The Weekend Roundup, 'L'

Today is the first day of Autumn, but more importantly, Friday and time again for Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup. This week's letter. 'L', offered a multitude of subjects and here are mine...

Lake. This old print is the end of day at Big Stony Lake in Minnesota. One of over 13000 lakes in the Gopher state, it is about four hours northwest of the Twin Cities - a world away!

How about Legs? I attempted to capture Patti and co-workers at her colleagues at a wedding a while ago. It was taken at wheelchair height and I guess I lost focus you might say :) BTW, the always lovely Patti is in Blue...

Here is Long Island Sound in West Haven Connecticut

Here is a fabulous desert, Lava Cake. served with vanilla bean gelato, and a lake of chocolate. Yum!

Favorite. Here is a cheap solar light by our driveway with an interesting spider motif as the light illuminates the asphalt. Happy Weekend to all!

The Weekend Roundup, 'K'

It is Friday and time for Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup. Today's letter created an interesting challenge which prompted a look into the past at another eclectic collection of shots...

Begins with 'K' gave me a chance to showcase our then non-grownup Kids. This is the first day of school in August 1997, with Allegra and Cameron beginning the fourth and second grade her. 

Key West is another 'K'. Here at the southernmost point of the USA us my Aunt Terry in 1993

How about our King of this Jungle, the always regal Linus McDonald? Or is that HRH Linus?

Kaboom. Patti captured this brilliant ruby red fireworks kaboom in Manchester, Connecticut

Favorite. This is a lovely striped sunset over our back yard in Ansonia. It is the soothing end of the day. Have a great weekend!

The Weekend Roundup, 'J'

Ah, a refreshingly cool and way less humid Friday has arrived so it's time for Tom's fun meme, The Weekend Roundup. The eighth letter of the alphabet is featured this week, and an subjects are in order...

I'll start with 'J' by showcasing January. I chose the top example as January, 1959 as the print is date stamped. L-R, Aunt Terry, Dad and big sis Michele are  an ice rink in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Another 'J' is the day after another blizzard of snow on Ansonia. The day is January 27, 2011. Looks pretty until said snow has to be removed from the driveway!

Here is Jewelry, more specifically Patti's engagement and wedding rings in 2011. They were cut off before surgery she had that year. But not to worry, they were laser welded together by a very talented local gemologist - you could not see the seam! The other photo shows Patti at a watercolor class in 2015 and the rings are fixed and fitted nicely...   

Patti captured this beautiful Blue Jay on our gutter. What a great looking bird!

Favorite. Here is Colony Pond in our town of Ansonia. it was a very hot and humid day, but despite the climate today, the water looks refreshingly cool. We would never jump in, but it feels a little cooler at lease. Happy weekend to all! 

The Weekend Roundup, 'I'

It is Saturday in the lead-up to Labor / Labour Day, so it's time for Tom's fun meme, The Weekend Roundup. Given the many days of heat and humidity in Southern New England (well, not nearly as hot as Phoenix nor as humid as Houston), the first photos take us away from Summer for a bit...

Beginning with 'I' begins with Icicles and my view Inside of an Icy Rain storm outside our front door from wheelchair height. The pics are from 2011 where we had an unusually cold, snowy and Icy winter.

Industrial. Here are massive fuel tanks along the docks of New Haven Harbor.

Finally, here is a pic of the Intercoastal Waterway taken from the mainland side in Stuart Florida. This is an old print taken in December 1980 (where it was not Icy :). Happy Labor Day!