The Weekend Roundup, 'O'

It is a rainy and raw Saturday - and a perfect time to write a post for Tom's fun meme, The Weekend Roundup. The fourth vowel is featured this week and matching it took some time...

'O' is for Ohio. I believe this Ohio exhibit is at the NY Worlds Fair 1939-1940, its Opening year. My dad was almost 12 that year.

My father is older here, then in the US Army Air Forces in either 1946 or 1947. He is with Aunt Terry in Steubenville Ohio, under the Market Street Bridge that crosses the Ohio River.

Then there is Dodge Omni. My then toddler nephew Matt is running by my dad's 1979 Omni O24, my 1979 Omni (R) and if you look closely past my teal Dodge is the backside of my sister's '79 Omni O24. A trifecta of sorts...

And here is the Olympia Diner on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington, CT. Best corned beef hash I've had anywhere!

Favorite.Here are two swans floating blissfully on the still water at the Pond at Witek Park in Derby CT. All is well in this peaceful scene.

Friday Hunt 2017.2.24

It is a cold Friday in CT and my outdoor activities have been limited, so indoors is the place to be for Teresa's fun meme Friday Hunt. Onward to the prompts... 

Starts with 'X'. I don't have any pics that start with 'X'. However, when filing all pics from Christmas, I include in the filename the word 'Xmas' and the year for easier sorting. Since 'Xmas' is a common abbreviation for the holiday, I'll take the liberty of using this for the letter. These are from, I believe, 1946 and they are my wonderful Aunt Terry and Grandma (Agnes) during that season. The photo file names are captioned.

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Craft. Our friend Rich is an artist (in any medium) including watercolors. He holds a number of watercolor classes at local libraries for free or nominal prices. This was at the Derby CT Public Library, and he is a great teacher for those who want to try watercolors.    And Patti tried her hand at watercolors in one of his classes, the subject cardinals. 

Change. It is amazing the change from potted pepper plants in our yard to these yummy (and hot) peppers harvested in August. This was a very tasty change indeed! Also these pics look so nice in and far warmer than today!