The Weekend Roundup - 'T'

It is Friday again, so is time again for Tom's fun meme, The Weekend Roundup. Love the letter this week...

Starts with "T." I think Tennis fits, and someone doing it from a wheelchair is unique indeed.

Another is Three Saints Orthodox Church in Ansonia CT. Opened in 1955, it seems to blend old with new.

A delicious treat is Tirasimu

A Favorite is this capture of a squirrel  on our roof. I am unsure what he was carrying in his mouth. I guess it is dryer lint, but will take any suggestion :)

Truck. I saw this at a car show, a 1960 Mack. I've always loved the Mack bulldog. Nice 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 2017.2.4

Friday arrives as does a favorite meme, Friday Hunt hosted by Teresa. The prompts are intriguing, and I am ready!

Starts with D. I have chosen a vehicle that starts with ‘D’: Dodge. In fact, I have owned a few, and Grandpa had many of them too. Clockwise from left: Grandpa’s 1947 Dodge with Dad and Aunt Terry, likely on US 40; My first new vehicle, a 1979 Dodge Omni late that year; my second Dodge and first wheelchair driver vehicle, a 1989 Dodge B250 4/20/1996; My current ride, a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan with Braun wheelchair conversion. A bunch/flock/gaggle of ‘D’s...

Favorite. This is an old pic posted before that I had to capture. The scenario is sitting in the starboard side of Delta flight 674 - on 3 January 1981, about 6:45 AM between Atlanta and Philadelphia. The old Canon rangefinder captured the winter sun starting to rise. This is a bit pixelated perhaps, but a favorite of mine.

Photographer’s choice. In 1983, I captured a friendly Dog named Brandy, a nice golden retriever drying off after a swim in Big Stony Lake in northwest Minnesota. She looks to have enjoyed the water, and I am partial to the blurry canoe approaching the shore. A nice dog, day and memory!

Friday Hunt, 2017.1.19

It is Friday and time again for Teresa's fun meme Friday Hunt.
It has been an interesting couple of weeks. The always lovely Patti had a kidney transplant on May 9 (where the process began when my sister Suzanne would be a live donor for Patti); after two visits this week to her transplant team at Yale-New Haven Hospital, all is progressing very well :) 

So it is time to get back into the fun Friday routine!

Begins with 'T'. How about our Team McVillers, resplendent in our pink bunnyduck team shirts ready for the Griffin Center for Cancer Care 5K

Tennis with players in wheelchairs on the courts at Eisenhower Park, Milford CT

Week's Favorite. Linus McDonald relaxes without a care in the world...

Food. Well wishers sent food when Patti got home. The upside down pizza and chicken fricassee were wonderful. However, the 2 Lbs box of local chocolates get the nod today - we can all celebrate now!

Friday Hunt, 2017.1.4

It is Friday (yay :) and time for this week's version of Teresa's fun meme Friday Hunt. She suggests the the message and we happily comply in today's iteration...

Starts with 'D' I've chosen a very obvious one here, that being the vehicles named Dodge. I currently own one, a 2008 Grand Caravan setup to carry a wheelchair and I can drive (in he 2015 Ansonia Memorial Day Parade)

The next being my very first wheelchair van, a full-sized 1989 Dodge B250, the day after I purchased it, April 21, 1996. Monstrous and fuel thirsty (12-14 MPG), but a small cost for freedom and independence...

A superb hubcap, wheel, whitewall and shadow from a beautifully restored 1936 Dodge that I captured (and am captured within) from Wheelchair height. 

Week's Favorite. There is a new portable ice rink in ansonia, and although it has been too warm for ice, the city of Ansonia is accepting donated ice skates so those less fortunate can skate on the rink. Ansonia Mayor Dave Cassetti is very enthusiastic, our friend Phyllis is facilitating the donations and Patti publicized it in our Thursday Valley-Voice newsletter. Pictured here are the containers of skates at Ansonia City Hall. Just need a few days of frigid temps to open up the rink...

Close Up. Someone took my pic with the bridge of my nose in 2009 I think. Thanks again for this week's fun, Teresa!

Friday Hunt 2016-2.23

Friday's return means that it is time again for Teresa's fun photo meme, Friday Hunt. These are this week's clues and my interpretation...

Begins with 'W'. The first of these is WPCA, of course meaning Water Pollution Control Authority. This is the facility in our small city (19,000) of Ansonia CT, located along the Naugatuck River

Two more are: Windows, here a bank on Main Street in downtown Ansonia and tennis being played in a Wheelchair

Week's Favorite. This is a week late, but here is the 30th year where local dentist Dr. Bruce Sofferman and his collected frozen turkeys and non-perishable food for Spooner House in Shelton.The donned pilgrim costumes to raise awareness and received collections on a driveway along a busy commuter route

Machinery. We had a tour at Emmett O'Brien Technical High School, just around the corner from our home. This is the woodworking shop and the machinery is in the background. I understand that the computer controlled machinery was programmed to make the beautiful sign that welcomes all to the shop. Nice clues as always, Teresa!