Mellow Yellow Monday

Found these pretty primavere (primroses) at the flower market
on the Ile de la Cité, in Paris—at just about this cold and snowy
time of year, but in 2005.  Funny that they're named for
spring and yet bloom so beautifully in the dead of winter.
I'm grateful and I'll bet the Parisians are too!
[For more Mellow Yellow, go here.]

shadow Shot Sunday

Snapped this from a moving train, and I thought
I was taking it for the colorful graffiti.  Then I saw
those looong shadows on the frozen lake . . .
[You can see lots more shadows here.]

photo Hunt — "fashion"

Took this a couple of years ago as I was walking through
the campus of FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology).
These students are serious about it—I mean, just
check out that chapeau.  I lived a couple of blocks from this 
school when my kids were little, and found Lila's first 
babysitters here (maybe this explains her fashion sense).
[For more "fashion," go to tnchick's meme.]

skywatch Friday

Was visiting my mom out on Long Island recently, walked
into the kitchen, and saw . . . this!  Grabbed my camera and
ran outside where it was well below freezing.  Maybe the
temp contributed to this rather spectacular sunset . . .
(Sure would have loved a totally unobstructed view of it!) 
[You can see more Skywatch here.]

Thursday Challenge — "red"

Something to look forward to!  I had some nice shots
of spots of red in our latest pile o' snow (a buried car,
a girl in a ski jacket, berries)—but as lovely as it is,
I'm a bit over it and vow not to complain about the
heat and humidity when this comes around again!

Oh, okay—I'll add those
berries (but only because
they're so pretty in the snow).
[See more "red" things  here.]

abc wednesday — C is for "cat"

This is one of the fierce feral cats of Florence and
it looks like she's been in one fight too many.
Really amazing that she let me get this close.
[See more ABC here.]

That's My World

More snow!  Actually, this is from last week's storm—I woke up
in the middle of the night and stuck my head out the window to
take this shot (with flash, for a change). These snowstorms are
starting to blend together and it seems we haven't seen the last of it.
Sure is pretty though.  (BTW, this is my 1,000th post!)
[To see more of the world, go to That's My World Tuesday.]