Let the Sun Shine

George enjoying the afternoon sun

New Yoda

This is my newest Yoda, courtesy of Stephen and Anji. The box assures me that he is made with "100% recycled awesome."

Tacky Turtle

There is a tradition in my family, which was begun by my dad, of bringing each other tacky gifts when we go on vacation. Jenny and Dave recently went to Hawaii and today I received a beautifully tacky Turtle Compass. Thank you Jenny and Dave!

Things I Should Do Before I Leave New York

I’m departing a little from my usual books and pictures theme because I had an inspiration yesterday. Strangely enough it came from the Sex and the City movie. There was a scene on the Brooklyn Bridge and I thought, “I’ve still never done that," walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, that is. That was mixed with a conversation that I had with Sylvie not long ago about New York things that we haven’t done. Add to that a couple of bloggers who have written lists of things to do in their lives and you have a nice epiphany.

So I decided to sit down and write my own “Things I Should Do Before I Leave New York” list. Publishing it just makes the whole thing more real. Plus there are a lot of photography things on the list that will probably wind up getting posted here anyway. I'll probably add more later and will try to post here as I check things off of the list.

• Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge

• Photograph the sunset from Top of the Rock

• Go to Chinatown

• See an Opera at the Met

• Actually get off the boat at Liberty Island

• Go to Bloomingdales

• Photograph Central Park to my own satisfaction

• See more of the Met

• Go to Coney Island

• See a show in every Broadway house

• Go to the New York Aquarium

• Visit the Cloisters

• See a show at Shakespeare in the Park

• Visit the Morgan Library

• Get a good photograph of the NYPL Lions

• Go to the Rose Center

• Find a way to take a picture of the Giant Whale at the Museum of Natural History

• Spend a night at the Library Hotel

• Photograph the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

• Go to MoMA

• Visit Trinity Cemetery

• Try a Mozzarepa at a Street Fair

• See the New York Ballet

The New View from my Window!

I've been absentee lately due to moving and generally being busy. Now that it's changed I thought I'd return with the view from our new windows.

From the Living Room

From the Bedroom

Desie enjoying the view