A River Runs Through It

We spent a couple of afternoons fly fishing in the Gallatin River. The same river where A River Runs Through It was filmed.  Unfortunately, 29 year old Brad Pitt was nowhere to be found.  However, the scenery made up for his absence. On the fishing front, my dad and brother were quite successful.  They caught some trout, my mom caught some other things, and I just played photographer and cheerleader. Now, for the exact fishing tally: Dad→2... Read More

We Go to the Nature

In the words of V’s parents, we spent the weekend “in the nature”.  More specifically, at a family friend’s country/lake house.  Nature is a very popular weekend destination here.  Back at home, people enjoy camping every now and then, but most people seem to have second homes in fun towns surrounded by beautiful nature and things to do.  For example, my family’s lake home growing up was on a lake in northern... Read More

Lithuanian 4th of July

Well, the 4th wasn’t a total loss.  Fireworks were lacking, but we managed to hang out by a lake, grill some chicken, and drink a beer.  V has been on a fishing kick lately, and I don’t see it ending anytime soon.  The boy loves to fish.  Thankfully, his brothers like to fish too.  That allows me to watch from afar and give them a hard time for their lack of skills.  Here’s the size of the average catch: No, that's not... Read More