Rooftops of New York

We went to the city early on the day we were going to the theater, and went down to 14th street to visit a friend of Kathy's who has been in the hospital for a bit.  While they were talking I was standing at the window looking south over lower Manhattan and looking for something to photograph, of course.  This building is just across the street, and I was taken with how pretty the brick was with the white lintels over the windows.  It grabbed my attention right away and so here you go!

Selfie Capitol of the World

I apologize for the lame photograph I posted yesterday.  My theater photo was no where near good enough.  So your reward is that you get two photographs tonight.  So here are a couple of photographs from Times Square.  The first photo is of two women doing panoramas with their cellphones - you hold your phone up, turn on the video, do a 360 turn, and bring home a panorama of Times Square.  The second photo is taken of the red glass steps behind the TKTS booth.  It was crowded with people walking up the steps to see the whole scene, taking selfie photos, or just sitting and being photographed.  The whole place is a happening and so much fun to hang out in and people watch.

Intermission

We went to the city this evening to see Arthur Miller's "The Crucible."  Man there were so many scenes in the play that I would have loved to photograph, but of course that is not allowed.  So I follow the rules.  Instead I did this grab shot of intermission.  Not the world's greatest shot but it does give a hint of the beauty of the Walter Kerr theater, which was restored on two occasions - the most recent in 1990.  It is a beautiful theater.  And the play was stunning as well.  Wow!

April Fool!

When April Fool's Day rolls around each year, everyone in our family is on high alert.  There is no pulling the wool over anyone's eyes in this house!  So there is no sense for me to come running inside and say to Kathy: "A tree just fell on your car!"  She would laugh, and say: "Sure it did..."  So there is little hope that I would get anywhere with the big lie.  Then I was struck by a brilliant idea - I would try something subtle.  I cut a black oval from a piece of black gaffer tape, and put it under my pocket - the pocket where I always carry my fountain pen.  The funny thing was, I had to walk around for half an hour before Kathy noticed it!  It was fun to watch her face change when she first saw it!  Mission accomplished!

Guess Who Bought a Selfie Stick...

...and guess who is working on his taxes!  When I was in Rochester, I went to the RIT Photo Store, and asked the young man working in the store if he could tell me about selfie sticks and what I needed to know to buy one.  He was very helpful, and he owned an iPhone as I do, and he showed me how Bluetooth in the handle of the selfie stick triggers the iPhone.   So I am a happy camper.  I first used it in Rochester to take an Easter family photo.  But I still needed an impressive photograph to introduce you to my new toy.  Today, while working on the income tax returns, I thought of my Selfie stick.  So here I am in the midst of my least favorite task of all time seen from an interesting angle!

Kitty Parts

This picture came about in a funny way.   This is Bebe, the oldest cat and she was sleeping curled up in my chair.  I know that if you get close enough to a sleeping cat, they will sense, through their ears, that something has changed in the acoustics of the room, even without a sound being made and they will wake up.  I wanted to see how close I could get.  When I was about 8 inches over her ear she still hadn't moved, and I became fascinated with her ear, so I withdrew and got my Nikon with close up lens.   She didn't wake up, even when I started taking photos.  What you are seeing here is her ear, and part of her face near her eye, covered with a paw.  Cats sleep with a paw over their eye a lot.  Then one of her rear paws, with claws showing, and to the right, her nearly black tail.  I guess I am in my abstract phase.  Please click on the photo to see a lot more detail.

Stupid Little Dog!

Today was the best day for a bike ride!  With a temperature of 75 degrees, I was finally able to go out with just cycling shorts and a jersey!  Oh happy day!  Well, until I got to the hill on Spruce Street.  A little white dog came running down the driveway barking, and he was way out in front of the owner, a woman who was walking down the driveway.  The dog ran into the road, and was running alongside me, barking, when suddenly he bit me!  I quickly jumped off my bike, and put my bike between the dog and myself because he was trying to get to me, so I was constantly moving the bike around to protect myself.  The woman called out "He's not a vicious dog."  She finally was able to call him off, and I hollered out "You should know he just bit me."  "You should have gotten off your bike" she said!  Oh right, it's my fault!  When I got home I called the doctor, and he said that I needed to go back and see evidence that the dog has had its rabies vaccination.  After I showered I got dressed and went back, to the house and had the owner show me the rabies tag.  The doctor also said that a Tetanus shot was a good idea, and so I went to a urgent care center and got that done as well.  So it appears that I will live...   :-)  OK, so no more whining...