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 'F'

Tom hosts the fun meme The Weekend Roundup, and I am ready with a few blasts from the past to take cars of this week's favorite letter at least :)

Begins with 'F' starts with Family, this being the Villers family of East Hartford, CT. This I believe to be Eater Sunday 1969 with all seven children. (one more since 1964 and last week's post there were only six). Note the late '60s hair and with my gold blazer and turtleneck...where's the chain?

Then there is a Field where I stand in 1983. Guess where the field is? It is in Fargo North Dakota!

Another 'F' is Flat. The day was July 30, 1983, the place is the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, the flat are the two tires on the starboard side of a United Airlines 737 from Chicago. The flat occurred upon landing at MSP. I captured this as we awaited the bus...It just felt like a flat tire on your vehicle  

Finally there is Ford, this being another view of my Ford E-150 van that I had from 1998-2010. It was a great vehicle but really big and used a lot of gas. I donated it with 158,000 miles (254,000 km). It had at least another 100K miles of life in it, a very durable vehicle indeed...

Flower. Here is a flower (weed) growing through a rock. quite a feat I'd say! This is at the Savin Rock by Long island Sound in West Haven, CT.

Favorite. The always lovely Patti captured tis Blue Jay taking off from the roof. 'I'm outta here' he seems to say! Have a great week!

Friday Hunt 2017.2.23

Friday arrives the day before our first nuisance snowfall in Southern New England, so it is a perfect time to participate in teresa's great meme, Friday Hunt. This week's prompts offer a challenge, which is why it is so fun. So onward we go...

Starts with 'W'. The first is Wine, these from the Savino Vineyards in Woodbridge, CT. It is less than 2 miles (3.2 kM) from home. The wine was nice, too when we visited the lovely vineyards and winery.

Then there is White, the color of snow. Never fear though, this pic was taken on 1 Feb. 2011. There were so many big snowfalls that winter, and more than one roof collapsed in town. Since there was an ice storm the next day, and not wanting a roof failure, we hired someone to shovel the roof. This was our patio when the job was complete.

Weightlifting. This old print was taken be me at the weightlifting venue at the 1984 summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The faded colors impacted the image, but not my memories: when the weights hit the floor after the lift, you felt it in your seat. 

Dense. The foliage growing on the Savin Rock in West Haven CT is quite dense indeed. 

Texture. I think my sister's cat Jake is a fine example of a soft and furry texture!