Mill Cove

I walked through Mill Cove today by Old Mill Beach in Westport. Every time I walk around the quaint little area with fabulous views from all sides, I think I would like to live there. Then of course I remember the "no cars allowed" rule on the teeny inlet. The thought of lugging my stuff from Stop and Shop in rain and snow brings me right back to reality.
Early spring is probably not the best time to take pictures. Most of the houses are summer residences and haven't been spruced up yet, the gardens haven't been tended to all winter and of course Hurricane Sandy did quite a number to the area. But I wanted to see how the beautiful homes old and new fared from the super storm and how they were preparing for the next one. Here's what I found.

The sand still seems to be piled up but the pathway is all clear. 

 I don't know what happened here, but from the looks of the construction, 

they won't let it happen again!

 I started to walk under this house but got scared and ran out.

Here's a better view.

This one looks almost ready for summer!

I hope the neighbors house (on the left) wasn't knocked down completely by the storm.

The views here of the Long Island Sound are still gorgeous even at low tide.

Peter Pan

I went to see the local middle school play this afternoon, Peter Pan. The pictures aren't perfect but I had to take a moment to mention how awesome these kids were. The actors are not professional. In fact they are barely teenagers but their dedication and ability is astounding. The show was a first rate prodcution on all fronts. After having seen the talent on kids that I have practically watched grow up, it made me smile and sigh just a little that they didn't listen to Peter Pan and are definitely growing up.

Compo

Compo Beach this morning around 9am

Compo Beach last night at sunset

One Tree, 4 Different Views

These are possibly my favorite tress in Westport. They are gorgeous in every season. Today I took four pictures of one of the trees from four different angles.

No Dogs Allowed (Tomorrow)

This is the last weekend you are allowed to bring dogs to Compo Beach until October 1st, so my friend and I decided to enjoy the first warm day this spring and take her dog down to the beach. Well my friend never showed, so I took out my camera and snapped away at all the Westport dogs frolicking about before they were kicked off their winter playground.

Not a dog, but quite sure this guy won't be around much after tomorrow either.

Wild About Weather

The Town of Westport has many eclectic and discriminating characteristics that make it stand out. We have Compo Beach, The Minute Man Statue (which I love Lucy replicated in a famous episode), the Westport Country Playhouse, Dan Woog and Coffee An' just to name a few. There is another one which seems to be growing in popularity with every new impending storm, it's Westport's own Scott Pecoriello and his Wild About Weather blog. It has over 4,000 followers on Facebook and after the Staples newspaper article comes out about Scott, it's Watch Out Al Roker!
Scott has been a weather fanatic since he was two years old and is probably the nicest guy in Westport.  Reading Scott's forcasts and commentary will get you as excited about the weather as Scott is. Like his page and you'll never be caught in the rain again!

Thought I'd add a cool weather pic for Scott. 

This is a photo of heat lightning at Compo Beach one night last summer.

Here are the Wild About Weather links.

http://www.wildaboutweather.com/about-us.html

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wild-about-Weather/143650569035081

Caught!

When I was a kid, if you were at a party and you found someone hiding in a closet, they were usually smoking a cigarette or making out. These days, things are a little different...

Almost Not A Snow Day

The message this morrning at 5:45am was all Westport schools will be running on a 2hr delay due to snow conditions. Then I put on the local news and the newscasters were making fun of Westport saying "It looks like the kids in Westport will be the only ones in Southern CT going to school today". Almost an hour later after everyone is up and getting dressed, we get the call that the Westport schools will now not open. Too late to go back to bed. So I took one snow pic on the way to Coffee An' with the kids for breakfast and donuts.

Grand Prix

I had to drive to Mount Kisco, NY today to check out an indoor go carting spot where I'm shooting a party. They have three race tracks, a bowling alley, an arcade, pool tables and bounce houses. It's big, it's noisy and I thought a kid's dream. But after seeing the pictures, my husband is begging to go!

Katy Perry In Westport :)

My niece Soleil is turning six years old in a few weeks and she's having a Katy Perry birthday party. Unfortunately I'll be working that day so I got a sneak peek of her party attire.

Horses In The Winter Fog

FYI

I'm lazy. It's common knowledge to all who know me. It's also widely known that I hate the cold and pretty much all inclement weather. I'm telling you this so you appreciate the fact that most of the pictures on this blog are taken from the comfort and warmth of my car. So blame Mother Nature or the fact that I don't live in sunny San Diego if ever the images aren't just so.

The Long Island Sound taken from Saugatuck Shores (and from my car)