ABC Wednesday—V is for "vineyards"

And also for this spectacular view of those
vineyards and the rooftops of
Saint-Emilion, where some of the best
wine in the world comes from
and where every square inch of land is
given over to the vines.

BTW, when these photos were
taken, it was almost time
for the harvest.

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ABC Wednesday—V is for "view"

I was in the Time-Warner Center recently 
(to hear some good music at Jazz at Lincoln Center).
It's a great venue, and comes with an above-average view 
from Columbus Circle over Central Park to the East Side.
(BTW, I've also shown you that globe recently.)

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Thursday Challenge—"trail"

Hiking in Italy's Cinque Terre:
The trail from Monterosso al Mare to Vernazza
is not the easiest one I've ever hiked and I 

was usually bringing up the rear, as you can see.

(I'm more of a NYC-concrete walker than an 

"uphill rugged terrain" kind of girl).
If you want to see the reward at the top of

this trail, look at yesterday's post.

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Mellow Yellow Monday

Flew back from Virginia last night, and they had us in a
holding pattern for a while, circling over the industrial parts of
New Jersey (so ugly at ground level in the daytime and yet so
beautiful from up here at night).  I amused myself by trying
(as always) to get a really clear shot at many thousands of feet 
and 500 mph—even though I know it's pretty much impossible. 


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as it is, as it was

Also for Rahul, our famous view of lower 

Manhattan from Brooklyn—just wish 

it hadn't been such an overcast day.

vertigo

This is a view from the 32nd floor of the 

new Hearst Building, looking down at the 

intersection of Broadway and 57th Street.