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 "B"

I am back to a new favorite photo meme, The Weekend Roundup, hosted by Tom. The letter 'B' figures prominently as his fractured hip is healing nicely and we brought him back to his domicile in the NYC borough of Kings, ie: Brooklyn with which we begin...

One way to get to his apartment from our CT home is I-278, including the parking lot known as the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE). Alas, it is still the most direct way :)

Here I am double parked by his apartment as he and his sister brought his belongings. This is on 19th Street in the Ditmas Park section of Brooklyn, adjacent to the better known neighborhoods of Flatbush and Prospect Park. Double parking and not getting a ticket is an art around here!

Of course, there are Bridges in the city and here are two, the 1883 Brooklyn Bridge taken from the BQE (note the old cast iron guardrail). The other is the beautiful 1940 Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, both crossing the East River. Engineering and art at their finest...

New Beginning. To the left is our Son Cam, to the right our daughter Allegra, both pics their first day at home. They were very new! 

Week's Favorite. I was driving and Allegra took this pic as we were taking our now healed son back home to Brooklyn. We are happy that his fractured hip is healing and he can get back to the city and his friends. Here is the Bronx approach to the RFK/Triboro Bridge to Queens and then to Brooklyn

Friday Hunt, 2017.1.5

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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Shadow Shot Sunday - The ghost of Christmas Past

Well, no real ghosts, but shadowy pics from Christmas Eve past, this being 1989 with the Villers family at my sister's house for Shadow Shot Sunday 2. Our daughter Allegra tries to open a present, cousin Bobby looks resplendent in his Ghostbusters outfit and nephew Stephen feigns surprise. All leaving shadows no less...alas, they have all grown up these days, but here their shadowy past remains...