Five Years Ago

The graffiti wall in Plainfield, NJ. This is just off of East Fifth Street. The graffiti artists who did graphics for the front and side of the business where this is located apparently have been given the wall to do whatever they wish art-wise. It's constantly changing. I should walk by and snag a shot of the latest.

Flowers for a Monday Morning

It's another Monday. Let's all go to work!
Wah.

The Empty Train

 

On the Raritan Valley Line of NJ Transit, sometimes the off-peak trains are nearly empty. I'm not complaining, mind you.

The Damselfly

 

My apologies for having gone missing for about a week. I was a bit under the weather both literally and figuratively.

Here's a damselfly and the hope of spring.

Watching for rats?

It looks like the lone man on the subway platform on the right might be watching rat antics down on the tracks. Yes, there are often rats running around down there. I've tried to photograph them, but they're very fast.

The Graffiti Wall

 

A wall in the back of a building in Plainfield seems to have been given to graffiti artists in exchange for them doing actual graphics on the front and side wall of said building.

Oh Noes! I'm in the Street!

 

I took advantage of a lull in traffic to get this shot in East Harlem, NYC.

Vintage

 

A restored (and probably souped-up) car sits in front of Flash Tattoos on East 4th Street in Plainfield.

The Chess King

 

The Master and Student of the game play in Washington Square Park, NYC.

Colors of Spring

As we had yet another record breaking cold day, I thought some spring colors were needed. This is the inside of an iris, up close and personal.

Wild Horse in Black and White

 

A wild mustang in Corolla, NC, grazes on something in the dunes. It's against the law there to come within 50 feet of the wild horses or to feed them. Judging by the weights of the ones I saw, they must fare pretty well for themselves.

Playing Tourist

 

Yes, playing tourist as I look up in Manhattan. I prefer to think of it as playing photographer.

Yeah, that's the ticket.

Bring on the Damselflies!

 

Yes, bring on the damselflies!

Or, at the very least, spring.

Heck, I'd be happy with the 30s.

Spores Gone Wild

 

This is what happens to the dandelion spores when I mess with them with a photo editor.

Feel the power.

Lamps in a Row

 

The lamps on the platforms of the Plainfield Train Station are always begging to be photographed!

Cold Acorns

 

The squirrels are talking about beating up the ground hog.

The Night Station

 

The Plainfield Train Station at night. Obviously in much more pleasant weather, mind you.

Over the Fanwood Train Station

 

Some years back I had to regularly go for blood testing in neighboring Fanwood, NJ. I had had a DVT after knee surgery and was on an anti-coagulant. While kind of cool, their foot bridge over the tracks certainly wasn't disability accessible. But I did it anyway.

Spring Can't Come too Soon!

 

Yes, I need to see goslings.

I need spring.

I'm over the winter.

It needs to go away.

Now.

Drinks

A Manhattan street vendor's lighted cart is reflected on a marble platform.