Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Z is for Zephyr

Zephyr: welcome sign, train, century home, church front doors, bales of hay, old barn

Zephyr is a lovely cluster of homes, country store, gas station and church surrounded by farms. Here you can see the highlights some of what the hamlet offers. OK, the train doesn't actually run through the hamlet proper, but it does pass through an area a bit north still considered Zephyr. I wanted to include the train cars because of the zzzs on the side. Surely they are a tribute to Zephyr, right? Or perhaps suggesting Zephyr is a sleepy little ...? (Only kidding, honest I am.)

If you're wondering what the "100 years of Anne " means (above the welcome sign in the collage), Lucy Maude Montgomery -- author of Anne of Green Gables -- once lived in in Uxbridge Township and this year that township is celebrating the famous book's centennial birthday.


To see more blogs celebrating the letter Z, visit Mrs. Nesbitt's Place by clicking HERE
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35 comments:

  1. Rune EideJuly 15, 2008 at 2:47 PM

    A neat lesson in geography. A not uncommon name. There was even a British car with that name once upon a time.

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  2. PetuniaJuly 15, 2008 at 2:51 PM

    A great informative Z post and as Runee just said a great lesson in geography:)
    Well done!
    Petunia's ABC

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  3. KimJuly 15, 2008 at 2:57 PM

    Zephyr looks like a cute little town. I love cute little towns :)

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  4. UnknownJuly 15, 2008 at 3:27 PM

    I quite like the look of Zephyr - I could easily live there!!

    Great informative post.

    Gary
    Bodge's Bulletin

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  5. Gerald (SK14)July 15, 2008 at 4:00 PM

    excellent z post

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  6. UnknownJuly 15, 2008 at 4:06 PM

    Good choice and Zephyr looks like a nice town. Great post.

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  7. Granny SmithJuly 15, 2008 at 4:34 PM

    Lovely post. It reminded me, though, that there is (or was) an American train named Zephyr, on which I rode long ago with a 3D camera! I have no idea where I have filed those little two windowed slides.

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  8. Leslie:July 15, 2008 at 5:05 PM

    What an amaZing collage! I remember the Anne books and it was so exciting for my daughters to go to PEI and see Cavendish and all the Anne locations! Great post!

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  9. dotJuly 15, 2008 at 5:48 PM

    I say this every time but I love your collages! You are a great advertiser for this little town. It definitely looks like a place I'd like to visit.

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  10. CaBaCuRlJuly 15, 2008 at 5:59 PM

    Great idea for Z, & what a challenge it was. I was thinking of 'zephyr' too, but it was the classic Ford Zephyr car I was thinking about, but couldn't find one to photograph anyway! The town of Zephyr looks gorgeous.

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  11. AnonymousJuly 15, 2008 at 6:19 PM

    A sweet name for a pretty little town.

    Kathy b

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  12. AnonymousJuly 15, 2008 at 6:27 PM

    Oh I would love to see Zephyr in person. It looks like my kind of town. I read Anne for the first time this year. I was so delighted with the book. I had seen movies and shows etc but there is generally nothing that's as good as the original story...

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  13. AnonymousJuly 15, 2008 at 6:27 PM

    I love the Anne with an "e". Nice post.

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  14. RoseJuly 15, 2008 at 6:59 PM

    I think you must have taken these photos just to please me! I love every single one in the collage...well, maybe not the Welcome to Zephyr one, but I do like it cause it links all the photos together. The others are things I love to shoot.

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  15. KjerstiJuly 15, 2008 at 7:07 PM

    Nice Z-choice. Thanks for sharing!

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  16. Jane Hards PhotographyJuly 15, 2008 at 8:21 PM

    Excellent. I am educated in the wereabouts of place i didn't know exsisted.

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  17. MarcelJuly 15, 2008 at 11:42 PM

    Yea I’m a big grown up guy, but I have to admit I sure liked the PBS series Anne of Green Gables.

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  18. LynetteJuly 16, 2008 at 12:24 AM

    Wow--a whole hamlet for ABC Wednesday! Splendid!

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  19. photowannabeJuly 16, 2008 at 12:41 AM

    Absolutely perfect choices for letter Z. I love the shots of the sleepy little town of Zephyr.

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  20. Maria VerivakiJuly 16, 2008 at 12:55 AM

    it does look like a beautiful little town - we have loads of sleepy little villages on the island i live, but they are nowhere near as green

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  21. Small City ScenesJuly 16, 2008 at 1:37 AM

    What a cool little town. I like it. MB

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  22. AnonymousJuly 16, 2008 at 2:56 AM

    Another great take on 'Z' ! All ready I am being jogged for Ideas I didn't think of.
    I don't draw these days - my sight is distorted at arm's length by macular degeneration.
    Thanks for the visit.

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  23. Liz HindsJuly 16, 2008 at 3:35 AM

    Great photos. I'm glad you explained the Anne bit. My daughter adored those books.

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  24. mrsnesbittJuly 16, 2008 at 5:00 AM

    A great choice for Z. Did you know we once had a Kawasaki Zephyr motorbike? We traveeled to France on it in 2000! If you check out a "Zephyr" search on my blog you will see all the adventure.

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  25. Bear NakedJuly 16, 2008 at 6:27 AM

    Zephyr does look nice.
    Great ABC choice.

    Bear((( )))

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  26. ShammickiteJuly 16, 2008 at 7:57 AM

    I used to drive home through Zephyr every day from work when we lived in the 2nd concession Georgina... just west of Udora. In fact we found a lost kitten there one day and took it home.

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  27. VPJuly 16, 2008 at 8:43 AM

    Nice set of photos. Are you going around with us on ABC again?

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  28. Kerri FarleyJuly 16, 2008 at 9:02 AM

    Oh, this looks like a LOVELY place! I LOVE LOVE LOVE those church doors! Fabulous collage!

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  29. Small City ScenesJuly 16, 2008 at 12:09 PM

    Hi again. Ritzville is more inland than Penticton and of course further south. My sister lives in Kelowna above Penticton on Lake Okanogan. Ritzville is about 50 miles from Spokane which is near the Idaho border. Any help? MB

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  30. AnonymousJuly 16, 2008 at 12:14 PM

    Great choice and great photos. Looks an idyllic place.

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  31. KatneyJuly 16, 2008 at 12:32 PM

    Thank you for the "Anne" explanation. I did wonder and would have asked.

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  32. nonizamboniJuly 16, 2008 at 12:56 PM

    Very interesting Z photos!and loads of great info...thanks for sharing your part of the world.
    Happy Wednesday.

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  33. BarbaraJuly 16, 2008 at 6:33 PM

    Looks like a nice place to visit. My daughter loved the Anne books.

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  34. MaryJuly 17, 2008 at 11:22 AM

    I love the unusual windows and hinges on that door -- beautiful! It looks like a very pretty town, and I would not mind at all the fact that it is sleepy... :)

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  35. NydiaJuly 17, 2008 at 12:45 PM

    Very cool collage. Zephyr reminds me of a beautiful Red Hot Chilli Pepper song! :)

    Kisses from Nydia.

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