stairs

Stairs leading to an old building no longer in use; sort of eerie.

A floral flourish on a flower bed fence

Because in NYC's Upper West Side

it's all about the details.

Red Light in Old Town Pasadena

So glad I had my camera.

waiting

Tossed aside waiting until bedtime cuddling.

Old Door

I came across this old door

laying by the side of the road

Left out for the trash collectors.

It made me sad:

Yes... its days of being a "good door" may be over

But it's still a beautiful

objet d'art.
And oh, the stories it could tell...

Public Access Eating

On my daily walks, I can stop to eat loquats, pick a lemon to use in a marinade for dinner, and gather a bouquet of sweat peas and sunflowers - all growing wild in empty lots or hanging over the boundaries of public access. And if I'm lucky, really lucky, in a few months I'll bring home a couple avocados.

farewell

These 2 young Marines are heading over seas for their first deployment adventure.....

Dog Walker's Prayer

I guess you never know when you might find yourself in need of a good session of prayer. Just in case you might need it, there's a rosary hanging over an empty lot on my hill. After your Hail Marys, please remember to replace it for the next devout dog walker.

Drinking in the rain

pine cones

Here we are weeks away from summer and in my living room still sits a basket full of winter pine cones.

Mystery Squash

What's this? Some kind of squash? I don't know exactly, but it's growing in my garden. I didn't plant it, or the three types of tomatoes growing up next to it. But I plan on eating it. And the tomatoes. Insta-garden!

Accidental Photo: Shoes on Subway

Because I use the camera in my phone,

I sometimes take "Accidental Photos"

(The ones you didn't even realize you'd taken

because your finger was on the button.)

Here's one from the subway:

NYC early summer footwear fashion.

These Shoes

These shoes are made for walking . . . or not.

Staple seamstress

This artist at the Lummis Day Festival today was creating outfits from tablecloths and curtain fabrics armed only with a pair of scissors and a stapler and did some mean Edward Scissorhands moves within around 5 minutes for the ready to wear looks; fascinating!

Ice Cream Truck

Cool?  

Creepy?

Both?

Franklyn's Paints

An artist acquaintance of mine died recently, unexpectedly, and I was asked to take what I could use from his art supplies.

Franklyn was an intense man with glasses and unruly curly hair. "Oh, hello Jeanie," he would say and stop to talk for a few moments, listening closely, considering everything. He sometimes used words I didn't know. One time, I interrupted him to ask him what a particular word meant. He could have decided that I wasn't much worth stopping to talk to, since I couldn't even keep up with his vocabulary. But instead he seemed genuinely impressed that I took the time to ask. I didn't diminish, but instead he made me feel better, and bigger, and stronger. I'm sure he didn't even notice, but I did.

Scissors

Trim?

Turquoise

One of the numerous vendors located on Olvera Street. The rows of turquoise fascinated me.

Coaster

Handwriting on the Wall

Each year my mother made her own very special Christmas cards - crocheted snowflakes, little felt banners proclaiming "Joy" or "Love," tiny handmade wreaths of yarn or fabric scraps. I have a few of them still. But the thing I really love is the part that should have been thrown away - the card she attached that has "Merry Christmas" stamped on the front and her handwriting inside.  I keep it pinned to the wall in my studio.