Shadow Shot Sunday - Face Off

The shadowy world intrudes at many opportune times...can we spot and capture those opportunities? For Shadow Shot Sunday 2, the always lovely Patti captured this, researching for a story she wrote last week, two minor-league hockey players from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers visited a school in neighboring Seymour as a treat for successes in a book reading contest. A worthy reward...

This is a floor hockey faceoff between the players and students – and the sunburst seems to be the dropped 'puck' that the players wielding sticks are frantically competing for. A neat effect of sun, shadow, skill and luck in the gym :)

Shadow Shot Sunday - School Project

Given the old pics I am rediscovering on my old family photo archiving project, my post for Shadow Shot Sunday 2 takes me back. The year is 1999, and daughter Allegra's presentation of her fifth grade project at Ansonia's Willis School. She chose as her subject the Canadian Provence of Prince Edward Island. Specifically, her interest in the island stemmed from her love of the six Anne of Green Gables books she had read by then. Of course, slight shadowy lighting descends upon he project board - and we parents were happy that she chose a literate project...

Ruby Tuesday - Educational rubies ca. 1900

Trap Fall School, built in 1872

The school bus of its day - who needs windows?

Ruby Tuesday 2 is back, and its rules simple: a lot or a little red. For me today, it falling into the 'little' category. Both views were taken at the father's Day car show at the Shelton (CT) History Center with cool items on its grounds. On top is the (1872) one-room Trap Fall schoolhouse, in use until 1911 or so, and moved to its current location in 1971.The bit of red is of course, the brick chimney...the second set of rubies are found on the wheels of this Carryall, the school bus of its day transporting students to school. It seems primitive to our modern eyes - but quite up to date in its day...Happy RT2

Whimsical Windows - One room schoolhouse

Toby hosts the fun architectural meme Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors - we look at interesting architecture, portals and such. Today we attended a Father's Day car show at the Shelton (CT) History Center, about 20 minutes from home. Obviously, I am an old car freak, especially the large, 1950s chrome laden American barges. However, I have an interest in many other subjects as well - such as the one room Trap Fall School. Opened in 1872, this structure harkens back to an agrarian era long gone and was donated to the Society after spending part of its past life as a storage shed - that is stands still reminds us of preserving history as best we can - lest we forget its lessons...

Whimsical Windows - Champs-Élysées in sequence

Toby as always hosts the fun architectural meme Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors where we look for portals of style, interest or whimsy - and not necessarily in that order...

This is during a high school trip, Allegra the 10th grade student, mom Patti a chaperone, the place along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris.The camera date stamp shows 19 Feb 04 at 11:39 (not adjusted from home).  As I understand it, Allegra and a friend were allowed to sightsee minus the entire group, and she took a sequence of photos  that feel like stop motion along the stylish street. I like the feeling of motion in that one minute - cool. See Toby's meme for more portals of cool...Happy 2013!

Tina's Pic Story - 'K' is for kids

Tina nicely hosts the fun foto meme, Pic Story where we add pictures to match the weekly theme she kindly provides. This week is the letter 'K', and for me the obvious selection is for kids. Hard to believe, but I was the second of seven children of our family in East Hartford Connecticut - here in 1968 with all in school dress, some in uniforms (like me in the maroon blazer). Plenty of kids here (clockwise from left, me. Michele, Claudia, Sharon, Chris, Vicki, Sue)

Our brood these days is smaller though, with son Cameron and daughter Allegra - here on the first day of school about 28 August 1996. He was in first grade, she in third grade. Time fies as she graduated college in 2010, and he next month - but like my family growing up then ours still grow now...