skywatch Friday

One evening back in June we had a very 

intense storm blow through the

city from north to south—thunder,

lightning, the works. When it finally

stopped, this is what we saw. My

blog pal Bibi was here from Belgrade and 

got the best shot of these clouds.

Wheeee!

One of my all-time favorite roller coasters!

Wanna take a ride? Here's a bit more info.

Am a bit ashamed to admit that I talked

daughter Lila into riding it with me when

she was only 5. Believe she has since

forgiven me however. (Please click on

the photo to see how much fun these

folks were having.)

abc wednesday - C is for "chimney pots"

—hundreds and hundreds of them, with a

bonus thrown in. If you've been to the

Beaubourg (Centre Pompidou), you'll

recognize that this photo (one of my faves)

was taken from there, with a pretty long lens.

[Go here for more ABC Wednesday fun.]

view from the ferry

Took this from the ferry landing on the Staten Island

side (first time for this borough, I think).  The tall buildings

on the left are New Jersey, on the right Manhattan—with

the Statue of Liberty in between. Last time I rode the

ferry, it was snowing.  It amazes (and pleases)

me that it's still free!

Dancing Girl

Summer in the city, and the NY Philharmonic

was performing in the park. It's a bit grainy,

but the light was fading fast. This little cutie was 

moved by Mahler's 1st—as was I (though

I stopped short of dancing).

restaurant week

And here's a shadow shot for Sunday, too.

Restaurant week just ended here, but it was

a good opportunity to eat at a couple of places

I might not have if they weren't offering the

special prix fixe menu ($24 for lunch, $35 for

dinner). This is Periyali, where the marinated

grilled octopus is SO tender. Yum.

another view

I've shown you the front of

St. Patrick's Cathedral. Now here's 

the back—it may not

have the towering spires, but

the architectural detail here

just blows me away.