Super Moon

I forgot to put up my super moon pic from last week. It's not the most exciting pic 

but in real life it defintely was super!

First Sunset Of The Summer

Baseball

I finally saw for myself what people do in Westport on Saturday mornings while I slumber, they watch their kids play sports! Lucky for me, I have teenagers that like to sleep late on the weekends. Most of Westport is on the playing fields very bright and early, cheering on their little athletes and seeming pretty happy about it. I attended an eight year old little league game and while it looked wholesome and fun, I still prefer my bed.

By the way, these kids may be young but they are very serious about baseball!

Game over.

Happy Family

I took pictures of the cutest family today. They made me happy.

The Carnival Comes To Town

The carnival is coming to Westport this weekend and everyone loves a carnival. Well most people love a carnival. There are always a few who are petrified off the oversized metal structures which kind of look like monsters that will swirl you around until you throw up. I shot these pics for those scared little guys. I took away the bright colors and I took away the laughter and left just the metal surfaces so maybe we can see what they imagine.

Southport

There's a little area on the Long Island Sound ten minutes from me called Southport. I don't know much about it except it has about 1500 people and it's darling. (I never use that word descriptively but it just works for Southport). I do know the homes are charming and the local library is wonderful for browsing the shelves or just to admire the architecture. My friends all take part in the annual Southport Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, where the residents line the little lanes to cheer for the runners while sipping hot cider. The weather is brisk and the view is beautiful but unfortunately it starts way to early for me to take pictures of such an event. So here are some pics of darling Southport on a nice spring June day around noon.

Before The Storm

I was at Compo this afternoon waiting to shoot the impending storm 

when I got a call from my daughter that I had to pick her up right away. 

(Of course when I arrived, there was absolutely no sense of urgency!)

So no storm shots today but I did get one cool image of the clouds closing in.

Turkey Hill Road South

Every now and then when I mention I live in Westport, CT, I'm asked if I live near Martha Stewart. Well Martha Stewart doesn't live here anymore but I do drive down her old block, Turkey Hill Road South quite often. I have no idea which home was hers, but the street is so pretty.

  Here are a few pics of Martha's old hood. 

A Pretty Westport Day

How beautiful does Compo look today? Drive by and check it out. It's too nice a day not too. 

I drove over this morning to enjoy the weather and the view before picking up some book donations for my friends Sherry and Adelaide.  http://06880danwoog.com/2013/04/28/sherry-jagerson-booked-for-kenya/

It got me thinking how pretty everything is in Westpoort in the springtime until I saw this in the road!

Luckily I saw this soon after to get that prehistoric reptile off my mind.

Unfortunately on the way home I noticed that old snapping turtle hadn't gotten very far! 

Duck!

My friend got ducks!

40,000 Daffodils

I read an article online the other day about a 96 year old man in Redding, CT who over the years has planted 40,000  daffodils in his back yard. Last year he planted 1447 until he got rained out.  I had to meet this guy! I drove out there around lunch time last saturday and when I pulled up I noticed a small sign on the property that said "Welcome Drive In", so I did. Unfortunately the flower man was not around, but his beautiful work was everywhere!