Photo Hunter — "bags"

Carrie Bradshaw and her friends would
probably be here in a New York minute
to take advantage of this! Personally, I
wasn't even tempted to cross the street.
To each her own, eh?

Skywatch Friday

I'm standing at the corner of 42nd St. and
Lexington Ave.—with the Chrysler Building
directly behind me—and the shiny building
you see on the left is where I work. I'm lucky
to work in the very heart of such a vibrant
city, but I wish I was vacationing in Paris
right now (instead of "staycationing" here)!
[Find more Skywatch here.]

reflecting on the U.N.

Here's another one of the sculptures over
at the U.N. This one—one of many "Sphere
Within Sphere" works by Arnaldo Pomodoro—
was a gift from Italy in 1996.

abc wednesday - O is for "olives"

Not my favorite food, but so quintessentially
Italian that I have to love them! So, are you a
fan? (These, by the way, were for sale at the
wonderful Mercato Centrale, in Florence.
[See more abc wednesday here.]

another Brooklyn tree . . .

. . . and all my favorites seem to grow in the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden. This one is in the
BBG's Japanese garden, a lovely, peaceful
oasis at any time of year— but most especially
in the fall and winter, when visitors are scarcer.

[This post is part of That's My World Tuesday;
see more here.]

mellow Yellow Monday

Please don't ask me to explain this photo.
This guy was playing his accordion at the
Union Square greenmarket. Why was he
wearing this helmet? Beats me! Sometimes
it's better just to take things at face value
(so to speak).
[See more mellow yellow here.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

Here's another small part of my fave Paris
museum, the Musée du Moyen Age. I
passed this place every day when I lived
here back in the '60s—and never went in.
Now I go every time I'm lucky enough to
get to Paris. Older . . . and wiser.
[See more shadow shots here.]