ABC Wednesday—C is for "Colgate clock"

This clock has been here in Jersey City,
across the Hudson from lower Manhattan,
for 90 years.  Now it's about to get a makeover.
 Last month, the hands were removed;
ultimately, the whole thing will be
taken down and put back up with a better
foundation, new steel, and LED lights.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

up close and personal

Does anyone else find red flowers very
hard to photograph?  I keep trying, though,
and maybe one of these days I'll capture one just the
way I want it to look.  Meanwhile, here's a little
(about an inch across) bloom from my rescued geranium.

[To see more flower macros, visit NF/Blo-Ma.
For more Ruby Tuesday, go here.] 

In Living Color

Whenever I'm lucky enough to get
back to Venice, I always hope for a bright,
sunny day to ride the vaporetto out
to the island of Burano, wander around,
 and take in all the vibrant color.

[To see more Mandarin Orange, visit LoriK's meme.
Go here for Nature Footstep/Catching the Light.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

I love the way parts of the Brooklyn
Bridge are  wrapped up these days, especially
as all that white sheeting provides some
protection from the blazing sun—
and makes a great canvas for shadows.

[To see more Sunday shadows, go here.]

The Weekend in Black and White

When the sun is in a position to stream through
the oculus of the Pantheon in Rome like
this, it's a time of day when you're likely to have
lots of company.  But just look up and you can
almost feel like you're alone in this incredible place
—and it could be any time in the past +/- 2,000(!) years.

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

Orange You Glad It's Friday

I understand most of the random stuff
I find when I'm crossing the Brooklyn Bridge,
but I had no idea why these balloons were
there at 8 a.m. on a recent Wednesday.  But it was
my daughter Lila's birthday, so I just told
myself that they were there for her!  Why not?

[To see more OYGIF posts, visit Maria's meme.]

Thursday Challenge—"hard"

I understand they've now found some things that are
harder than a diamond—but surely not as pretty.
I inherited this stone from my wonderful
mother-in-law, but had it taken out of 
an old-fashioned silver setting and remounted
by a jeweler in Florence, Italy—where
they know a thing or two about gold.
(I think my MIL would love it.)

[To see more of the Thursday Photo
Challenge, visit Dale's meme.]