The Weekend Roundup, 'X'

It is a glorious Friday in Southern New England, so a perfect time to be part of Tom's always fun meme, The Weekend Roundup. This week's prompt is tough, but I have a few examples (kinda, sorta :). So, away we go...

First is Times Square in New York City with my dad in,  I believe, 1939, The intersection of Seventh Avenue at Broadway forms a 'X' as Seventh and Broadway  enter the scene yet diverge at the building with the Planters Peanuts sign. I can see the 'X'! 

Extreme has an 'X' in it and the Extreme BMX stunt riders are in action at a festival in our town of Ansonia. Both views are the same - for the top photo I was on this side of Main Street and the always lovely Patti was on the other side. We both captured the great stunt rider as he defies the laws of physics and gravity...   

My second wheelchair van was a 1998 Ford E-150 Club Wagon XLT, at least the left back door says so...

A Favorite is this little boy fishing on Pickett's Pond at Osbornedale State Park in Derby CT. It was a beautiful day and I hope the little guy caught that fish that always gets away! Have a great week all!

The Weekend Roundup, 'Q'

It is always great to return to a favored meme. The Weekend Roundup, hosted by Tom. This week's letter is tough but I have ideas...Starting with 'Q' includes the New York City Borough of Queens, one of the paces where I grew up, at 203-11 42nd Avenue in Bayside Queens. The year is 1962, I and my siblings are in the top photos, below that are three of my sisters and other neighborhood girls, same address...

Here is a Quintet of Quackers in the Housatonic River,  Shelton, CT

A Favorite this week is this squirrel having a snack on our patio yesterday. A winsome visitor...Have a great week all!

The Weekend Roundup, 'N'

In these days of staying home I am happy to see the wider world in Tom's fun meme, The Weekend Roundup.  The letter 'N' is featured...

New York City, specifically at Times Square, 1939. My dad at age 11 in an eerily quiet place, looks like the sparse people-free street like today...

Northern Boulevard in the NYC borough of Queens is a major east-west thoroughfare. I grew up about 3 blocks to the right of this view...

An iconic view of New York City is the Freedom Tower

This mirror is attached to a 1967 Chevrolet Nova

A Favorite is the view of the forsythia in our yard, the bold yellow leaves indicating Spring is here. Have a great week all!

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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!

The Weekly Roundup 'M'

Tom's fun meme The Weekend Roundup returns for the week. I have searched the archives and this week's letter has lots of choices, so here's mine...

Starts with ’M’ begins with Manhattan in New York City, Easter Sunday 1961. Here is my dad and aunt Terry standing on a balcony showing the skyline. In the distance and I believe we see the construction of the iconic Pan Am (now Met Life) building, opened in 1963.

The restored Derby (CT) Civil War Monument looks resplendent in the cold yet beautiful Winter sky, taken this past January.

The restored Charles Morgan whaling ship is a main attraction at the Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT. It is a great attraction! Photo taken in 1986.

A Favorite. The always lovely Patti captured this wonderful scene on the Derby CT town green! I cannot explain what it is, but the berries, flags and deep blue sky is great! Have a great weekend all! 

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