Ruby Tuesday

I found this thing in my mom's garden.
She didn't plant it (she's 92, and a bad back
has made planting anything off-limits for a
few years now).  So this patch pretty much tends
itself—except for a bit of weeding done by me,
who can't always tell a weed from a wisteria.
I think it looks like a mutant raspberry.
Anyone know its true identity?

[To see more Ruby Tuesday, go here.]

Mellow Yellow Monday

They're renovating the Brooklyn Bridge,
and the blank temporary walls that are up right
now are just too big a temptation for lots of
folks (and some apparently don't care if no
one likes them).  I have to admit that most of
the signs I see are at least interesting, some
have pretty good graphics (like this),
and some of them are even funny.

[To see more Mellow Yellow Monday posts, go here.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

Even if I was 90 and my knees were shot,
I think I'd still find a way to climb up
like Quasimodo to the top of Notre Dame,
to visit these fantastical creatures
and listen to the bells up close.

[To see more Shadow Shot Sunday, go here.]

The Weekend in Black & White

I found these beautiful candle
glasses at my fave NYC emporium of all
things over-the-top: ABC Carpet and Home.
I wanted to buy the whole display
and light them all at once!


[To see more monochromes, go here.]

Skywatch Friday

I got this shot thanks to friends who
have a boat—this was not quite
the end of a perfect day. (We still
had this to look forward to.) 


[To see more Skywatch, go here.]

New York at Night (15)

5th Avenue, 8pm

These food vendors are everywhere, and I see lots 
of people grabbing lunch or a quick snack from them.
Everyone needs to make a living and I'm pretty 
sure the Health Dept. checks these carts out.  
That said—maybe I'm just chicken, but I've never
eaten this food and probably never will.


[Linking back to Olivier's Walk in the Street challenge.]

ABC Wednesday—C is for "carved"

 

And all the egocentric people who just had to
cut their name into this crooked tree.  I have 
an old school desk that looks just like it.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.
And I've posted on my Paris blog, here.]