abc wednesday - L is for "lagoon"

And here's my all-time and forever fave:

the beautiful Venetian lagoon. Are you one of the 

lucky ones who has seen this beautiful sight in person?

[Find more "L" pix here.]

another balloon boy

Caught this one (and he caught me catching

him!) recently along Gramercy Park North, on one 

of the first beautiful spring days we had

after more than our share of snow followed

by more than our share of rain.  He did remind

me a bit of this guy.

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Mellow Yellow Monday

The forsythia shows up every year and lasts

for about 12 seconds—but it sure is pretty

(and oh so yellow!) while it's here.

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Shadow Shot Sunday

Downtown Manhattan—seen from 

the (vehicle) approach to the 

Brooklyn Bridge, here's a shadow 

cast by one of my fave NYC landmarks: 

the Municipal Building.

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photo Hunter — "sweet"

This is the coconut birthday cake that

my sister-in-law (hey, I helped!) made for

my mom's 90th birthday. Here's the

recipe for anyone who wants to ingest

4,000 (absolutely worth it!) calories in one

small slice. This was taken after she blew

out the 9 (no, not 90) candles.

[See more takes on the "sweet" theme here.]

skywatch Friday

Well, there's not a whole lot I can say

about this one, except that it was

taken at the end of a beautiful summer day in

 Virginia, part of why I keep going back—

that and the relatives who live

there (and since you can't choose your

relatives, I am so lucky to have the ones I do).

[You can see more Skywatch images here.]

more terrace envy

And these are in Rome. To the best of

my recollection, this place is on via

Gregoriana, near the corner of via le Case 

(just in case anyone else is as

addicted to Google Earth as I am).