Shadow Shot Sunday 2 - Sparse Seasonal Shadows

I'm not a fan of Winter - I don't move much in the wheelchair, so feel chilly much of the time. Yet I cannot deny the beauty of the season. Here is a look at Pickett's Pond at Osbornedale State Park in neighboring Derby, CT. Yes, the leaves are gone and the skies look cold. However within the sparse  landscape there are well-defined shadows add a hint of artistry to the scene, so perfect for today's  Shadow Shot Sunday 2. Happy Winter to all - and Spring  will soon arrive. I hope that is :)

The Weekend Roundup 'F'

It is a cold Saturday, so this inside dweller is ready for Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup. The archives  have been searched and subjects, so let's begin...

Beginning with 'F' includes In-Flight. It was Dec. 1980 and I was going to Florida. Here is a view out he window of a Delta L-1011 winging toward West Palm Beach. Note the Rolls-Royce engine...

Another view In-Flight is on the way home of the same trip on a very early morning flight on Jan. 2, 1981. The sun is rising over the starboard wing of a Delta 727 after leaving Atlanta. The scanned print is a bit pixelated - but the colors are still vibrant!

How about First Day of school? Here is 1997 as the neighborhood children await the school bus. Our daughter is far left (3rd grade) and son is third from left (1st grde)

A favorite are these birds that the always lovely Patti captured recently. We don't know what they are, but they look great in their gold trim. Have a great week all!

The Weekend Roundup 'E'

It is a sunny (and a bit warmer) Saturday, so time for Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup. The fifth letter has a few subjects to explore so we now begin...

 My formative years included living in East Hartford Connecticut. This is around Christmastime 1963. It is a typical neighborhood tract house on the day after a snowstorm. I believe that is Grandpa in the window as Dad takes the picture.

Same Christmas, Grandma, Dad and Grandpa alongside our family 1963 VW Microbus on the driveway of our East Hartford home. Love the headwear, especially Grandpa's warm Minnesota hat.

I've probably used this before, but it is a favorite. This of course is the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Our daughter was on a High School trip to the City of Light. She captured this shot from a tour bus - always keep your camera ready!

Evening. This is an early Autumn evening along Ansonia's Main Street. Happy weekend all!

The Weekend Roundup 'D'

Good Saturday Morn to all! It is again time for Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup. The fourth letter of the alphabet is featured today, so the archives were searched and subjects located, let's give it a go!

Our neighboring town of Derby, Connecticut starts with 'D'. Here is the beautiful Derby Public Library.

Here are some of my Darling siblings (Michele, Claudia and Vicki)sitting in Grandpa's1961 Dodge Dart. It is March 1961 at Kiddy City in Bayside, Queens, New York City.

This is Daddy and Daughter Allegra the day she first arrived at our Derby home. It was taken on 1 Jan 1989 (yikes - she is 30 now!!!!!!)

A Favorite. Patti took this at a reception featuring futuristic laser surgical robotics that will be installed at Griffin Hospital. I'm not certain of what this device will do, but the shapes and colors give this the look of abstract art. Have a great week all!

The Weekend Roundup 'C'

It is Saturday morn just a few hours before the predicted snow/ice event to begin - so it's time for Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup. The third letter of the alphabet gives me plenty of subjects to choose from so away we go...

Begins with 'C'. Our son Cameron had an early affinity for Computers at age 7 in 1998 (L) and in 2001 (R). He is a software developer these days so it began at an early age :)

Here is a day of Celebration. I believe this is the day after V-J Day, when WWII ended in the Pacific (Aug. 15, 1945). My Aunt Terry is with other neighborhood kids as they hold that day's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Grandpa always kept is camera nearby! 

Here is myself on a Cold day sitting next to my wheelchair driver Dodge Grand Caravan along Main Street in Ansonia Connecticut. My Alderman, representing our City ward, inspects the van...

Candy. After our children did their trick-or-treat (here is from 2004), they would dump the contents of their bags on the table to sort (and consume) their haul. That is a lot of candy! 

A Favorite. The always lovely Patti captured this sunset from Ansonia's Main Street this week. The clouds allowed for a light bronze haze that is lovely. The steeple is from Three Saints Orthodox Church. Have a great week!

The Weekend Roundup 'B'

Ah yes, it is Friday and again time for Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup. The second letter of the alphabet is perfect to transport me back to warmer days and seasons - as it is too cold for me in here the Winter (although Southern New England is not nearly as where Tom lives in the Lake Effect Snow Belt of Western NY).Here we go...

First is the Atlantic City Boardwalk through the ages - or decades! Here is, at least it looks like the late 1930s in front of the legendary Steeplechase Pier. That's my Dad, so I'm  guessing it's him at age 11, the summer of 1939.

Here is my dad in the USAAF along with his Dad (aka: Grandpa). He was in the service 1945-1847, so I think this was 1946 on the Boardwalk.

This is 1954, in the Auumn. Grandpa is carrying my big sister  Michele seven months or so (we were only a family of three then). Aunt Terry is in front. There were many visitors on the Boardwalk even out of vacation season!

This is the summer of 1965 and from 6-9 A.M. in those days (pre-casinos), you could rent Bicycles and ride them on the Boardwalk. Six of the seven Villers children are here with Dad.

Finally, this is 1978 and my last trip to the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Here is Grandma in front of the very first Casino that opened after the state of New Jersey approved gambling and before the glass and steel edifices seen today.  I miss the old days as a kid with a briny surf, soft sand and Taylor Pork Roll sandwiches - the best vacations!

Of course another example of the letter 'B' is Bridge, more specifically the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge in New York City. This the way to go to visit our son in Brooklyn. Have a great week!

The Weekend Roundup 'A'

Happy new year to all! I've been away for the holiday from Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup. The alphabet begins anew this week, so I have found a few...

Grandpa loved to take state line signs in his travels. Here is Arizona, I guess in 1938. I am unsure of where, but given the topography, perhaps entering westbound from New Mexico along US-60.

I live in Ansonia, Ct and this is the remains of the old Ansonia Copper & Brass along the Naugatuck River. Funding is being secured for demolition and environmental cleanup to be repurposed and a new modern industry to follow...

Then there is Antipasto. This was a fab choice for our Apéritif at a local restaurant. 

The final 'A' today is daughter Allegra, here in her role as a docent (representing 1762) for the local Derby Historical Society.

A Favorite. The always lovely Patti captured this cardinal on New Year's Day. What a great pose. Have a great week!