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| I visited a huge indoor flea market recently, and the thing I really wanted to buy was this beautiful old antique dollhouse. (I didn't get it— it was $400 for one thing.) On the other hand ... |
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| It was completely furnished! [To see more Ruby Tuesday posts, go here.] |
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| I was walking around my Brooklyn neighborhood when I spotted this woman with very interesting blue "hair." (And what would I do with this photo if I didn't have a blog?) [Today is Blue Monday. To see more, visit Smiling Sally's meme.] |
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| Last week I featured some "feather trees" on this sun-drenched patio. Fortunately, they also have some strategically placed umbrellas. [To see more Sunday Shadows, go here.] |
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| This is my absolute dead fave piece of sculpture in the world: The Nike of Samothrace, aka Winged Victory. I fell in love with her the very first time I walked into the Louvre—almost (ahem) 50 years ago. But she's even older than I am; it's estimated that she was created about 2,200 (and 1) years ago! [To see more monochromes, go here.] |
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| Somewhere the sky touches the earth, and the name of that place is the end. —Wakamba saying So what is it called when the sky lives in the river? [To see more Skywatch Friday, go here. To see more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.] |
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| All lined up at a flea market: these water-bearing putti and big, fat planters. I think this image fits the challenge . . . [To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.] |
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| And he lives in Brooklyn. I've featured young Lukas here before (he was brand new the first time). I think he just grows more beautiful, and his personal photographer/"auntie" (my daughter Lila) agrees! [To see more ABC posts—or play along yourself—go here.] |
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| To me, red and white circles say Target, but actually, this is the current midtown Manhattan Louis Vuitton window display. Anybody want to guess what it means? [To see more Ruby Tuesday, go here.] |
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| A quiet creek in Virginia was the perfect place for me to escape my usual NYC insanity for a while. This post really is yellow—and mellow! [To see more Mellow Yellow, go here.] |
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| These look exactly like the 7-foot feather tree that I used to have in my office (back before we all "graduated" from an office to a cubicle). Interesting, but if you were looking for a bit of shade on this hot, hot day . . . [To see more Shadow Shots, go here.] |
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| For some reason, I used to think that plants made poor subjects for shooting in black and white. I've changed my mind. [To see more monochromes, go here.] |
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| The sun is lighting up the clouds behind what used to be New York's tallest building (and first skyscraper), the Woolworth Building (in the center)—and on the right our newest skyscraper and now tallest building, the not-yet-completed One World Trade Center. [To see more Skywatch pics, go here.] |
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| When I considered this challenge, my first thoughts were of manmade things—ever taller NYC skyscrapers, the Eiffel Tower, the city of Venice—but then I realized it had to be the Grand Canyon (beautifully captured here by my daughter Lila). This indescribable place is one of Mother Nature's masterpieces. [To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.] |
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| This is not the only monk I've encountered while crossing the Brooklyn Bridge— but as this one passed me, he gave me a big grin and a high five (and a nice start to my day)! [To see more Ruby Tuesday posts, go here.] |
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| This is where I go when I visit my Virginia cousins. What you don't see here are the horses behind that fence and a beautiful lake. What you do see: shadows! [To see more Sunday shadows, go here.] |
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| It's Bastille Day, so this had to be a photo from Paris. When I first moved there (as a teenager), I got around town like all good Parisians did with the help of the wonderful little red Guide Indispensable. Well, I'm now far from being a teenager and tiny type is not my friend. These days when I go back I rely on Michael Middleditch's Paris Map Guide—which is both compact and easy to read. [To see more monochromes, visit The Weekend in Black and White.] |
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| Last week, it was a real sauna around here. This week, though, the weather has been perfect—with bright blue skies and balmy breezes. Hope you're enjoying the same where you are! [To see more Skywatch, go here.] |
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| Credit for this one goes to my daughter Lila. She and her sister, Katie, were in the park playing with the glow-in-the-dark hula hoop. This little girl asked if she could play— and showed off some mad skills! [To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.] |
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| Hey, two birthday photos in a row. April works in my office and she has a bit of a "thing" for Zac Posen. So some of her coworkers decorated her cubicle after hours—and when she came in on her birthday the next day, this is what she found! [To see more ABC Wednesday, go here.] |
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| I'm a big fan of peonies—and I love them in full glorious bloom but also when they're bowing out, like this. [To see more Mellow Yellow, go here. To see more macros, visit Lisa's Chaos and iheartmacro.] |
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| These talented hands belong to Noam Pikelny, who played in a free bluegrass concert here in NYC on July 4th. Temp was way up in the 90s (as usual), but we were all chillin'. [To see more Shadow Shots, go here.] |
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| These ferns were a gorgeous shade of bright green and very soft to the touch. But shot in b and w, don't they almost look like metal? [To see more monochromes (or to play along yourself, go here.] |
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| We've had some hot, hot weather here this past week—but we've also had some gorgeous skies. What's the weather like where you are? [To see more Skywatch Friday, go here.] |
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| "A bottle of red, a bottle of white— it all depends upon your appetite. I'll meet you any time you want in our Italian restaurant." (Or, in this case, our French restaurant.) [To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.] |
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| This past weekend all 35,000+ photos disappeared from my computer—yikes! After 4 hours on the phone with Apple, they had to cry "Uncle" and send me back to where I bought my computer. Long story short: Potential disaster averted by this young man and his talented colleagues. But if I hadn't had an external hard drive, I would have lost everything. Hope you have one! |
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| These fifers are performing in Boston's Granary Burying Ground. It's the final resting place of three signers of the Declaration of Independence, five victims of the Boston Massacre—and Paul Revere. |
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| Also buried here is the woman some claim is Mother Goose. Hope all my compatriots enjoy the 4th tomorrow! [To see more Ruby Tuesday shots, go here.] |
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| I always have this tiny (3/8-inch square) silver box with me. Inside is a slip of paper with these Sanskrit words: Lokha Samasta Sukhino Bavhantu— a prayer for peace for all beings everywhere. [Today is macro Monday. To see more, visit Lisa's Chaos.] |
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| It was 99°F (37°C) here on Friday and has stayed up in the 90s all weekend. I don't care much for air-conditioning, but I've definitely been walking on the shady side of the street (and chilled for a while under the trees in "my" beautiful Botanic Garden). [It's Shadow Shot Sunday. To see more, go here. **And I've put up the July post on my Paris Encore blog, if you'd like to check it out.**] |
