The Valley-Voice Newsletter: October 2019

Monday, October 28, 2019

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

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Saturday, October 19, 2019

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Friday, October 18, 2019

Shadow Shot Sunday - Seymour Superhighway Shadows

Early Autumn starts to add color to this staid New England scene. And even though it looks country-ish, we are actually in an urban area (which is nicely hidden by the growth along the Naugatuck River) in Seymour CT. For Shadow Shot Sunday 2, here is a bridge crossing that leaves a reflection on the water, and as semi-rural as this scene looks, Ct Route 8 carries an average of 62,000 vehicles per day. In this view, we cannot hear the traffic so wan can enjoy the shadows in this semi-serine scene...

The Weekend Roundup - 'P'

Friday has arrived, so we are now ready for Tom's fun meme, The Weekend Roundup. The 16th letter offers possibilities (the 17th fewer alas :) and the archives have found a few for my entry this week...

Beginning with 'P' includes Pond, this one at Witek Park in neighboring Derby, CT. Full disclosure though - this was taken this week, last year. We have not had such color this year, the foliage looking as it has in 2011. So we can enjoy the mix of autumnal colors from 2018.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike also starts with 'P'. This photo was taken in 1945, the era when the seven tunnels on the Turnpike were single bore. In 1968, two tunnels were bypassed and the other five had a second tunnel added, so the traffic jams before the tunnels that existed in rural Pennsylvania in the Summer became a memory. The ladies are my Grandma Agnes with my Aunt Terry...

This is part of a Holding Pattern. Daughter Allegra captured this upon returning from a high school trip to Paris and London and on her way to landing at JFK airport in New York. The story goes like this: a couple of weeks before she left, we were online looking at the rudimentary flight trackers and on a rainy day, so many of the flights were in massive holding patterns as their arrivals were slowed up due to the weather, Fast forward to her trip home, when she got off the bus when we picked her up, the first thing she said was "Daddy, we were in a holding pattern!". I asked where, and she said "Groton" CT (Long Island Sound). I thought that was so cool where Daddy and daughter had a conversation about a subject that most road warriors hate - holding patterns and late arrivals!

A Favorite. Patti captured this female cardinal on the patio this morning. It was just taken through the sliding door to the patio. Given the lack of a peak on top, we think she was a nestling this Spring - next year the pointy peak will be there. Have a great week all!

The Valley-Voice Newsletter for Oct. 18

The Valley-Voice Newsletter for Oct. 18 features the first ever Ansoni-Con on Saturday! Link:

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

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Friday, October 11, 2019

The Weekend Roundup - 'O'

Friday arrives for the week, so it is now time for Tom's Fun meme, The Weekend Roundup. The featured letter, the fourth vowel, offers a lot of intriguing opportunities...

Begins with 'O' takes me back to Grandma Agnes and Ralph Villers, my grandparents. This fills the bill as they lived at 1645 Oregon Avenue in Steubenville, Ohio from 1926 until their passing in 1981. We visited on occasion and i went to college nearby. that front porch is such a reminder of years and decades past!

Aunt Terry, 1959.

The Villers of Connecticut, 1967. Yes, I'm on the lower left...

The Villers from North Dakota (w/Grandpa), 1976.

Grandpa, 1645 Oregon Avenue, 1947

Orange begins with 'O'. This sunset has quite a bit of orange in it.

The wheels on this 1890's Boneshaker bicycle look like the letter 'O' I'd say they roll over continuously (as long as the rider pedals that is :). It's a cool design although I cannot imagine it rides smoothly on its iron wheels!

A Favorite. Nothing fancy, this photo from yesterday just showcases how slowly the foliage is changing color this year - very similar to 2011. But a pleasant view nonetheless. Have a great week all!

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

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Saturday, October 5, 2019

Shadow Shot Sunday - Highlights in Pink

Shadow Shot Sunday 2 arrives on the same day as a great 5K, Pounding the Pavement for Seymour Pink. The always lovely Patti, an eight year breast cancer survivor always participates with her cancer aftercare support group Circle of Friends. Here she is passing Trinity Episcopal Church in neighboring Seymour. Many of the houses and churches along the route decorate in pink - the simple old New England church adorns simply with pink balloons and plenty of shadows!

The Weekend Roundup - 'N'

It has been a cold (to me) Saturday, so I am inside and ready to visit Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup. The subject letter leads to many a unique possibility...

Beginning with 'N' can mean New York City. Here is Dad, in Manhattan's Times Square (top) and on the dock - perhaps behind him is either the Staten Island Ferry or a Circle Line tour boat. This is in the Summer of 1939.

Here is the borough of Manhattan in New York City in more recent times.

Horses go Neigh, and the riders are Neighborly as they wave to the reviewing stand at the Ansonia Memorial Day parade, 2015.

A Favorite. Patti captured this look at the sky. What endears it to me is its changing perspectives; I see the tide rolling at the beach (from above) or a towering mountain ridge (from below). Or whatever we think it can be. Have a great week all!