Pumpkin carvings

What fun! Amazing.

Car covered in Autumn

I love this time of year.

Everyone and everything wearing

the latest fashion.

A la mode.

Bottle Stairs

How come I can go up and down these stairs, many times a day, but it takes having a camera in my hand to stop and notice them? (And how come every contractor, wall-builder, stair-maker doesn't say, "Hey, let's make some stairs out of sheets of glass and green bottles?" How come?)

Coffee House Skeleton

Our new local coffee house is ready for Dia De Los Muertos.

Tennis Ball Appeal

I don't understand the appeal, but by Donkey's reaction, this is a one-of-a-kind something special.

Fooled me

For years  I saw this on the phone pole in front of our house and would wonder how a "key" got there and why; I never really "looked" at it though until today when I decided to take a picture of it for the blog and actually discovered it wasn't a key at all; made me laugh at myself.

Persimmon Shelf

We have a little slope in the backyard that is supported by these cinder blocks. It used to be covered in ivy. The other day, I cleared it all away. A squirrel seems to have decided that it makes a good shelving unit.

Hmm . . . gives me an idea . . . .

parrots

These 2 parrots stopped for a breather in our walnut tree.

Succulents

What I love about succulents . . .
you can ignore them, never water them, not even glance at them . . .
but they will keep on going, no matter what, just waiting to surprise you when you least expect it.

Mask

Reminds me of a Harlequin mask- just in time for Halloween

Praying Mantis

Rescued this guy from being run over by one of the pool patrons; not sure if he appreciated it but I appreciated him striking a pose for me.

Bamboo

The Wish Jar

This is a wish jar. It's been on top of the fridge for many years. The idea was for everyone to put in a wish every day. Of course, that lasted about a week, then we mostly forgot. Today is D's birthday. We got down the wish jar and laughed as we read through and remembered those old wishes. Then, we all wrote new ones and added them to the jar. Those wishes will stay a secret, until the next birthday when (if I can remember) we'll take down the jar again, read those wishes, and add some more to the wish jar.

Stony Teeth

This ring of stones always reminds me of 

jagged teeth.

Home pharmacy

Seems like the top of our TV has become a make shift pharmacy

Palm Tangle

Hey! Looks like a Zentangle!

Bridges in the Sky

Columbia University Medical Center, NYC.

Sand Mandala

Sand mandala being created in Union Square Park

Everything is temporary.

A beautiful reminder.

Mountain View

When I go to my backyard, first thing I do is turn to the mountains. Sometimes I find myself just standing there, staring, thinking about nothing in particular; my errand that led me to the yard, forgotten.  When I drive home, my car comes around the top of our street and heads down the hill - and I look at the mountains. I must glance at them 20 times each day. Often, I don't even realize that I'm turning to find them - until I find myself standing, staring, forgetting.

Toy Boats in Central Park