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Cold
So bright and clear and bitterly cold.My main blog is now here...
Wet Monday
The last day of November, rather damp and chilly as I walk through Union Square.My main blog has moved here....
A Halloween Bee
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San Gennaro
Lots of tasty treats at the Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy.My main blog is now here....
New Blog Address
Antique Shop on 22nd StreetMy main blog has moved here...
Things Seen
Imagine what it must be like if you have to earn money doing something you hate or only like a little bit. On a more cheerful note, consider the liliesand other good midsummer stuff at the green market.The strawberries are the proper size: ie sm...
Shadows and Curiosities
Robert SchmidA glass jug on the counter top.Not exactly shadows --more reflections.Union Square, Saturday. We go up early when the shadows are the strongest and discover two curious dogs.Our dog discovers that the dog paddling pool is very sm...
Inside and Outside
Black-Eyed Susies: the spirit of the season.On the street: young people reporting on a film which was part of revolutionlatina.orgTomorrow we're heading to Brooklyn for an art opening.Robert has three small pieces in the show.Look in the background o...
Dazzle
In the depths of winter the green market at Union Square is subdued with left-over apples, a few potatoes, andabsurdly expensive little bits of mesclun salad.Now zinnias blaze.In midsummer there are wild traffic-light, traffic-stopping stalks.Of w...
Sunday in the Park with Bloggers
A sunny Sunday in Bryant ParkThe Bank of America Building all sheeny and modernismo.Luckily, wherever you are, leaves and plants soothe.Judy brings hummus and tomatoes. Margaret brings cucumber sandwiches. Cherries and walnut cookiescomplete the ...
Thoughts in Black and White
Garden at MoMaI do not think it would be very comfortable to fall into water at this angle.However, in view of the sticky weather, it might be refreshing at least. 54th Street.Sheep grazing.Subway What a clean floor. What shiny shoes. Gosh.My break...
A Career Choice I may Well Pass On
Putting up scaffolding.Passing up metal sheets.Balancing......gosh.........
Shadows and Reflections/ShadowShotSunday
Go to HeyHarriet for more shadow shots from round the world. It has been sunny this week.A great thrill.A seat on a deck overlooking the Hudson.Diamonds of light glittering off the Hudson's gray water.A metal fire escape on West 22nd Street.These la...
Well...........
I don't think anyone wears boaters any more.This character lives on the side of a magazine stand on the 54th Street subway stop. Question: Why does New York love him?Quite near Macy's is a very strange food place.They sell absolutely everything gu...
Abstracty Things and Some Food
Heading uptown to MoMa, a rather patriotic train.More red and stripes on the escalator at 54th Street. We are lucky Claudia works for a museum and we can bypassthe horrible long lines with a gazillion, poor, patient peoplewaiting to get in. I feel ...
Night Scenes
Looking down from the High Line at Hogs and Heifers.And at picnic tables that look like Legos.Nearer home Dallas Barbecue's lights paint the sidewalk pink.Who would have figured on cupcakes' popularity at 9:30 at night?The moon and a plane overhead....
Even Better at Night: The High Line Continued
The new after supper entertainment: walking on the High Line.Tuesday evening is misty. The Empire State Building looms beyond the General Theological Seminary. Deniz walks past illuminated grasses.In the distance, the lights of Jersey.Department o...
Things to Do
Buy cup cakes from a truck on 5th Avenue.Line up for a casting call on 24th Street.Feel anxious that one might not be chosen.Check the cell phone in Chelsea Market while looking anawful lot like a Duane Hansen sculpture.Wash hands on the High Line.An...
Oh,Well....
Waiting for the bus and walking the dogare rather damp occupations lately.This morning.But yesterday afternoon the sky was blueand there was a little hole in the cloud.LilyHydrangea thinks it looks like an eye.So then I thought of Keats:When I behold...
Yellow and Bars/Shadow Shot Sunday
As ever, Tracy of Hey Harriet has the list of happy Shadowshotters.Enjoy!All of you who enjoy shadows go here to see amazing art done with shadowsConstruction or renovation on 21st Street pretending to be an art installation.The bliss of a totally b...
Uptown/Shadow Shot Sunday
For other Shadow Shots go here.Uptown on the Subway for a birthday party.Feel sort of bad taking pictures of people's faces on the subway so settle for feet.Noisemakers to greet the unwitting honored guest.Are surprise parties wonderful or cruel?Hm...
Waiting on 23rd Street
New Yorkers are notoriously not very good at waiting for things -- though they do a certain amount of it.Crossing the road is somewhat safe -- at least in comparison with India and Morocco. This is a good place to text or talk on the cell phone.Fr...
Weaver, Farmer, Neue
Wet day, of course. What to do when a walk in Central Park is out of the question?Weaver of Grass and her husband, The Farmerare visiting New York from Yorkshire.I want to show off New York. Make it be on its best behavior.Elegant, cosmopolitan, lux...
Wet May
After an absurdly hot late April, it has reverted: rain and more rain.The woman on the bus in front of me was dressed for the dead of winter.Puddles reflected newly leafed branches.Armfuls of lilac at the green market at Union Square and this curious...
Evening and Morning
It was overcast and rainy yesterday, and then suddenly, just after seven in the evening, the sun appeared very brieflyand bathed the buildings in a pink light.In the morning the sun paints bright patches on the floor....
From the Sublime to............
Preston had said there would be good nibbles at the art opening.There probably had been before the ravening hoards of artlovers descended. We were hungry.In New York there are pizza parlors on every block.(And nail parlors too. The twin delights of t...
Shadow Shot Sunday: Happy Easter
Easter morning dawned bright and clear.Season's Greetings to all.Tracy and all the other ShadowShotters here. ps Buster's blog here....
Shadow Shot Sunday/Spring Almost
Spring has sprung -- at least in Macy's Windows.34th Street and 7th Avenue.On Saturday afternoon I went looking for shadow to join Heyharriet and the gang.Starbcks at 8th Avenue and 19th Street.A pretty townhouse between 8th and 9th Avenues in Chelse...
A Walk up 18th Street
Past the post office, a new building on the corner of 7th Avenue.A truck full of bagels.These steps seemed to color co-ordinate themselves.On 7th Avenue workers wait for breakfast....And the sky is very blue....
Up High
My friend M. lives on the 48th floor of a very tall building with amazing views.Her sitting room has curved windows......from which you can see almost the whole of Manhattan, both rivers and across into New Jersey and Long Island. Here is the Chrysle...
