Busy skies above the Hudson XLVIII

NYC @ 4ºF No Rats, No Squirrels, No Tourists

No rats ...

... no squirrels ...

... no tourists, up ...

... or down the Avenue ...

... and the Hudson was frozen.

A Conroe bull named "Cool" ...

... was not so cool after all ... and more like "Unapproachable" ... like the rest of the family who owned this Texas Longhorn ... But that's another story (Conroe, TX 3.16.2013)

The man and his horse ...

... and beautiful light in Riverside Park ...

Apartments on the Hudson

Not attending Art Basel in Miami?  Stare at the Hudson.

Election Night: Brokeback Mountain High

Two days ago the light in Riverside Park proved nostalgic ...

... and I remembered an Election Night warm hug ...

... which leads me to this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It7107ELQvY

East Hampton Suave

"Quite for no reason

I'm here for the season

(actually only for two days)

And high as a kite ...

... So much variety

Watching society

Scampering past ..."

1938 Nöel Coward

Red-tailed Hawks in Stereo ...

... above Riverside Park ... showing off their "sexual dimorphism" ...

Full Moon Over San Francisco

It was a Full Moon when I flew in the other night, and Pac Heights looked more like the Carpathians ...

"Did you know?" that Dan Garodnick ...

... is a huge soccer fan ...

Mayor Bloomberg can hold his own ...

... in 2012 adversity ...

The Giants are Playing Tonight!!! "Keep it dark!," por favor ... Till 9 p.m., or so ... Duh!...

... Tonight the Empire State Building is expected to be flying the 49ers colors, coincidentally ... because tonight happens to be the Chinese New Lunar Year ... Nothing against that!!! ... But how about keeping it dark until after the game? Our Chinese compatriots, neighbors, friends, etc. are very superstitious about their "lucky numbers," "tiger penises," "lucky rhino horns," etc., etc.  ... How about giving us Giant fans a break, by not flying the 49ers colors above our heads, in our faces, etc. before the Gods of Football have spoken tonight ... a little after 9 p.m. Eastern, that is ... ha, ha, ha ... I mean, "Dudes!," "Nation!," "Chinese Nation!," "Please!" ...

The Hudson Was Choppy Tonight

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The countdown's on ...

... Self-Portrait ... January, a year ago, almost ... Tripod: Kristie Stiles ...

Ghosts of New Year's Past ...

... 2009, to be exact ...

The Setting: A honky-tonk bar in Conroe, Texas ... around Christmas time ...

"... some drunk's idea of a joke!? Somebody! Please! ... Remove the 'dang' red thing from my snout!"

In Texas size matters ...

"I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people." - Rodney Dangerfield

Waltz across Texas with you ...

"When we dance together my world's in disguise it's a fairyland tale that come true
And when you look at me with those stars in your eyes
I could waltz across Texas with you ..."

"Swarovski couch" - Christmas 2008, Cluj/Kolozsvár/Klausenburg, Transylvania

Laced with 14K gold leaf (some) and Swarovski Crystals, these couches give a new meaning to the word “overdone”.  They will not only make you look like a porno star from the 80s, they will set you back $20,000+ ...