Thursday Challenge—"warm"

Warm: the colors, the temperature,
and the recent gathering with
friends and family here in the Virginia delta.

[Linking back to Thursday Photo
Challenge and Skywatch Friday.]

ABC Wednesday—Z is for "zebra"

. . . and a cab zipping by.  Saw this somewhere on
Madison Avenue, in what's not exactly a
funky neighborhood.  Someone has a quirky
sense of urban design style, I'd say.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

Happy 4th of July

Took my long lens up on the roof of my building
and got some shots of the Macy's fireworks 
display.  Not too bad for several 
miles away at night without a tripod 
(and it was raining)!
That's the Trade Tower on the right.

[Linking back to Ruby Tuesday
and Our World Tuesday.]

(Red, White, and) Blue Monday

A very Happy 4th of July (and 240th birthday)
to all my fellow Americans from the 
heart of Manhattan—let the fireworks begin!

[Linking back to Blue Monday at
Backyard Neighbor.]

Trinity Churchyard

Trinity Church is down on lower Broadway
(at Wall St.).  The current building is
the third one, built in 1846.  (Its spire was the
highest point in NYC until 1890.)
Among the people buried here in the churchyard are 
Robert Fulton, Albert Gallatin (the founder of 
NYU), and Alexander Hamilton—Founding Father, 
bad shot, and current pop-culture icon.

[Linking back to Shadow Shot Sunday
and to inSPIREd Sunday.]

The Weekend in Black and White

Last weekend I stopped by to visit my
favorites at the Central Park Zoo.
I know the snow leopards are actually
quite fierce, but this cross-eyed
kitty looks like a total pussy cat to me.

[To see more b/w pics, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

(Long) Weekend Reflections

Bathing suit?  Check.  Sunscreen?  Check.
Cool shades?  Check!
Don't know how you Americans out there plan
to celebrate the long 4th of July weekend,
but I hope you get all the hot dogs,
hamburgers, beer, and fireworks you want.

[To see more weekend reflections, visit James's meme.]