Shadow Shot Sunday - snowy yet shadowy

I'm back today for Shadow Shot Sunday 2. Fresh snow is a fine backdrop for shadows, and these were taken last week at Osbornedale State Park in neighboring Derby, CT. Cold air with blue skies makes for shadowy highlights by frozen Pickett's Pond. Of course, that was then - today, the snow is gone and it was a balmy 59°F / 15°C which is abnormal. Not that I'm complaining...

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Friday returns and a favorite blog meme does so as well, Teresa’s Friday Hunt. Without further ado, here are mine…

Starts with H. I choose Connecticut’s capitol city, Hartford. This views were taken by Passenger Patti along Interstate 91 North near downtown a few years ago.

The next 'H' is Hyundai and this was our goodbye to our 2003 Hyundai Elantra, a faithful beast for 13 years - until its transmission quit. It owed us nothing and a rebuilt unit was $1,800+. So we said our farewells and likely used the $75.00 we received at a restaurant toasting its life (and its replacement Chevy Sonic...)

Week's Favorite. We attended the grand opening of a new eatery in our small city of Ansonia, Lulu Pazzo Italiano. Of course, there was food for the guests and this spread was a tasty favorite with stuffed hot green cherry peppers, parmesan chunks, mortadella, shrimp, tortellini, olives and lots more. A feast for eye as well as palate…

Chiaroscuro or shadow. On the same road trip to the capital city, this road runs under the city’s library as we exit the portal - a shadow enters or exits the portal, depending if you are entering or exiting. Thanks Teresa for this week’s clues :)

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Friday is here  and it's time for this week's installment of Teresa's fun meme, Friday Hunt. She provides the themes, so here we go...

Starts with 'G'. Here is the  Gazebo on the Derby CT green. Not today, but last July when we complained about heat and humidity - which I wouldn't mind today :)

Here is a vehicle we owned a few decades ago, a 1985 VW Golf. It was a fun to drive car, excellent handling. We owned it until 1993 when an errant driver ended its career. Nobody was hurt though...

And here is the Naugatuck River Greenway in Ansonia. Also taken on a hot day.

Week's Favorite is a view outside our patio door yesterday. Just to let myself know it really feels like winter...and looks like it too!

Pink. Like Sky, a pink rug under a pet is a theme. Here from 2004 is our family feline Sir Humphrey of Upland who loved to sit on his pink rug in the garage, perhaps pondering about whatever - or nothing at all. Thanks again for hosting this meme!

Shadow Shot Sunday - Snowy Yet Shadowy Aftermath

On Thursday we received about 13 inches / 33 cm of snow - and that had to be cleared on Friday. A family member took this pic from just beyond where the city plow piled the snow in front of the driveway - with only a Toro electric snow thrower and shovel to clear the way. Nevertheless, the sun arrived and added shadows to this snowy suburban scene - perfect for Shadow Shot Sunday 2! We have been alerted to more snow tomorrow. How many days until Spring?

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The weekend begins and we are ready for Teresa's fun photo meme Friday Hunt is here. Without further ado, we begin:

Starts with 'F'. The first is a look at my second wheelchair van, a 1998 Ford E150. I drove it from 1998 to 2010, sold at about 160,000 miles (255,000 km); here is at our motel on Cape Cod

Another 'F' is a few inches (or a few cm) of snow at the beginning of Thursday's blizzard. We actually ended up with over a foot of snow by the evening.

The final 'F' sands for Family, this being all seven Villers kids on the famed Boardwalk in Atlantic City, I believe August 1969. I suppose at 14, I look positively thrilled at posing for a photo...

Week's Favorite. Patti captured this elusive blue jay as he/she huddles under the forsythia during Thursday's snowstorm

Heart. This heart contains 'Hello' an lots of languages at Irving School in neighboring Derby. This was the lesson students learned this week during Derby public schools and nationwide’ “Start with Hello” initiative; its goal is awareness of social isolation and the need to eliminate it. Thanks Teresa!

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Friday returns so we are ready for Teresa's fun photo meme, Friday Hunt. In week 5 of 2017, she provides the following clues...

Begins with 'E'. Here would be the Equestrian event at Santa Anita Park in August 1984 at the Olympics in Los Angeles. This equine cleared the hurdle nicely! 

Vehicular 'E's include a nice 1964 Chevrolet El Camino, capturing myself in my 'directors chair'; To the right is the 'gunsight' fender ornament on a 1959 Edsel, its failure costing Ford Motor Co. a $250 million loss ($2 Billion today). Despite the business fail, it is a magnificent 'E' and cool car!

Week's Favorite: Patti captured this Cardinal landing in the forsythia by the house Wednesday after a snowfall. With his tail still moving, it is my February favorite...

Personal. A print taken on 1 January 1989, it is me with firstborn Allegra before her trip home from the hospital. Thanks for the  meme Teresa!

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