Chapter 35: Carefree Summer Days

I love this photo of Barb and Larry.  An angelic Barb stares intently, solemnly into the camera, looking as though her mind has been transported to a faraway place.  A focused Larry seems to be making an adjustment or tying something the tricycle his sister is straddling.

The building behind them to the right is George's Paints.  The building has since been expanded, a section now extends to the edge of the alley, and extensively remodeled.  According to Google Maps Street View, it houses a business named the Hearing Aid Institute.  Central Avenue, Great Falls' main drag, is a just a block beyond the paint store.  We lived on the edge of the far reaches of downtown.

Cooling off on a hot summer's day?  Perhaps.  Larry and I are running through a sprinkler, at least that's what I assume from how Larry has his arms positioned.  If Dad was still trying to grow a decent-looking lawn, our frolicking around the front yard certainly didn't help.  Partially obscured by a tree trunk, Barb can be glimpsed in the background, sitting in what looks like a large metal bowl.  At a minimum, I hope she's wearing a diaper.  Otherwise, I gotta scratch my head about this family.