The Weekend Roundup, 'F'

The weekend has arrived, so I am ready for Tom's meme The Weekend Roundup. The sixth letter of the alphabet is featured and this was easy this week :)

I start today with a pristine 1954 Ford Sunliner in a fantastic peach finish.

I believe this picture is from 1957 or so. Here is my grandparents and Aunt Terry standing on the marker of the Four Corners of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah.  Grandpa's famous 1955 Dodge is in the background... 

Here is at a park in Omaha at the birthplace of the 36th president Gerald R. Ford. this was right around where my sister lived was this neat neighborhood park.

Flower. Here is a flower (weed?) growing through the massive Savin Rock in West Haven, CT. A mighty flora!

The Weekend Roundup 'N'

It is a Saturday in the Spring, and time again for a favored meme, The Weekend Roundup. The letter prompt this week offers many a possibility...

Begins with 'N' starts with New York City. These first photos are from the 1957 Easter Parade in the borough of Manhattan. My grandmother and Aunt Terry had stylish Easter Hats, my aunt's looking like a 1950s flying saucer!

Next is homemade black bean chili Nachos we made. They were good, but Tex-Mex restaurant nachos are prettier (if not tastier :)

Favorite. The always lovely Patti was inside the Derby (CT) United Methodist Church the other day. As   sunset arrived, the glow from the stained glass windows was beautiful. And in the second window, the Easter story is told. This church was opened in 1894, and as we have guessed - they don't really build them like they used to. Thanks for the prompts Tom!

The Weekend Roundup 'M'

It is Saturday and time again for Toms most excellent meme, The Weekend Roundup. The letter "M" is featured, and I had a Merry time finding this weeks's examples :)

I'll begin with the New York City borough of Manhattan. Here is the magnificent Freedom Tower in lower Manhattan, captured from Brooklyn in 2013.

And here is a classic skyline of Manhattan, captured by my grandfather while on the Staten Island Ferry in 1957. The skyline has changed substantially since then!

And here is a restored 1965 Milk Truck.....from Meadowbrook Farms. And of course, the cow says 'Moo'

This week's Favorite is my new Quickie Pulse wheelchair. It was delivered on Monday and needs a couple of tweaks / adjustments before daily use. Have a happy week!

Friday Hunt 2017.2.20

It is Friday and time for this week's fun photo meme, Friday Hunt kindly hosted by Teresa. Here are the pics and prompts...

Starts with ’T'. What’s obvious, at least in our Ansonia backyard, is tree. So first we have a sunset over the treeline in September.

Next, and not to jump the season is the lighted holiday tree at Veteran’s Park next to Ansonia’s city hall. This was from last year and on a clear cold night, it is beautiful.

Next is combination of ’T’ and Black & White. I believe this to be 1957, and my Aunt Terry sitting in front of Grandpa’s famous Christmas tree, and he loved Tinsel, which this tree has lots of! He really loved it as we can see :)

Now I combine Black & White and Paper. This is a fun shot from 1985 where Patti and her newspaper colleagues posing with a newspaper at the defunct (in 1992) Evening Sentinel. More fun is a look at early office computers and 1980s hair styles. I grew up in a home where ‘the Paper’ meant a newspaper. I miss ‘the Paper’ in this digital media age...

Shadow Shot Sunday - Shelton History Center

I like vintage - in lots of things, especially old cars and buildings. So for Shadow Shot Sunday 2, I go back a couple of weeks to a car show at the Shelton (CT) History Center. The architecture is great including the 1872 Trap Falls Schoolhouse, 1822 Brownson House, 1860 Wilson Barn and the (unknown) tool shed showcase history without and with shadows. Of course, the much newer (but still old :) cars draw me in as always. I like the custom 1956 Ford F-100 truck, the red 1959 Edsel (I have seen since 2009 and even posted about it back then) but my favorites were two: the restored 1957 milk truck and a gorgeous Pink 1957 Ford Thunderbird that includes Betty Boop. It was a hot day with enough shade for a brief cool-down). Plenty of shadows to enjoy with the history...

The scenes and day were just right for an article in our Valley-Voice newsletter

Friday Hunt, 2017.1.2

It is Friday and time again for Teresa's fun photo meme, Friday Hunt. She gives the clues and now I am ready...

Starts with ‘B’. I have three to share today. The first is bedroom, our kids rooms in mid-1998, the kids aged 9-1/2 and 7-1/2. The boys room also has Bears, the girls with her early collection of American Girls dolls - of course, the historic girls collection is history these days (boo Mattel)…

The next was taken in 1957 in front of our apartment in New York City, Borough of Queens, more specifically, the area known as Bayside. The precise address was 204-07 35th Avenue. My older sister Michele (3), myself (2), Aunt Terry (15) and Grandma are all dressed up for a trip to ‘the City’ (aka Manhattan). Like the grown-up styles of the day, such as a flying saucer hat?

Week’s Favorite. This is a simple gazebo sitting at a park in neighboring Derby. Perhaps is the simplicity of the structure sitting in fresh snow with no footprints - and under a cold Winter sky. 

Creature. Like the look of a male cardinal in its red plumage appearing in a candid shot while relaxing in a leafless forsythia. Thanks Teresa!

Shadow Shot Sunday - Easter 1957

It is time again for Shadow Shot Sunday 2, and I revert to shadowy retro shots. I received these photos from Aunt Terry three weeks ago, and adds more of the story to my SSS post from August 2011. I and my sister Michele got dressed up to travel from Queens to Manhattan with Grandma (Agnes), Grandpa (Ralph) and Aunt Terry. It was the famous Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue - and a great find. Grandma and Aunt Terry are part of a parade of shadows around on April 21, 1957 at Radio City, Fifth Avenue and in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral. What a different era...

Friday Hunt 2016-2.20

It is Friday and time again for Teresa's fun meme, Friday Hunt. She provides the clues and we happily make the hunt for the pics that meet the meme theme...

Starts with 'T': I am going retro for the first pic, my Aunt Terry at home in Steubenville Ohio. I guess this is 1956 or 1957, in front of a massive Christmas Tree with copious amounts of Tinsel. Grandpa loved tinsel, and lots of it!

Also with a 'T' is truck, a beautifully restored 1951 Chevrolet 3100 pickup I captured at a local car show

Week's Favorite: Back to retro and a photo recently found, also of my Aunt Terry. This is Easter Sunday 1957, near the famous Easter Parade. NYC Channel 11, WPIX, I believe was owned by the NY Daily News in those days.

Rule of three. Not being a photographer by trade, I am unsure of what it actually is. Capturing photo frames from the same vantage point? Here are three rows of two pics taken by the always lovely Patti in Paris with our daughter on a school trip in February 2004. If not exactly of the rule, it is a great urban sequence. Follow the white van traveling from right to left. Thanks again Teresa!