Inspirational walk sign

Participated in the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk; inspirational day.

Tile

Took notice of this dated tile flooring.

Missing a trip with Lily

My camera is refusing to work again. This time around, I really am going to go buy a new one. But in the meantime, I've got a photo a day to post. Looking through my photos, I noticed that I miss my niece . . . .

Last May, my niece asked me to drive across the country with her. The previous September, I had driven with her from California to Massachusetts where she was going to spend a year in college. We had such an amazing trip, what we both thought we would only be experiencing together once. After her school year in Massachusetts, she was planning on driving back home to California with a friend, but those plans fell apart at the last minute. So she called me. And I was sooo glad she did. I have never had so much fun driving for hours and hours each day. On both trips we camped most of the way, and stopped off at as many places of interest that we could jam into the few days we had.

She stayed in-state this year so I didn't have the opportunity to take a cross-country trip with her this year, and gosh darn it, I missed it! I wonder if I can somehow figure a way to get her to move back and forth across the country every year, just so that I get to take that trip with her.

Welcoming Steps

Lincoln Center, NYC

Steps with a cool digital display

Welcoming guests from many nations.

Neat.

Asparagus

A rose is a rose

Was in awe by this two toned rose; I have never seen a rose like this before-gorgeous.

Spy Car

Saw this funny little car and it reminder me of something from Get Smart; not sure what kind of car this is but found it amusing.

Ugly Business of Life

I try my best to notice the pretty things, the interesting things, the inspiring things. But some days all I can notice is the business of life not yet taken care of.

'nuff said (in 2 languages)

Mushroom

Rarely see wild mushrooms and if I wasn't paying attention might have trampled over this one.

GET OVER HERE!

I went into the library to return a book. On the shelf near the entrance was a sign that read:

"Free. Please Take."

Uh, oh. I knew I was in trouble.

It might as well have yelled out:

"HEY JEANIE! GET OVER HERE!"

Apparently, the slide library was being tossed. Sigh.

And of course, I took a big box home with me.

You can only see one layer of slides. There's more underneath.

Flower Power

Stairwell Guy

Found this guy in the stairwell at Otis.

May Day is Lei Day

Celebrating May Day/Lei Day here in NYC with beautiful lei--

gifts from lovely friends who are also lovely hula dancers. 

Feeling blessed.

Squirrel

This squirrel seemed to be welcoming me went I wen for a walk in his park. Quite the greeter.

Poor Donkey

Donkey's been walking around with a 3 inch deep hole in chest. What?! I know!

I don't know how long he's been like that. Only noticed it because he was licking it, and licking it, and licking it.

This is a dog that hardly leaves my side. When did he have a chance to impale himself? And on what? 

Don't know what's worse, from a dog's point of view - mysteriously impaling yourself, having to go the vet for a little minor surgery, or having to wear a ridiculous "Elizabethan Collar" and your owners laughing at you while they take your picture for the web.

Quail

When I was growing up, I would stand on our balcony facing our back yard and in the early morning hours I could see quails running across the yard and it always delighted me so when I saw this lone quail in the drive way at my mom's house in the central coast, I was taken back to a time long gone yet just as delighted.

Kite festival

Kite festival; Mary Poppins would've had a wonderful time.

Sweat Peas, Finally!

Can you see it? There's a sweat pea growing up right in the middle of my jasmine! For a couple years I've been picking seeds from the wild sweat peas on the hill. I just toss them around in my yard. I figure, if they can grow wild, they should be able to figure out what to do in my backyard. Finally!

tree

Found this piece from an old fallen tree fascinating.