The Weekend Roundup, 'H'

It is time again for Tom's fun meme, The Weekend Roundup. The letter 'H' is featured and I am ready! 

Starts with 'H'. I chose Connecticut's capital city, Hartford. I love the gold dome on the state capitol and the general ambience of the ride in and various sights...

Connecticut state capitol, 1885

The Hartford Public Library extends over an expressway.

Bushnell Park in Downtown Hartford.

Approaching downtown on I-91 North.

It may not be the season this weekend - however there is Halloween...

The always lovely Patti and myself, Halloween 1986

Cameron and Allegra, 2001.

Allegra's first Halloween, 22 months, 1990.

Alice in Wonderland in vinyl, 1993

Horse. awhile back, we visited a farm for abused horses, Lockets meadow in Bethany Connecticut. These horses are gentle giants in this rehabilitation paradise. Note the little girl offering blades of grass for this peaceful equine - and the gentle giant politely accepting the gift.Note the mesh blinders that keep the horseflies from bothering him/her. This looks like a content horse!

The Weekend Roundup 'H'

It's a rainy Friday in Ansonia, so a perfect day to search the photo archives for Tom's fun meme, The Weekend Roundup. 'H' is the letter for the week, and I am ready!

The first this week is Horse, and this horse's name is Huckleberry. What a majestic look!

Next is a fire truck from our closest firehouse in Ansonia, Hilltop Hose. The volunteer companies in Ansonia are very responsive...

Then there is Hair Salon. This is Invent Hair in our neighbor to the north, Seymour CT.

Our state capitol is Hartford CT. The view is from I-91 North. The onion dome is from the 1865 Colt Armory building undergoing renovation. Patti captured this from the passenger seat - gotta stay safe!

House. This is the family homestead, December 1975 in East Hartford, CT. Six of the seven Villers kids are here on a snowy day.

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! 

Friday Hunt, 2017.1.8

Friday returns and a favorite blog meme does so as well, Teresa’s Friday Hunt. Without further ado, here are mine…

Starts with H. I choose Connecticut’s capitol city, Hartford. This views were taken by Passenger Patti along Interstate 91 North near downtown a few years ago.

The next 'H' is Hyundai and this was our goodbye to our 2003 Hyundai Elantra, a faithful beast for 13 years - until its transmission quit. It owed us nothing and a rebuilt unit was $1,800+. So we said our farewells and likely used the $75.00 we received at a restaurant toasting its life (and its replacement Chevy Sonic...)

Week's Favorite. We attended the grand opening of a new eatery in our small city of Ansonia, Lulu Pazzo Italiano. Of course, there was food for the guests and this spread was a tasty favorite with stuffed hot green cherry peppers, parmesan chunks, mortadella, shrimp, tortellini, olives and lots more. A feast for eye as well as palate…

Chiaroscuro or shadow. On the same road trip to the capital city, this road runs under the city’s library as we exit the portal - a shadow enters or exits the portal, depending if you are entering or exiting. Thanks Teresa for this week’s clues :)