This 1906 picture of members of the Truman family comes from the National Archives. Mary Jane Truman, possibly one of the occupants of the canoe, was Harry Truman’s sister. I like this picture a lot. It’s got such a carefree happiness to it.

One of a series of photos from Mary Jane Truman’s Christmas Album, 1906. Blurred snapshot of four people, possibly Mary Jane Truman being one of the women, rowing in a canoe near the Grandview farm.

It reminds me of a poem my mom used to recite to me:

Love Many

Trust Few

Always Paddle Your Own Canoe

Words of wisdom for the day ahead!