The Weekend Roundup 'U'

The long USA weekend begins, so it's the perfect time for Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup. the last vowel in our 26 letter alphabet offers clues that don't always starting with the letter...

Today's first 'U' is Submarine, or in German, Unterseeboot. This is from 1999 (when the kids were much younger...) at the impressive USS Nautilus located at the Submarine Force Museum at the US Sub Base in Groton CT (and it's free admission :)

Another 'U' is the SS United States, once the fastest ocean liner. This is from 2000 where we captured a glimpse of the ship, as close as we could get to the behemoth moored at a pier in Philadelphia. I believe the craft is still there...

Then there is the Beehive State of Utah. My brother lives out there and has a banner of the Utah State University 'Utes'

Favorite. Seymour Congregational Church this week continued a Memorial Day tradition of placing flags on the front lawn of the church. The flags as a memoriam to those who died in service to us. Have a great week, all…

The Weekend Roundup - 'O'

Tom's always fun meme, The Weekend Roundup, is back with the fourth vowel featured. So the archives were searched and examples of that letter (a bit peripherally perhaps :) have been found...

Ohio begins with 'O' and the city of Steubenville is found therein. I found this folded up correspondence in a box of photos and had to scan it. Apparently this was the ticket to avoid the ticket - carry this in your wallet, present it to the officer and you are on your way. Grandpa, at age 23 showed that it paid to be friends with the Chief...(who looks like he typed it himself given the typing quality :)

More Ohio includes this 1999 entry to the city of Steubenville.

'O' stands for Onion. These beauties were found at a farmers market in neighboring Seymour, CT a few summers ago. I await locally grown produce!

Here is Open Water. This summer view was captured by the always lovely Patti on the Housatonic River in August 2017. Nice neighborhood!

 A Favorite. Patti caught this Cardinal strutting in our back yard. Have a great week all!