ABC Wednesday—E is for "early"

And also for "empty":
Parisians seem to sleep in a bit on Saturday
morning, so when I'm there I like to get up early
and wander the unpopulated streets.  I do see
 someone sitting on the terrace of that little corner
 café—probably another "visitor" like me.

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Shadow Shot Sunday

I shot these long early-morning shadows shortly
before I took the photo I posted yesterday—
and about 45 minutes before I made it back to
my friends' house with almost-frostbitten
 fingers.  Hard to take pictures when
you're wearing gloves, so . . .

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The Weekend in Black and White

This photo could have used a person, to peek
out from behind the screen door or sit
on the ramshackle steps.  But this old house
was locked up tight—and, anyway, I was
on my own that bitter-cold morning, hiking
around my friends' 42 acres in Virginia.

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Skywatch Friday

I've shown you plenty of sunsets over NY harbor,
seen from up here on the Brooklyn Bridge.
But this is about as dramatic as 
it gets early in the morning.


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