Labor Day Weekend Wedding

A first for me - I attended a very traditional/religious Jewish wedding the last Sunday in August.

It was such a beautiful ceremony and also fascinating for little ol' Southern Protestant me.

That's actually a really beautiful bouquet and a pretty little pat of (non-dairy) butter.
(The wedding was Kosher, and was thus non-dairy.)
It was quite dark in the hall, clearly.

I loved these table arrangements... and the lighting... Didn't realize I'd taken shot at Lucky 13.

Red & Purple Pepper Plant

This is NOT a REAL Uniform

Not that I would object if it was... Except that I don't know what I think about this much "military detailing".

Young Dudes Drinking Beer on the Subway

Laterns Lighting the Trees in the Tavern on the Green

As seen on a stroll through Central Park back in August.

Full Moon rising pale amber past salmon streaks in a still blue sky. Dusk and clouds creep in quickly. Now blank slate.

DB Wants You - To Play!

As Seen During the Final Days of the Downtown NYC InstallationDavid Byrne's Playing the Building

Follow That Tat!

Balto! Balto!

Leftovers are for the dogs, it seems.

Tuesday's True Shot of Serendipity

Not really what I was aiming for at all.

Since Monday I've Pondered About this Guy with 2 Tires on the 7 Train

Honestly, I Got Nuthin'...

How 'bout y'all?

Saturday: Storyboard From Park Planning Workshop on Governors Island

Watching Improv Everywhere's "mp3 Experiment"

On the Gov Island Parade Grounds

The Scale in Terms of the Sheer Volume of Participants...

Doesn't Begin to Translate in These Photos

All Aboard! Back toward the Misty Skyline of Lower Manhattan

Yellow Clad Improver

Fully Loaded Ferry

Friday I Spotted these Fun Flowering Shrubbery Along a Path

NYC Cops, Firetrucks... & the Whole Host of Vehicular Sirens on Park Ave

Tuesday Leftovers: Friendly Graffiti

Happy Autumnal Equinox

Found this morn - a feast of Fall's gourds.

Flowers in Fall Shades

Awaiting the Equinox

Caturday Is...

Sometimes Best Spent Comfy & Cuddled

Fall Morning Feel

Wednesday Night - Last Trip to Yankee Stadium

Snoopy Was in the House...

... That Ruth Built

Impressions of Commutng

New On-the-Go Itty Bitty Biz Cards

Mmm... Big Salad

Journeying Home... The Painted Building

Passing Train

Silvercup Sunset

Absolute Ad I Do Not Get: BeKanyeNow.com

Smooshed into train... Doors open @ stop b4 mine... Woman on platform sees crowd inside & exclaims "Ugh! You have GOT to be kidding ME!" Yep Haha

6:15 PM @ a Pay Phone Bank in Grand Central Terminal

Come on... When was the last time you saw not one, not two, much less three people using a public phone? But even as I stopped to capture that rarity, a FOURTH person picked up a phone!

Missing Posts vol 2: The Rats on the Upper West Side Have Their Own Station?

What up with that??!

The Missing Posts, vol 1: The Bee Adventure

Well, as long as I'm posting for real... I'll give you all the whole story on the bee photo I originally posted last month.

I was headed out to work one fine morning, and saw these flowers had bloomed across the street. Crossing to get a better look, I discovered this entire bush was currently being serviced by about a dozen bees! Curiously enough only one of these was a bumble bee.

Perhaps this would be a good time to mention that in all my years (I fear I'm old enough to use this phrase and not have it be ironic) I have never been stung by a bee, a wasp, or any other potentially dangerous insect. However my mother always warned she was allergic to bumble bees, and thus I've been terrified to be stung.

All that being said, I was hell-bent on getting a picture of a bee inside a flower - best of all being the jumbo-sized bumble bee. I admit it, I was rather impressed with myself for even trying to get this shot. Hence this first photo is the result of the bee flying out of the flower and in my general direction, causing me to jump back and take the picture at the same time.

On my second try, I at least got the bumble bee in the shot. Really, that's the bee up at the top. Yeah, the fat black dot just to the left of the window. Aw, come on, can't you see the wings?

And the triumph of the whole crazy bee-stalking saga (did I mention this went on for about 20 minutes?):
The Bumble Bee inside the Flower!
(No, really, it is a bee, I swear.)

Let it never be said that I'm not out there, trying to capture those interesting moments so I can bring them to you, Dear Viewer. ;^)

Tin Can, Picket Fence

Here is My Handle, Here is My Spout

A Little Rusty Maybe, but Still Working for the Cause

Irish Night at Shea

The Sun(flower) Will Come Out Tomorrow