Creatures of the Subway

I have no idea what's going on in the subway station here!!!

 

Morning temperature: 30 degrees

 

Steps: 10,724

Resolution

My New Year's Resolution is to get my head back on my shoulders.

Morning temperature: 43 degrees

Steps: 6953

The Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread houses in the park again this year.

Morning temperature: 38 degrees

Steps: 8847

Christmas Eve 11PM Times Square

Lots of people out at 11pm on Christmas Eve.  There's a white-ish looking ball near the top of the tower of neon that has the yellow design in it. That circle is the ball that will drop on New Years Eve.

The characters didn't miss the opportunity to earn some cash posing for photos.

Morning temperature: 39 degrees

Steps: 7606

Candy Cane Empire

The candy cane stripe at the top of the Empire State Building is a new part of the light show. They have gotten pretty amazing with the lights.

Merry Christmas!

More Holiday Street Lights

More over the street holiday lights.

Morning temperature: 70 degrees

Steps: 11,615

Christmas Tree

Kind of weird silver stuff in this tree but have you ever seen a Christmas tree skirt that big? I like the shot with the tall buildings in the background.

Morning temperature: 55 degrees

Steps: 7923

The Polar Bear

Morning temperature: 55 degrees

Steps: 9584

Metropolitan Clock Tower

Morning temperature: 42 degrees

Steps: 11,808

Christmas Display?

Morning temperature: 53 degrees

Steps: 8243

Red Empire

Morning temperature: 54 degrees

Steps: 8441

Holiday at Night

Simple lights in my work neighborhood.

Morning temperature: 48 degrees

Steps: 9015

Perfect Tree

This tree is a little too perfect for me!

Morning temperature: 60 degrees

Steps: 9505

Bake Sale

The Bake Sale!

I made: Rocky Road Fudge, Lime Bars, Whoopie Pies, Espresso Cookies, Mocha Fudge. Oreo Rice Krispie Treats, Cupcakes and Christmas cards. All sold well including 55 cards! I might have sold more cards but we had sold 29 prior to the Bake Sale.

Morning temperature: 53 degrees

Steps: 11,123

Simple Lights

These simple lights don't show up so well in the dark photo but I like them. 

Morning temperature: 51 degrees (Is this really December?)

Steps: 9454

Local Decorations

This is a local pub in the neighborhood. It has been family owned and operated since 1936. They always do nice holiday greens and lights. That's on the outside. I wouldn't know what the inside looks like!

Morning temperature: 53 degrees

Steps: 9715

Christmas Tree Lot

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This dark photo shows a Christmas tree lot near home. It's bigger than most sidewalk tree lots because there are no storefronts on the block.

Morning temperature: 42 degrees

Steps: 11,221

Happy Hanukkah

Happy Hanukkah from the Empire State Building!

Morning temperature: 41 degrees

Steps: 12,440

Crafters

The Saturday night crafters & Louise's house page.

Morning temperature: 43 degrees

Steps: 11,179

Tree Corral

I saw these Christmas trees cooped up in a corral this morning. Doesn't seem like a good display for selling!

Morning temperature: 44 degrees

Steps: 11,531

Shopping

Night time shopping at the little Holiday Village.

Morning temperature: 48 degrees

Steps: 9370

Quiet Ride

It's just SO rare to see an empty subway car in the evening that I had to take a quick photo. By the second stop one person joined me and then it was back to normal.

Morning temperature: 48 degrees

Steps: 8106

Christmas Empire

Kind of Christmas-y with a green Empire State Building and lights on the trees.

Morning temperature: 45 degrees

Steps: 8770

Boxcat

Hanging out at home. Elwood was wrapping presents already!

Morning temperature: 36 degrees

Steps: 10,418

A Drink and a Book

Quite a combination: books, booze and cigars.

Morning temperature: 54 degrees

Steps: 8377

Thanksgiving Wreath

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Fall Flowers

This didn't look like fall to me but they were pretty on the weekend.

It's the day before Thanksgiving and the Christmas trees were out for sale yesterday. Usually that is a tradition for the day after Thanksgiving.

Morning temperature: 36 degrees

Steps: 8647

Pumpkin Decorations

These pumpkins were sharing space with the trees along the streets last weekend. Last night they probably got a little frost.

Morning temperature: 34 degrees

Steps: 10,049

Fall Fashion

Is that fall fashion for turkeys...or...should we wear turkey clothes?

Morning temperature: 35 degrees

Steps: 9275

Thanksgiving Preparations

It's beginning to look a lot like Thanksgiving!

Morning temperature: 58 degrees

Steps: 10,245

Cards

More card trials. I wanted santa and the reindeer on the card on the right to be ghostly and faint but maybe they are TOO ghostly and faint!

Morning temperature: 57 degrees

Steps: 9287

Graffiti Truck

Morning temperature: 48 degrees

Steps: 10,745

Times Square

Walked through Times Square the other night. It's still busy and still brightly lit.

Morning temperature: 46 degrees

Steps: 8478

Photo Fun

After the Friday night dinner with most of the craft group. (Someone didn't quite run in to the timer photo in time!) The camera strap was wrapped around a stairwell post. We entertained quite a few passersby as we took a few photos.

Morning temperature: 52 degrees

Steps: 11,699

Feather-y Leaves

From a distance these leaves look like feathers. 

Morning temperature: 55 degrees

Steps: 11,250

Former Fountain

This planter used to be part of a fountain. The water came from the lion's head. Now plants grow in it...sometimes they are more decorative.

Morning temperature: 52 degrees

Steps: 7414

Happy Veteran's Day

Have a great day Veterans! And thank you!

Morning temperature: 50 degrees

Steps: 9237

Autumn Library

This is a little autumn from NYC. The tower is part of the Jefferson Market Library. (I usually take the photos of it from the tower side.) The nice garden behind it is only open limited hours.

Morning temperature: 55 degrees

Steps: 9206

Crafters

Another small bunch of crafters but there was fun to be had. The second photo is a background paper that Christelle stamped...one stamp at a time!

Morning temperature: 48 degrees

Steps: 12,112