Tag Archives: Lynn U. Miller

Loving Compo

Posted on April 24, 2017 | 4 comments

Love was in the air — and on the sand and the boardwalk — yesterday at Compo.

Alert “06880” photographer Lynn U. Miller was there to capture it, in all its many-splendored forms.

(Photos/Lynn U. Miller)

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Pic Of The Day #5

Posted on April 21, 2017 | 9 comments

Fairfield County Hunt Club (Photo copyright Lynn U. Miller)

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Pic Of The Day #3

Posted on April 19, 2017 | 3 comments

West bank of the Saugatuck River. (Photo copyright Lynn U. Miller)

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Pic Of The Day #2

Posted on April 18, 2017 | 3 comments

Good bones at the beach. (Photo copyright Lynn U. Miller)

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Introducing: “06880 Pic Of The Day”

Posted on April 17, 2017 | 10 comments

First — over 2 years ago — came the Sunday Photo Challenge. Last year I introduced the Friday Flashback.

Tonight I’m unveiling the newest “06880” feature — and the first one I’ll be posting once a day.

Let’s give a hearty welcome to the latest member of our online community: the Pic of the Day.

Every night around 9 p.m., I’ll send out an image of Westport. The photos will be recognizable and relatable. Some will be artistic; others whimsical or surprising. One might have cool angles or shapes; the next might make you look at a familiar scene in a different way.

All will be cool. None will be more than a few days old.

There won’t be any text, beyond a caption and photo credit. The plan is to provide a quick snapshot of Westport for you, before bed (or first thing in the morning).

Any image anywhere in town is fair game. However, I’ll stay away from sunsets. That’s WestportNow’s specialty!

Lynn U. Miller — Westport native, longtime friend and very talented photographer — will provide many of the shots. (She also came up with the superbly punning “Pic of the Day” name.)

But I’ll also rely on a stable of other fine photographers, like John Videler, Amy Schneider and Katherine Bruan.

And you. If you’ve got a photo you think would work for this feature, send it along: dwoog@optonline.net.

So here — without further ado — is “06880”‘s very first Pic of the Day. Enjoy!

Behind the Black Duck, on the Saugatuck River. (Photo copyright Lynn U. Miller)

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Photo Challenge #118

Posted on April 2, 2017 | 21 comments

Westporters love Compo Beach.

We love its boardwalk, marina, playground, pavilion, seawall and its outdoor showers.

When “06880” readers saw Lynn U. Miller’s photo challenge last week — a smiley face drawn in concrete (click here to see)– they were pretty sure it was taken at the beach.

But they guessed every place above. And every guess was wrong.

Finally — 9 hours — Nancy Hunter nailed it, on her final try:

The cannons.

The face can be seen at the base of the cannons, facing the water. Lynn says it’s been there a while.

But it took almost an entire day for Westporters to get the correct answer.

And the one who got it lives a continent away, in British Columbia.

This week’s challenge seems obvious. The postcard says it right there: Main Street, Saugatuck.

(Postcard courtesy of Seth Schachter)

Wait! There’s no “Main Street” in Saugatuck!

But the postcard is correct. If you can identify the scene above, click “Comments” below.

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Photo Challenge #116

Posted on March 19, 2017 | 60 comments

Two weeks ago, only 2 readers knew that the pay phone in our photo challenge was located in the Sherwood Diner parking lot.

But it took Art Schoeller only 4 minutes to post that last week’s Lynn U. Miller image — showing a collage of scenes from Staples Players’ shows — can also be found at the diner. This one is just inside the front steps, in the waiting area, foyer or whatever you call it.

Madison Malin, Bill Holden, Phil Hurd, Drew Angus, Mark Lassoff, Jeanine Esposito, Rebecca Wolin and Andrew Colabella all followed quickly. (It was Andrew’s 2nd straight Sherwood/photo challenge win.) Click here for the image, and all the guesses.

I guarantee the rest of you will never again not notice that Players photo at the diner. Or the pay phone.

This week’s photo challenge is a bit different.

 

It’s easy to tell what this is: a portrait of some guy.

He hangs in a private home. But who is he?

If you think you know, click “Comments” below.

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Walking In A Winter Wonderland

Posted on March 16, 2017 | 11 comments

Click on or hover over to enlarge. (Photo/Lynn U. Miller)

Unfortunately, it’s not Christmas.

It’s 4 days before spring.

And we could get 3 to 5 inches of snow on Saturday!

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Photo Challenge #115

Posted on March 12, 2017 | 15 comments

I knew last week’s photo of a pay phone would be hard.

I didn’t know it would be that tough!

No, it was not the phone at the Merritt Parkway Exit 42 commuter parking lot. It wasn’t at Jr.’s Hot Dog Stand, or the train station. Nor was it at the library, CVS, Longshore or Compo. It wasn’t on Main Street opposite the old Westport Pizzeria, or the walk-in clinic near the Sherwood Diner.

But that last guess was closest.

It was the phone in the diner parking lot, nearest where Bertucci’s once was and Radio Shack is (at least for a few more days). We all see it — but it never registers.

Only 2 readers guessed correctly: Chip Stephens and Andrew Colabella. If I ever see you at the diner, the coffee’s on me.

This week’s photo challenge comes — like the pay phone — from the camera of Lynn U. Miller. If you know where in Westport you’d find it, click “Comments” below.

(Photo/Lynn U. Miller)

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Photo Challenge #114

Posted on March 5, 2017 | 30 comments

Last week’s challenge was perfect.

It was timely (it looked like an Oscar trophy). It was tough, with several wrong guesses.

But it was not impossible. Elaine Marino was the first — and only — “06880” reader to know that Lynn U. Miller’s image showed one of 2 trophies — there’s a similar one next to it — in the hallway on the lower level of Town Hall, a few feet from the Town Clerk’s office.

They were presented to “Citizens of Westport” by the East Haddam Civic Association, for Best Voter Turnout in the state in the 2000 election (87.54 percent), and the non-presidential year of 2006 (72.7%). Many of us have walked past them often — but never really “seen” them. Click here to see this pretty-cool-to-win trophy again.

This week’s photo challenge again comes from Lynn U. Miller:

(Photo/Lynn U. Miller)

(Photo/Lynn U. Miller)

Again, it’s something many of us see often. But where do we see it? Click “Comments” below.

NOTE TO YOUNGER READERS: The photo shows something called a “pay phone.” Back in the previous century, you would put a dime (later a quarter) in the slot on the upper right. Then you would pick up the “handset” and “call” your parents to come pick you up. Or your friend to say you’d be late.

In fact, you could do anything with it you can do with a smartphone today. Except text, get driving directions, play games, download movies, deposit checks, find someone to hook up with…

 

 

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