Live and learn

Thanks for the warning . . . and how did
I not know this? (Oh well, city girl)

[Linking back to signs, signs]

ABC Wednesday—A is for "Ali"

Seen in Soho, Ali larger than life
and at the peak of his power.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.
For more Monday Murals, go here.]

abandoned

Not exactly what I expected to find during
a walk in the woods.  Shame, really.
(At one point years ago, there were six of us
living at my parents' house and five 
beetles parked out front.) 

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

Which came first?

Ever since some kids climbed up to the
top of the Brooklyn Bridge one
night and painted the American flag white,
there's been a constant police presence up there.  

So I wonder where they were when someone
tiptoed out across a girder over the
roadway (think Meg Ryan in Kate and Leopold)
and tied those balloons to a cable at the edge.
I also wonder whether all that caution tape
was put at that spot before or after they were added.

[To see more Monday Mellow Yellow posts, go here.]

We Three Kings

Three Kings Day was this past Wednesday,
so that means the season is officially
over—and it's time to take down the tree. 
These three kings were part of the
display at Trinity Church in Rocky Mount, Va.

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

The Weekend in Black and White

While I was away in the Virginia countryside,
I still walked every day—but instead of
bridges and skyscrapers, my photo ops were
cows and beautiful old barns.

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

Weekend Reflections

Recently went to Geoffrey Zakarian's restaurant,
named for the show-biz social club that
was once housed in the same building.  It was a
bit bittersweet for me; my father was a member of
The Lambs Club (at the time, fairly exclusive and 
all-male), and my reward for a perfect report
card was always dinner there with him.  A gut reno has 
made the place unrecognizable (though beautiful), 
but they did keep the wonderful, original Stanford White 
fireplace. And, btw, the meal was super.

[To see more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.]