Friday Hunt, 2017.1.12
The weekend arrives with Teresa's fun photo meme, Friday Hunt. Given her clues, I am ready :)
Starts with 'L'. The first one is a statue of Marquis de Lafayette, the French general who aided in the Colonial Army. Lafayette today marches at the intersection of Capitol and Washington Avenues in Hartford Connecticut. Alas, the daily commuters probably do not know of the aid provided by the French general that helped form our republic..
This is another pic of the grand opening spread at the new Lulu Pazzo Italiano restaurant in Ansonia. This was the seafood offering (I stayed with the cooked shrimp on the upper platter)
Finally, Patti captured a nice look at the glass pyramid at the Musée Louvre during a school trip with our daughter in 2004.
Week's Favorite. Our daughter captured this fiery sunrise this morning. So colorful yet as we are aware of the old sailor's saying about 'Red sky at morning...' It was a gray day, so the old seafarer's adage was true today.
Antique. This print is an antique to me although it was taken in real time, this being 1920. It is my grandfather, the gentleman in the vest. I believe his half-sister Essie is to his right, his mother Lucinda to his left and his father James next to her. It was likely taken in the Ohio River steel town of Weirton, West Virginia. The print I have has Grandpa's notations from 1978 on the back - he looks just so cool!
WOWovedseeing tht old photo and that red sky is amazing. Have a good week ahead.
ReplyDelete...I'd "L"ove to see the "L"ouvre! Great sunrise. A nice antique to have.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures, Ralph. Especially the 1920's family one. I am glad Patti got to go to Paris with the students. I imagine, though, that some got bored, and showed that, before they left. Our granddaughters became bored easily when we were visiting museums while traveling. If you have a La Madeleine restaurant in Hartford they should have some French cooking there. Plus they do their own baking. Mrs, Jim likes it better than I.
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That is a lovely antique photo. So often in photographs from that time, the expressions are very stern and glum. This one is lovely with the smiles and cheer! Such a gorgeous sunrise, too. Wow!
ReplyDeleteLovely collection of L photos. That is a great old family photo! How nice to have it passed down to you. The sunrise truly was beautiful. We've had horribly drab days for quite a while now. I'm ready for some sunshine. Thanks so much for joining Friday's Hunt. Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great family photo! I don't think my ancestors smiled in their pics! LOL That is a fiery sunrise. Great L shots, what a wonderful school trip that must have been.
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