The Weekend Roundup, 'Z'

It is the Friday eve so again time for a favored meme, The Weekend Roundup, hosted by Tom. The 26th letter is featured, and I see it in the beginning - and within a word or two. So let's begin!

To start with 'Z', I have chosen Zois Pizza in Seymour , CT.

A 'Z' located within is the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in Boston. I love the wishbone towers and its style is amazing!

And buried further within, I chose Blizzard. This was the biggest I've ever seen in Southern CT and here is the aftermath of the Feb. 8, 2013 storm. The kids were ready for a few sleepy Zzz's after clearing 40 inches of snow...

Zany. I took a picture of myself in my 'Director's Chair' along the flanks of a 1964 Chevy El Camino. And if it's not zany, it is at least unique!

The Weekend Roundup, 'Y'

I'm a day late, but that means it is Sunday - and still time for Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup. The 25th letter of the alphabet is featured this week, so here goes... 

 Beginning with 'Y' is Yale-New Haven Hospital. Patti captured this view of more hospital buildings across the street while recuperating after her kidney transplant last year. Her room was on the top floor, so now we joke that she was in the penthouse concierge level of Hotel Yale-New Haven :)

Since we live about 9 miles away from Yale University, I have show two buildings there, both taken from wheelchair height. I like the architecture of the old buildings at Yale.

A favorite. Our daughter met her brother in Brooklyn Thursday to participate in the MP3 Experiment. I like this view of the old brownstones that are dwarfed by the tower of the 1909 Manhattan Bridge. It feels like a throwback to a century ago...

Yellow. This sunset over Derby fits nicely!

Shadow Shot Sunday 2 - Cabernet by Candlelight

Shadow Shot Sunday 2 allows us to share a dark shadowy scene of Patti's glass of Cabernet at one of our favorite local restaurants Copper City Cafe in Ansonia. The small candle behind the glass adds just enough light for a shadowy Apéritif! 

The Weekend Roundup, 'X'

Well, it is Saturday and time for Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup. This week's letter is a tough one, but I can find it buried within a few things, so here goes...

There are stunt bicyclists referred to as BMX. Patti captured these at a school demonstration in Seymour. They are Extreme riders indeed!

Another buried 'X' lies in this view along the Bruckner Expressway in the New York City borough of the Bronx...

A favorite and my choice is this crow, taken on Thursday in our mulberry tree in our front yard. This big bird is also beautiful!

Shadow Shot Sunday 2 - Stately Sterling at Sunset

The end of the day is nearing the stately Sterling Opera House in Derby CT. The sun and shade offer a nice accent to this Italianate Victorian edifice. Stylish and shadowy work well in adding a quiet dignity for Shadow Shot Sunday 2, kindly hosted by MMT.

The Weekend Roundup - 'W'

It is Friday in Southern New England and time for this week's fun meme, The Weekend Roundup, hosted by Tom. Away we go!

Begins with 'W'. We start with daughter Allegra as she Walks by the Water of Long Island Sound in West Haven, CT 

The same young lady above was really little once. Here (9-10 months?) she is trying out a Walker to amble around our Derby apartment

Of course, there are Weddings. Here is my niece Julie in 2015.

Water, and a Favorite too! Just a couple of geese relaxing by Pickett's Pond at Osbornedale State Park in Derby CT. It is a serene scene indeed. Thanks Tom!

The Weekend Roundup - 'V'

Friday is here, so it is time again for Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup.  Given my surname (Villers), this week's letter fits very well!

Starts with 'V'. Here is my dad, Ralph Villers II, in March 1970 deplaning from an early 747 flight at JFK Airport. He is carrying Voluminous flight and souvenir bags too!

How about a Villers (me) on Vacation at Cape Cod. The town of Barnstable (including Hyannis) beach lifeguards are very nice, not only assisting me into the beach wheelchair, but pushing that wheelchair onto the beach with smiles. Here is Craigville Beach on Nantucket Sound.

On another Vacation on the Cape, this seagull caught our eye. I had a proper parking permit - did he?

Another 'V' is Volkswagen. This is the best car I ever owned (before my wheelchair vans), a 1982 VW Rabbit with a manual transmission. With good tires, it was a blast to drive!

A favorite. Patti captured this on Memorial Day, The Derby CT Public Library. Opened in 1902 and expanded in the same style in 2000, it is a favorite of mine.

Violet. Here is a violet sunset out of the back window of our Ansonia home last November. Another great set of prompts Tom!