Shadow Shot Sunday

Road trip! I don't drive myself (like De Niro, I'm

a native New Yorker—I heard that the first time he had 

to drive in a film it quickly became clear

that he didn't know how. When they asked him

if he had a driver's license he said, "What for?  

I live in New York.").  But I love tooling down a

beautiful country road, with Syrius Radio tuned to the 

Sixties station and everyone singing along

at top volume. With any luck, the other people in the 

car won't care that I can't sing to save my life!

[See more shadow shots here.]

photo Hunter — "spotted"

Oh, why did I already post a picture of our

new snow leopards?  Oh well, this will have to do.  

This is the Puck Building, in Soho.

I love these cool cast iron steps, inset with

glass, that are lit from below. BTW, if you

ever watched the show Will and Grace, you'll

recognize the Puck Bldg. as the one where

Grace supposedly had her office.

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skywatch Friday

It was frigid when I took this shot, and there was

snow on the ground. But I feel like you'd know 

that even if I didn't tell you—somehow, this picture 

just says "winter" to me.

[See more Skywatch pix here.]

who shops here?

There are stores like this one all over 

midtown and I always wonder

who buys this stuff. Oh, wait—maybe

that's why they're going out of business.

(Except that these places are always "going

out of business" but somehow never do.)

abc wednesday - B is for "berries"

When I was down in Virginia recently, it was

VERY cold—which made waking up to the sight 

of this beautiful little holly tree 

right outside my window even more special.

[See how others interpreted "B" here.]

got knives?

When I was a kid (waaay back in the mid-20th

century), there was a guy who came around our

neighborhood in a truck just like this one, and

all the moms would go out with their knives and

scissors to get them sharpened. I really thought

this kind of business no longer existed anywhere

in NYC—but apparently I was wrong! 

 Is there anything like this where you are?

[See more of That's My World Tuesday here.]

Mellow Yellow Monday

The Nom Wah Tea Parlor (opened in 1920) 

was the first dim sum restaurant

in Chinatown.  I have fond memories of coming

 here with my father when I was a kid. 

 He always made me figure out what the bill 

would be, since you pay by the plate.

Back in the fifties, it was 25 cents for a small

plate, 50 cents for a large one!

These days this place is constantly being shut down 

by the Dept. of Health. Hope they get

(and keep) their act together. Yes, it's a bit funky—

but you can't eat off my floors either

(except when my mom is coming for a visit).