Weekend Reflections

Was sitting on a plane early on
New Year's Eve, waiting for takeoff,
when I snapped this shot.  That's Bowery
Bay, the red building is (I believe) part
of a water-treatment plant, and you probably
don't ever want to find yourself on that
bridge—it goes to Rikers Island (the prison).

[To see more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.]

Brrrr!

I've had enough of bundling up to 
deal with this Arctic cold—with lots of
snow and, yesterday, freezing rain—and am so 
ready to wear skirts and cute shoes again!
What's the weather like where you are?

[Today's Thursday Photo Challenge is "cold."
To see more, visit Dale's meme.]

ABC Wednesday—D is for "dead end"

Took this shot while riding through Brooklyn
on the train.  Reminds me of a street used
by Spike Lee in one of his movies—don't remember 
which, but probably Do the Right Thing.
He filmed that movie entirely on location in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, so maybe it is.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

Health and Harmony

I wonder who left these Tibetan prayer flags on the
 Brooklyn Bridge.  They're traditional Lung Ta (means
'powerful horse') flags, which are traditionally strung horizontally
so the colors are left to right in this order: blue (sky),
white (air/wind), red (fire), green (water), and yellow (earth).
These had evidently been there for a while when I saw them
last week and I hope they continue to be left in peace.

[It's Ruby Tuesday. To see more, go here.
It's also Our World Tuesday, here.]

It's the small things

Maybe it's age-related, but more and more I
find that it's the little things that make me happy—
for example my brand-new virgin highlighters.
(Of course, a ticket to Paris can still make me jump
for joy too.  Can't imagine that will ever change.)

[I'm linking back to Monday Mellow Yellows,
Mandarin Orange Monday, and Macro Monday.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

I shot these long early-morning shadows shortly
before I took the photo I posted yesterday—
and about 45 minutes before I made it back to
my friends' house with almost-frostbitten
 fingers.  Hard to take pictures when
you're wearing gloves, so . . .

[To see more Sunday Shadows, go here.]

The Weekend in Black and White

This photo could have used a person, to peek
out from behind the screen door or sit
on the ramshackle steps.  But this old house
was locked up tight—and, anyway, I was
on my own that bitter-cold morning, hiking
around my friends' 42 acres in Virginia.

{To see more monochromes, visit Dragonstar's meme.]