New Milford Green

The lovely town of New Milford is about half an hour north of Ridgefield.  Like many New England towns, it has a central green honoring town residents who served in national wars.

A bandstand is a central feature.

A Connecticut-based artist, John Clymer, painted 80+ covers for The Saturday Evening Post.  A 1953 cover by Clymer shows New Milford Green and the bandstand.  The cover is displayed in the library.

This and That

 Just things seen while I wander around.

Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church is at the southern end of Ridgefield's commercial district.  "Celebrating 300 Years of Loving Our Neighbor" is a message to be admired. 

A mobile crepes van.  Don't see those every day.

"We All Are One" is the message on a small food pantry on Georgetown's Main Street.

I like this lantern on a post in North Salem, New York.

And, while looking through recent photos from the Galapagos, I came across this photo of a blue-footed booby staring back at a white-haired boob with a camera.

I Know 'Em When I See 'Em

As I wandered around North Salem, New York, I came across a handsome home well hidden behind cast iron gates.  At a glance I knew it was Italianate in architectural style.  Then I started musing about what characteristics identify it as Italianate, a popular mid-19th century residential style.

 

 

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has a short article about the Italianate style.  This house checks all the boxes.  A belvedere at the top.  Overhanging eaves with substantial brackets.  Tall narrow windows.  A one-story porch.  And cast iron decoration.

Foxy Meadow Farm

I turned down a dirt road in North Salem, New York, and came upon three well-dressed horses at Foxy Meadow Farm.

Classic Truck

Jerry and his camera-shy wife Karen pulled into Starbucks in his 1940 Ford F1 truck.  The truck's body is absolutely flawless.  Jerry had it painted Ferrari red.  Inside and underneath, the truck has undergone a massive renovation and upgrade.  Jerry says it rides as well as his Audi. (I masked the license plates.)

 

Goshen Fair

 

The Goshen Fair takes place every Labor Day Weekend.  It is VERY crowded.

A woman tried to lead a recalcitrant cow.

She put a lot of muscle into her ax throw.

"Wanted:  $10,700 Reward."  There must be a story here.

I think the announcer said this is a 1936 tractor.  It lifted up at the start, then managed to move the blocks.

Sorry.  She isn't tall enough for the ride.  Maybe next year.

Dad and the kids had lots of fun on the slide.

Hosteria Rincon de Puembo

The hotel where we stayed outside Quito, Ecuador, has long, open, well-planted corridors.  This is the second floor.  My room was halfway down the right side.

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