred Heart School, Melrose Park, Illinois, Spring 1967. This is my third-grade teacher. She was the subject of the "class crush."

I love the crisp, cotton, shirt dress, its Peter Pan collar, and the pintuck pleats. Doesn't the dress make you think "starch"?

Tyrolean Reunion

Fiera di Primiero, Italy, June 1984. This is the last town I visited before I moved back to the States.

Stormy-Sky Reunion

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

The Valley

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

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.

Seasonal Reunion

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

Tending the Nest

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

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.

Alium

Allen Centennial Gardens, University of Wisconsin—Madison, May 2013. There are more on the other side.

Ornamentals

Verona, Wisconsin, May 8, 2016. Sometimes they flower at the same time.

Delicious Reunion

Madison, Wisconsin, May 7, 2016. It's morel time!

Bursting Reunion

University of Wisconsin—Madison, May 2013. A couple have to be different.

Chick Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, May 2015. We sure do miss the little guys.

Sing-Along Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, April 2016. The Redbud hosts another visitor.

Robin in the Redbud

Verona, Wisconsin, April 28, 2016. Shake off the raindrops.

May Reds

Verona, Wisconsin, May 2009. The first one usually is brighter.

April Highlights

Chicago, Illinois, April 2007. Check out the flowers before you look up at the landmarks.