the color of daybreak

When I was in North Carolina last month,
the first sunrise I got up for was so
spectacular that I roused myself before dawn
and hiked +/- a mile to the beach
 a couple more times.  This was the start of 
my reward on one of those mornings. 

[Linking back to the Thursday Photo Challenge (orange),
  Skywatch Friday, and Orange You Glad It's Friday?.]

Orange, VA

Drove through the town of Orange, Virginia,
last weekend and snapped this shot of
their pretty little train station—which used
to be very important here, but not so much now
that the trains don't stop here any more.
What interested me was that receptacle that
sort of looks like a mailbox; in fact, it's
for recycling used American flags.

[It's Traveling Tuesday. To see more, visit Sandi's meme.
And you can stop by Our World Tuesday here.]

The Bold and the Beautiful

A few days ago, I showed you an orange tulip that
stood out in its simplicity.  And it stood out
because it was surrounded by these big, blowsy
blooms.  They do make a statement though, don't they?

[To see more Mandarin Orange, visit lorikart.
To see more macros, visit Lisa's Chaos.  And today,
the featured letter at Tina's Picstory is O, for you-know-what.]

Thursday Challenge—"orange"

'Tis the season in my fave garden.
Took this shot the week before Sandy
descended and haven't been there since
(mainly because it was closed for cleanup).

[To see more Thursday Challenge shots, go here.]

Thursday Challenge — "orange"

It's orange—but do you know what it is?


[To see more "orange," visit the Thursday Challenge.]

photo hunt — "orange"

The day after a couple of tornadoes blew through here last

month, the big orange forestry trucks (yes, NYC has a Dept. 

of Forestry—who knew?) were out in force.  Before the day was 

half over the only evidence of what had happened was a lot of

"Caution" tape and a mountain of mulch! (And of course some 

empty spaces where beautiful old trees used to be—sigh.) 

The same spot 18 hours earlier.

[To see more orange, go here to tnchick's meme.]

Photo Hunter — "orange"

These monks are probably a long way

from home—I found them on the

Brooklyn Bridge. And I love their

billowy saffron robes!

[You can see more "orange" here

at tnchick's Saturday meme.]