A Movie Set, in Three Takes

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Universal Studios Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, October 1990. We did a few touristy things during our first trip to California.

Permit

Kaunas, Lithuania, August 3, 1927. The Administrator of the city of Kaunas and surrounding areas issued this permit to the American Consul to Lithuania. The document states, "PERMIT. With this I [the Kaunas Administrator] allow America's Consul Mr. [Robert Wayne] Heingartner, to keep a shooting revolver gun. This permit will be in effect until January 1, 1928."

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

Rejoice.

Verona, Wisconsin, March 2014. It's the last day of another gun-deer season, and you made it. Now run into the open field and play.

Related by Marriage: Arrival

Nativity BVM Church, Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, January 11, 1958. The honor guard begins the procession at the wedding of Mr. Irene's Parents.

"I remember why we are free."

The Forget-Me-Not is the symbol of Lithuania's "Let's Not Forget" project. 

The project reminds us to remember the events of January 13, 1991. See also here and here.

Running Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, December 2007. Move quickly; the gun-deer season isn't over yet.

Constitutional Reunion

Athens, Greece, April 18, 1976. The guards at Constitution Square keep poker faces.

Related by Marriage: Honor Guard

Nativity BVM Church, Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, January 11, 1958. The honor guard escorts Mr. Irene's Parents out of the church on their wedding day.

The Cannon's View

Salzburg, Austria, July 1971. Mom and I check the cannon window at the Fortress Hohensalzburg. There's a lot of history to absorb.

January 13

Here is a documentary about the 1991 Lithuanian uprising: Part One and Part Two.

(In Lithuanian with English subtitles.)

ADDED: The first-person account of Aage Myhre, editor of VilNews.

ALSO ADDED: The BBC report.

They rose up.

Twenty-two years ago today, Lithuanian civilians revolted against the Soviet Union. The uprising led to the country's independence.

More here.

Another gun-deer season ends today.

Verona, Wisconsin, November 2007. A family of deer moves through the backyard. This is a different group than the one whose photo I posted last year.

End-of-Gun-Deer-Season Reunion

The gun-deer season ends today. We're happy that most of the deer in our neighborhood appear to have made it through another November. I know, they're pests, but I am always excited to see them.


Verona, Wisconsin, March, 2007. The White-Tail family reunites in the yard for a happy greeting.

UPDATE: Welcome Althouse readers. Ha Ha! I always wanted to say that.