End Of A Year

Here is one of my favorite photos from the previous year, "Gnome in Lights", published January 28th, 2008. I hope you didn't mind the little break I took the last two+ weeks, since I am visiting family out of NYC and it just sort of happened.

I wonder what photos of mine you liked, if any, this year? May your next 365 days be really, really, really great and keep visiting New York Nitty-Gritty. Thanks for coming!

Happy New Year!

Macy's Lights

'Tis the season!

[lights above the Sixth Avenue entrance to Macy's]

Subway Stop

A last look up before dashing onto the rainy Sixth Avenue sidewalk...

Caption This!

Take a look at the above photo and then CLICK HERE.

Why? THE MAG (a friend's website) has a regular contest called "Caption This!". Make a witty one-liner or what have you regarding the posted photo. You might even win the prize! Remember: you can comment here but do so at the THE MAG, in order to have a chance to win.

Sunset, Jersey City

December Tree

On the west side of Manhattan, late afternoon...

Composition 53rd

On 53rd Street, in Manhattan...

Little Man Unlit

The little man walks near the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, before the big crowds and the lighting and all that.

With Fence

Sunset Water Taxi

Sunset on the Hudson River, complete with a New York Water Taxi cruising past the World Financial Center and lower Manhattan...

Banks And Birds

These are the kind of banks I like--banks of the mighty Hudson River.

Overcast ESB

The top of the Empire State Building on an overcast day in New York City...

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Friday Funny - Mountaineer

The "bad" side...(scroll)




...the "good" side.

Upstate Composition

Happy Thanksgiving!

Lurk ESB

Bird Bath

Be careful, when parking under trees. Things could have been worse...this could have been MY car. ;]

Please, could you go to this site and make witty comments on the photo there? It's a photo of a bird with some alligators. I'm sure you can come up with something funny.

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Hudson Night ESB

"Magic hour" on the Hudson...

Sunset Incident

From the banks of the mighty Hudson River, late afternoon light reflects off buildings of lower Manhattan at an incident angle to the camera.

EXTRA: I looked at last November's photos (2007) and found an interesting one from Kasaan Bay, Alaska to compare to the one for today. Oh, if you click the link, once there, you will need to scroll for the sunset photo. Yes, you will recognize it.

Window Fun

Lower east side, Manhattan...

Central Park Tree 2

Hudson Sunset

Bricks And Sticks

Hudson River Tonight

Lower Manhattan

This afternoon, some sunlight breaks through the clouds to fall on buildings of lower Manhattan.

Van Back

So, I caught this horrible cold a few days ago and finally resorted to using the Robitussin®. Hey, the stuff works pretty well. Anyway, I sort of forgot about posting here for a couple days. Getting sick sucks!

Central Park Tree

In Memoriam, Veterans Day

42nd Street

Above 42nd Street, on the west side of Grand Central Station...

City Moon

The Colors Of The Night

Well, okay, the colors of the late afternoon....

Obama Wins!

The little man walked in Times Square Tuesday night to find out that Barack Obama has become our President-Elect. Thousands of people cheered the large screen. The most unlikely of candidates has won the election and shown the best of the United States of America. Hope has beaten fear, ability beat cynicism, and we are all the better for it.

New Era

On November 1st, Weeki Wachee Springs became a Florida state park. Here, Tommy Ervin, inaugural park manager, and two current mermaids take part in a weekend jazz fest held at the park.

I wish Mr. Ervin all the best in his future efforts and look forward to visiting Weeki Wachee for decades to come.

State Park

As of today, Weeki Wachee Springs becomes a Florida state park. Here workers install some new signs.

Bald Eagle

A bald eagle rests in a pine tree above the Weeki Wachee River in Florida. You might notice the "Spanish Moss" hanging on the limbs of the tree as well, which isn't Spanish nor is it moss. It's an air plant related to the orchid.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Family

This afternoon, I saw a family of manatees enjoying the sun and each other at Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida.

Swamp Daisies

At Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida...

Palm Notch

Mermaid Drinks

A Weeki Wachee mermaid demonstrates drinking a soda under water. Do not try this at home.

Gators

Hooray for fences--electric even!

Tree Time

Greetings from Homosassa, Florida!

Adagio Sculpture

I don't know where the sun in "The Sunshine State" has gone. Anyway, I still managed to enjoy this sculpture outside the entrance of Weeki Wachee Springs, the home of live mermaids. The figures are shown in the adagio pose, a signature move performed in each mermaid show.

Weeki Sunset 2

Okay, so I didn't come to Florida for the clouds but clouds can make for exciting sunsets. On the Gulf of Mexico...

Weeki Sunset

Coming in from the Gulf of Mexico, a boat heads into the mouth of the Weeki Wachee River during sunset. No, this is not in New York City but going to Florida is "very NYC"...and when I go on vacation, so do you. Enjoy!