A Hint of Pink: or the Dawnserly Light

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In the late afternoon, the sun paints otherwise dull buildings nice pastel colors.

Very early this morning the sky was beautifully pink --- looking both to the West...

...and to the East.

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First Snow: Sunday into Monday

Looking out of the window in the early evening

  

the first light snow decorates the bushes.

23rd Street. 8:30pm

Hard to take photos with a dog tugging on your arm.

more of the same

23rd Street. 7:30 am

24th Street 8am

Hope you are warmer at your house.....

What are those Things in the Sky?

Wednesday 12:30 pm

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Thursday on 22nd Street

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Bars on a window. 22nd Street

A poster hiding behind a metal fence.

Somehow the posters were all put up wobbly and not flattened out.

For some reason, I liked the color of the reflections in the car.

Cold

So bright and clear and bitterly cold.

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Wet Monday

The last day of November, rather damp and chilly as I walk through Union Square.

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A Halloween Bee

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San Gennaro

Lots of tasty treats at the Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy.

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New Blog Address

Antique Shop on 22nd Street

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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 lilies

and other good midsummer stuff at the green market.

The strawberries are the proper size: ie small

I never use sage in cooking. It goes beautifully with liver

fegato alla salvia

My family would have a fit (except the dog)

 so I just look at it instead.

 

Shadows and Curiosities

Robert Schmid

A 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 small indeed.

We have a long chat with the man selling lilies.

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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.org

Tomorrow we're heading to Brooklyn for an art opening.

Robert has three small pieces in the show.

Look in the background of the flyer.... the strange magic clouds

of some weeks ago. Photomontage by John Holt.

Dazzle

In the depths of winter the green market at Union Square

 is subdued with left-over apples, 

a few potatoes, and

absurdly expensive little bits of mesclun salad.

Now zinnias blaze.

In midsummer there are wild traffic-light, traffic-stopping stalks.

Of what. Rhubarb? Salady stuff?

Someone will tell me.

(They did. Swiss Chard. Sue was the first!)

There is a nice friendly bee on the sunflower.

Are bees coming back? I do hope they are.

There are peaches that taste like peaches instead of those odd,

hard, fuzzy lumps they sell in the supermarket.

Fancy sunflowers.....

... plums for plum crumble.

Geranium leaves fall on the black-eyes susies.

There are snapdragons which long to be carried

 by a flower girl at a summer wedding...

...and good snacks to be had.

Who knew that tea-cosies could be WILD?

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Sunday in the Park with Bloggers

A sunny Sunday in Bryant Park

The 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 cookies

complete the feast. Judy says after lunch that  something

 is going to be happening in Times Square.

We walk there and discover all manner of people: those who insist that

 God speaks directly to them and that He requires them to shout it at us.

Those who find clothing semi-optional......

We discover the Naked Cowboy's cowgirl

 and all sorts of tourists.

Then, to our delight, there is dancing in the street. 

Planned impromptu, but fun anyway. The sun is very bright.

The cops check the paperwork of the event's planners.

Everything in order.

Thoughts in Black and White

Garden at MoMa

I 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 breakfast.

(you can tell what a thrilling life I live)

A Career Choice I may Well Pass On

Putting up scaffolding.

Passing up  metal sheets.

Balancing......

gosh......