Shadow Shot Sunday

The rising sun cast some big shadows

on this hay barn down in Virginia.

[See more Shadow Shots here.]

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.]

Skywatch Friday

This one's from Peru, compliments

of my daughter Lila, photographer

extraordinaire (IMHO).

[You can see more Skywatch pics here.]

Thursday Challenge — "beverage"

This is the wine we drank with our 3-star 

lunch at the Grand Véfour, in Paris. It's a lovely 2000

Coteaux de Languedoc Chateau de Lascaux—at

49 euros, the 2nd-least-expensive white on their list. 

I'm hardly an oenophile, but the sommelier

heartily approved of our choice.

(And btw, you can get a 2009 bottle online

for $12.95.)

[See how others interpreted this theme here.]

abc wednesday - D is for "dim sum"

After a charity walk one Sunday morning,

we decided to keep on walking—right over to 

Chinatown for some amazing dim sum.

The thing I ate the most of: those yummy

greens. The thing I wouldn't touch with a

10-foot chopstick: tripe!

[You can find more "D" posts here.]

It takes two . . .

If you're in NYC on a Saturday and absolutely

must tango, head for Central Park and join

all the other tango-obsessed folks who

gather from 6 to 9 pm by the statue of

Shakespeare near the Literary Walk. Last

week, this was the couple to watch.

(Check out this NY Times video.)

[This is part of the That's My World Tuesday

meme. See more of the world here.]

Mellow Yellow Monday

This is the first mermaid crossing I've seen!

Actually, this sign is outside The Sirens' Song,

a unique art gallery out in Greenport, on the

north fork of Long Island.

[You can find more Mellow Yellow here.]