Ruby Tuesday 2 - Fire protection past-present

Ruby Tuesday 2 is back, and we look for rubies in small or large doses, and even in different eras...Patti and I were in a new attraction in our small (19,000) city, the Ansonia Fire Museum built as part of an old and now restored school. Though not open to the public yet, we were on an informal tour of the great displays of trucks and firefighter gear.

This picture jumped at me - a late 19th century horse-drawn fire wagon in the foreground from Webster Hose Company. The red sits all over this classic apparatus. Behind is something completely different in era - a modern fire suppression system. The differences from horse-drawn to computerized is cool, the way once good enough then to state of the art now I find intriguing. With plenty of red to capture our attention! See more ruby at RT2!

Whimsical Windows - Local Byzantine

At ground level by the St Peter-St Paul Church, Howard Avenue, Ansonia, Connecticut 

Toby hosts the fun Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors, and we hope to capture unique portals.  

Today I show part of the Saint Peter-Saint Paul Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Ansonia. We are in an old industrial town immigrants that immigrants from Eastern Europe who originally worshiped here from countries such as the Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. 

This building was completed in 1915, and is in a Byzantine style, the domes clad in copper (befitting Ansonia, known as the Copper City). I notice a few buildings where the copper has turned to a green hue like this one. I would imagine the cost to restore the roof to its copper hue would be astronomical, so the copper stays as is. However, the dome and windows have a very unique shape... 

Patti and I were in an old school next door yesterday, and I noticed the church through a large window. Since she had the camera, and I saw windows perfect for the meme. I asked and she kindly took this shot. If we pay attention with camera in hand, we may capture even more architectural gems…

Shadow Shot Sunday - Savory and sweet

Chicken w/hot peppers

Antonio's 'bag of donuts' desert

Shadow Shot Sunday 2 is back, and we are on the prowl for shadows. We often set out without knowing where they are, yet hope to capture a few wherever we may be...

My birthday was this week (57 should you ask, but who's counting :), and we went to dinner at a neat place downtown called Antonio's Original, an eclectic eatery. Not expensive, but with a fun menu that also included a side order of shadows...since Allegra had her I-Phone, I requested a picture or two...On top, the contents within the stemware left a shadow that immediately captured my attention...

My chicken was good, the balsamic sweetness countering the hot peppers. Desert is great there, I chose what was referred to as a bag of donuts - eight, freshly fried and covered with powdered sugar, served with sweet dipping sauces (caramel, chocolate and vanilla). Not to mention a few spherical shadows.

(Calorie count is not important when celebrating a birthday. There are 364 days to wokk those off...). Naturally the time spent here yesterday is not just food, but conversation and time together that makes a celebration fun... See many more shadowy iterations at SSS2!

Tina's Pic Story - Hail the weather

Tina's Pic Story returns this week, and we follow its basic rule: we provide the picture and the story to the weekly theme, which this week is the weather. Last summer, more specifically 1 August, we had a strong late afternoon thunderstorm. It had been a period of really hot and humid, and finally the heat would go away. After a bout of hail, which rarely occurs in southern Connecticut. 

These four views were captured as shown, from the worst to the cooler aftermath and the blue sky returning - probably dropping from 88°F to 60°F (29°C to 16°C) in less than an hour. The weather may certainly change...and no complaining allowed!

Ruby Tuesday 2 - Bricks and mortar

At the Maple Street Bridge, crossing the Naugatuck River, Ansonia Connecticut

Ruby Tuesday is back, and we adhere to the simple and basic premise: red, a lot or a little. Today it is a local view down the newly renovated Maple Street bridge in our town of Ansonia. The old factories are not as busy as in decades past. However, the factories were built in an industrial where equal amounts of brick and quality made impressive brick buildings. Though old, they maintain a functional charm and beauty many years later...Sorry about MMTs laptop!