Times Square

The pole on the right would have the ball later but I am in Times Square around 2 PM on New Year's Eve. A beautiful day in NYC...



The little man checked the scene in Times Square and wishes all a Happy New Year.

Shooting Star

A downtown lamppost decoration, Manhattan...

Happy New Year!!

Target

Very festive signage on 42nd Street, Manhattan...It's fun to see the lights!

Power Shadow

"The light of memory, or rather the light that memory lends to things, is the palest light of all...I am not quite sure whether I am dreaming or remembering, whether I have lived my life or dreamed it. Just as dreams do, memory makes me profoundly aware of the unreality, the evanescence of the world, a fleeting image in the moving water."

[Eugène Ionesco (1909 – 1994), Rumanian-born French playwright.]

Saks Flakes

Christmas came and went but we still have a few "snowflakes" hanging around...
Saks Fifth Avenue, Manhattan

Target TL

42nd Street, Manhattan

Pier Ruins

You might remember this view from a previous photo. On a beautiful Christmas Day, I walked over there again. The changing level of the Hudson River adds some drama to the pier ruins.

Washington Square

The little man walks at Washington Square Park, passing the Christmas tree.

Merry Christmas!

Lighted Limb

A lighted tree limb below 14th Street between Avenues A and B.
Merry Christmas Eve!

Merwitch Door

You have to like NYC, always offering something different to see, no matter what the season.

Here's to all of you, may you have great fun this holiday season. Thanks for visiting. Bless us, every one!

Christmas Drummer

Pa rum pum pum PUM!
[Drumming figure at Rockefeller Center, Manhattan]

Decorated Canyon

Of course, NYC has some pretty elaborate Christmas decorations, especially in Manhattan (scroll down). But I enjoy the simple efforts, as well, like this one on Broadway--a little something to decorate the streetlights.

Meat Man

Tis the season for...meat! Well, sure, you can get this practically any day here but what could be better on a cold, people-everywhere-you-look evening than meat on a stick? Mmmm, mmmm! Smell that smoky goodness!

What the heck, go for it and have two.

The Angel and The Little Man

The little man walks in a heavenly scene on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

Fifth Avenue Wreath

An only child alone and wild, a cabinet maker's son
His hands were meant for different work
And his heart was known to none

He left his home and went his lone and solitary way
And he gave to me a gift I know I never can repay

[ LEADER OF THE BAND, Dan Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) ]

Little Man

Last night, I happened to catch the little man walking on 42nd Street. What was he up to? Hard to say...the "jury" is still out.
;]

Saks Flakes

Snowflakes and angels, an annual event, just south of St. Patrick's Cathedral...

Post #1,000

What's wrong here? No skaters! Nobody gets to skate in the rain, even if they want to at Rockefeller Center. I wanted a nice, snow-falling-on-the-skaters-and-tree shot but, NOOOOO, we got rain instead of the predicted, big, bad, snow storm. Oh, well, stay tuned and, one of these days, you will see "better" photos of this landmark.

As the title says, this is post number 1,000 here at New York Nitty-Gritty. Thanks for continuing to visit. I like your comments, too, so keep 'em coming.

Post #999

A not-so-subtle message to the hipsters and wannabes (same thing?) of Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn...you know who you are. To be sure, the writer only means the best for you.

New Warsaw

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the New Warsaw Bakery in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. As you might guess from the sign, this is a Polish neighborhood with great things to discover in the local shops. You know, Polish stuff. You can even use Polish on the ATM's.

Though the weather looks like it might want to snow, we haven't had any yet.

Nipper

Nipper still stands on top of the old RCA building, now a storage company, in Albany, NY.



He has a light on one ear, since, back in the day, he used to be one of the tallest objects making up the Albany skyline. No one would want to see a plane crash into ol' Nipper.

Little Man to No War

From Astor Place, the little man walks in the direction of No War, hoping for the bluer sky and more. Either way, the rain soon comes.

Red Dock

Red and frost on a dock in Ketchikan, Alaska (Thomas Basin-ish for you "in the know" types)...

I had such a great trip to Alaska this November. If you remember, I also went in July, so, this year I had two great trips back home. A true blessing indeed!

Regular programming returns tomorrow. I hear the little man might show up, even. ;]

Self 1347

Self Portrait de Milo, Ketchikan, Alaska

Okay, Okay, but I couldn't help putting on one more Alaska shot. Hopefully, you can bear with me.

Rigging

Here's an encore: we see the morning moon and the snow-capped hills on Gravina Island (across from Ketchikan) through the rigging of a local boat. Be careful when visiting Ketchikan, Alaska on a nice day like in the photo. You may want to move there, forgetting about the 13 feet of rain that falls on it every year.

13 Thursday - Ketchikan, Alaska

Morning lights up the top figures of this totem in Ketchikan, Alaska. (scroll for more)
You might take another look at my Thursday Thirteen from July, as well.



A wing of the above totem.



From the top of the stairs near The Tunnel, looking over downtown Ketchikan and at the cruise ship dock and down Tongass Narrows.



Deer Mountain as seen from the ballpark.



Logo on truck, City of Ketchikan, Alaska



Two things rarely seen in NYC: a phone booth and 24 hour parking.



Yes, you can walk through the tunnel, besides drive through it. Stay on your side of the rail, please.



Morning frost on Ketchikan Creek's King Salmon statue.



It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.



As the bumper sticker suggests, "Alaska Girls Kick Ass". (license altered)



Frost on moss!



The famous totem with the boy stuck in a clam...at Saxman, Alaska.



The sun sets on this scene and on my trip. I hope you enjoyed seeing a bit of it.

Frosted Totem

On this December morning, we find frost on the Newman Totem in Ketchikan, Alaska.




Stay tuned tomorrow for a special ALASKA "THURSDAY THIRTEEN".
Yes, 13 photos from my November trip to Ketchikan.
Oh, gee, you will have to scroll...

Morning Frost

Ketchikan, Alaska--I woke to morning frost with Deer Mountain in the background, as I packed my gear. Yes, the Alaska trip has come to an end.

Thanks for continuing to view New York Nitty-Gritty in spite of the Alaska photos. Not immediately but soon, we shall return to regular programming.

Tongass 3

Tongass Trading Company, Ketchikan, Alaska, has 3 stores in close proximity to each other, all right near where the cruise ships land. These bright-colored, fish-themed numbers help distinguish the stores from each other and attract "visitors".

The Tunnel

The Tunnel in Ketchikan, Alaska...and, it was all yellow.