Whimsical Windows - Pigeon roost

Toby is the host of the always fun Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors in which we look for and at interesting architectural gems. And I am back late owing to a sporadic internet signal which has turned progressively worse - Comcast will be here Tuesday hopefully fix it. Happily, right now the signal is okay. I'd hate to miss another week :)

My subject this week is from 1955 in , the the not-so-mythical steel-making city of Steubenville Ohio. This is a car-park apparatus referred to as Pigeon Hole Parking where a lift device moves horizontally and vertically to place your car in a discreet spot and could be easily retrieved when your shopping or errands were complete. 

I believe this to be downtown on Fifth Street, south of Market Street. In the background is a steel mill alongside the Ohio River. I believe it belonged to Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, and now closed. When I was in college in the city on the 1970s, a lifetime for some, this mill was a very busy place then as in 1955. I located this picture earlier this year and like its industrial style...

Shadow Shot Sunday - Sumer ebbs in the Uplands...

Allegra and I leave long-ish shadows on the front yard...

Always love the oval shapes and shadows of the Neon...

Looking to the south from the north - seasonal shadows

I guess that it's no accident that the shadow hunter shows up in the sheetmetal :)

Shadow Shot Sunday 2 returns and since autumn is nigh since the unofficial end of Summer is Labor /Labour Day (actually it is 22 September), it seems as the sun has actually began its move to its rightful position to the South. So, the shadows now more pronounced from South-to-North in the front yard are where I looked for shadowy subjects. Including those that include daughter the shadowy Mulberry tree and Allegra's cherry red 1996 Plymouth Neon. I am noticing the sun making its long angular turn - a sign of the season and longer shadows as the sun retreats. It is still warm now...but for how long??

Shadow Shot Sunday - Shadows, vine ripened

 




Shadow Shot Sunday 2 occurs as our potted garden fruit is ripening nicely. However, about three weeks ago as the vegetables began their growth, Patti  captured shadows were falling over the potted treasures and seemed perfect for this post. The tomatoes today are red, fresh and tasty. 

The spicy jalapeño, actually green, has not been harvested yet - time to purchase a lime to create a homemade salsa. Anyone bringing the chips?

Ruby Tuesday Too - Bounce House

Ruby Tuesday Too is back as I return to yesterday and to the Greater Valley Salvation Army Back-to-School Fun Fest. As Patti and I are on the local Advisory Board, we were there for the festivities that Patti has written of for her Newspaper Blog (with more pics too :) For my ruby, I chose the bounce house above the wall behind the parking lot. It was well utilized by many a laughing child... 

Whimsical Windows - Gazebo on Green

Toby's Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors is back, and I offer this week an autumnal view of a classic gazebo on the center green of small city Derby CT. Actually, the gazebo was built in the 1990s but does have the style and charm of a century ago. It offers a contrast to the building behind it built in the 1970s: angular, plain windows and generally non-descript. Oddly enough, the multi-family house in the background likely was built over 100 years ago. The many eras in style or actuality are well represented here...