Mellow Yellow Monday

I made a really cool mosaic of holiday images

from all over town. Unfortunately, I can't seem to 

upload it to the blog. This was one of them:

downtown Brooklyn—where they've opted to string 

the lights every two feet across Court Street. 

 Hey, it's Brooklyn, so we can 

do whatever we want—fuggedaboutit!

Check out more Mellow yellow here.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

Decided to stay in the same neighborhood

from yesterday's post. This is one of the

fabulous villas that line the Viale Evangelista

Torricelli (which leads to Viale Galileo, which

takes you to San Miniato, which brings us

back to yesterday).  It's a 30- to 40-minute

walk to the center of Florence from here,

and I'd definitely take it for the privilege of 

living in a place like this.

[Check out more Shadow Shots here.]

photo hunter - "curved"

This is Viale Galileo, a beautiful, curving

road just outside the Porta Romana 

(the southern gate of Florence).  Take this

route for a picturesque walk up to

San Miniato al Monte and amazing

views of the city.

[You can see more curves here at PhotoHunter.]

Skywatch Friday

This is the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, which
connects the Bronx (duh) and Queens. The
two towers were built in a mere 18 days.
When the bridge opened 70 years ago, the
toll was 25 cents. It's now $5.50. And so
it goes . . .
[See more Skywatch here.]

New York at Night (4)

It figures that the subway station at Times
Square would have its fair share of glitz and
color, and probably more than its fair share
of wattage use. I'm thinking our carbon
footprint, in this neighborhood especially,
is not anything to brag about.

abc wednesday - T is for "traffic"

Now this is my kind of traffic jam! And notice
how the delivery boat, private launch, and
vaporetto all give the right of way to the
traghetto (my fave way to get across the
Grand Canal). Very civilized.
[See more abc wednesday here.]

Thank you, Shell!

I happily sent my friend Shell some photos of
Venice so she could work her particular magic
with them. And just look what the doorman
handed me last week—imagine my surprise
and delight when I opened the package from
Australia to find this beautifully wrapped
original Shell Sherree! I've since learned that
this watercolor is one of Shell's first of Venice
and holds much sentimental value for her—
which, of course, makes me even more touched
that she's trusted it to me.
And if you'd like to have your very own original
Shell Sherree, it's easily arranged—just visit her
Etsy store.