Nipper, His Master's Voice

 

I was thrilled to see Nipper the Dog still sits atop the building in Albany, NY. I was up there for my high school reunion. My father used to deliberately drive by Nipper when I was a child. I had to check it out to make sure he's still there! And, he is!

Rolling in the Nip

 

What? I've had no catnip!

Then God Made Turtles

 

Just to confuse us.

Hawk in Flight

 

Hawkin' the blog, hawkin' the blog.

I Still See Dead People

 

 The sage continues. Do NOT sleep in public near me. You've been warned.

I Am Godzilla!

 

Fear me!

Stone and Steel

 

The stair railing at the Plainfield Train Station. 

Plainfield Train Station in Sepia

 

One thing I loved about my first digital camera (Pentax) is that it had all these modes I could take shots with -- from illustrator, to black and white, to sepia and more. No need for editing, just take the shot in the mode I wanted. That camera started my addiction.

Yellow on Yellow

 

Goldfinches on sunflowers. All can be right with the world.

But, it rarely is ...

Pensive Under Penn Station

 

The thinking man, in a pensive pose under Penn Station, NYC.

Another Hole in the Wall

 

Was the 24 hour surveillance working when a car "pitched in" and crashed through?

Feral Child

 

Graffiti on the old Germania Bank building on Bowery Street in Manhattan.

Scary Circus

 

Off to see Pennywise the Dancing Clown.

If There Was Sound

 

Nature's bells would be ringing.

To Everything, Turn, Turn, Turn

 

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, ants to bird egg shells.

Help Me! HELP Me!

 

Here's lookin' at ya, kid!

Park Liquors ... or not

 

I love old neon signs for defunct businesses long gone. There is no liquor store there. Plainfield, NJ.

Giving You the Bird

 

And, here it is! Hey! What were YOU expecting?! I'm not like that!

Flowers be Photogenic!

 

Yes, indeedy. Much more photogenic than me!

The Vincent Sprawl

 

This is how Vincent sleeps sprawled horizontally across my bed, too. Can he take up any MORE room? I need a bigger bed. 

Man on the Platform

 

Yeah, I heavily edited this one. But it was boring otherwise. I saw possibilities and I went for them! Did it work?

Sex Street

 

Heh. She said "Sex" Street. Truth in photography -- it's actually Essex Street (LES, Manhattan) at night with the flash on. How juvenile of me! Heh. Sex Street. 

It's All Uphill From Here

 

The Plainfield Train Station westbound platform approach pre-dawn. Sigh. I enjoy the challenge of taking night shots without a flash. Sometimes they work out.

Birds of a Feather

 

Fly together. Hmm ... an odd bird sneaked in there!

Slow Death of a Pay Phone

 

ET wouldn't want to call home from this phone!

Newark Through the Portal

 

Yep, that's Newark out there. Nope, I ain't goin'. Through the window from Newark Penn Station.

Once a Bike

 

It was once a bike.

I think.

Into the Sun

 

Yikes! It's flying into the sun!

Videoland con Tylenol

 

Nighttime on the Lower East Side.

Pretty in Purple

 

At least flowers stay still for the camera. Well, unless a pesky wind comes along, that is.

NJ Transit Sandwich

 

NJ Transit train runs over top of an NJ Transit bus. That's Jersey Sure.

Tranparency in Beetles

 

How cool is this? It's a beetle with a transparent bubble around it! In the sun, it positively glows a metallic gold. It's a Golden Tortoise Beetle.

Decorate Kale is Kewl

 

Weathers the winter weather.

Dramatic Skies

 

Grey clouds over the Plainfield Train Station just before dawn.

The Green Door

 

 Perhaps a doorway into the past. Abandon all hope ye who enter here.

The Early Bird ...

 

... gets the worm.

Green Light, Red Skies

 

The storm has a green light! Run, duck and cover!

Stereotypical Much?

 

Now, if this isn't a stereotypical dirty old man, I don't know what it is! He shuffled quickly to peep around the corner at her!

The Man in the Middle

 

Uh-oh. I've been noticed!

Two Lips

 

Er, never mind. I meant TULIPS. Carry on.

I Love Monkeys

 

Don't we all? Seen on a shopping cart handle.

You Darn Paparazzi!

 

Get that stupid camera out of my face, you darn paparazzi! 

Stroller on the Street

 

Why are there so many abandoned baby strollers/carriages in Plainfield? Abductions by aliens? Why haven't we heard about this in the mainstream press?

Cicada Killer! Eek!

 

Yes, it's real. And, yes, it's flying at me. No, it doesn't sting. It's a cicada killer wasp. I'm no cicada!