A slice of blue

This is not "big sky" country.  Here, you
get what you can between the tall buildings
and Con Ed's ubiquitous steam vents.

[To see more skies worldwide,
visit Skywatch Friday.] 

The Weekend in Black and White

Con Ed: letting off a little steam
at the corner of Lex and 45th.

[To see more monochromes, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

Weekend Reflections

When I'm in the mood for Indian food, 
I can head to 6th Street in the Village, where
the restaurants are lined up cheek by jowl,
or around Lexington Ave. in the 20s, where 
I took this shot.  Have never eaten at this
place, but it's kind of fun to stand out front
and watch the cooks do their thing.

[To see more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.]

Chrysler Reflected

Here's the sublimely beautiful (IMHO, and 
even more so at night) Chrysler Building, 
reflected in the Hyatt Hotel across Lexington Ave. 
to the west.  I get to see this every day 
and—no—I never take it for granted! 

Congrats to Eric!

In honor of the 5th anniversary of Paris Daily Photo

(the original and still the best daily photo blog!)

today, here's a shot taken from the "famous Tenin

perspective."  We all know it's not easy to keep it

up all the time, and I really, really hope PDP keeps

marchin' on for a very long time!  Merci bien, Eric . . .

who shops here?

There are stores like this one all over 

midtown and I always wonder

who buys this stuff. Oh, wait—maybe

that's why they're going out of business.

(Except that these places are always "going

out of business" but somehow never do.)

Skywatch Friday—looking up Lexington

A stretch of NYC skyline that's very
familiar to all the millions of workers
who commute daily into and out of
Grand Central Terminal (and the vast
subway station beneath it).
If you should happen to visit NYC, try
not to find yourself at the NW corner of
Lexington Ave. and 42nd St. during the
evening rush hour—that's a lot of people
who just want to get home, and you don't
want to get in their way!
[Go here for more Skywatch fun.]

public safety

Not exactly sure what this officer's function

is supposed to be, but I'm not too impressed.

I mean, come on!  She couldn't even catch 

these blatant jay-walkers!

truly?

Because I believe that if I put my mind to it 

I could think of a few Indian things they 

might not have.  This place is in a neighborhood 

(Lexington Ave. in the 20s and 30s) that's 

filled with Indian stores and restaurants.

(When I was 2-plus weeks past my due

date with Lila, we came here a few times

so I could eat vindaloo.  I guess we

were hoping to smoke her out!)