L - Life on the other side - My cat Missy does not get out onto the street and has to stay behind the gate in our garden (1 part me being a worried owner and 1 part being the law in my area). She often stares out the the gate dreaming of the other side. So I had the idea of showing her staring out and what is on the other side.
R - Blacklight - As part of the Memorial Day Weekend Drink Fest we went to The Bushwich Country Club to sample their tasty pickle back and some cheesypoofs that they have on the bar! yum! Anyhoo, the bathroom has a black light so all the graffiti glows. I enjoy the "+ other parts"
L - By Candle Light - Average week for me. Winter is here with both it's damp yuk weather and its usual colds and flu! I have succumbed to a cold and have done nothing much more than stay warm indoors. So this is just a cozy photo from the week. Simple.
R - Graffitilicious - You can imagine my delight when I stumbled across this huge graffiti wall on East Houston at Bowery! I took this from the middle of the street with a wide focal length so you can see a little curvature in the street which is fun. I thought the wall was more interesting with the people in the foreground to show some scale.
L - Evil Flower - This is a phone photo but I had to use it. Its a malformed Gerbera flower...with a mutation where one stem has tried to form two heads (they are a single headed flower). It looks Eeeeeviilllll! I thought this was brilliant.
R - A Night at the Theater - We went to our lovely friend Regina's wedding which was very Hollywood Glam and set in a theater. She's an actor, he works in theater so it was very appropriate. I didn't have my SLR, just a wee point and shoot but I got this shot of the photo booth that their photographer had set up. It was so much fun, everyone just grabbed the remote and some props (hats, boxing gloves, whiteboard/pens) and got creative. I soooooo need to have one of these when I get married, such a great idea. I struggled to choose between this photo and another where you can see the smear of the flying bouquet. Fun fun fun evening at the theater!
L - Forever Temporary - The ever changing Hosier Lane in Melbourne is one of my favourite places to go. Something new every time you visit from something small to larger works like this one. Brilliant. Sadly, unlike the what it says it won't be forever and will most likely have developed into something completely different the next time I visit. Love it.
R - Helicopters - First it was the tree pollen, then all the cherry blossoms and now these wee helicopter seeds. I love the way all of the tree related things have fallen and been caught by the uneven pavement sections. The cherry blossom was great and I missed it, but managed to catch this vibrant green.
L - Abstract Glow - I got up early last Saturday and while sitting eating breakfast I saw the wonderful pattern the sun was making as it pushed through the blinds. The colour also just happened all by itself. I like the abstract Bokeh look.....
R - New Hiding Spot - Excuses excuses this week...too many things on not enough hours in the day for editing photos. The other morning little D was sad we were getting ready to go out and he hid behind the curtain in our room with his sad pouty face on :( so dramatic!
L - Sunny Skies and Lazy Days - We had an extra long Easter weekend here with a 5 day weekend. We headed for the hills and explored the mountains up at Falls Creek in Victoria. The cooler climate and mountain air brings the best out of the trees around this area and we saw a lovely array of reds, oranges and yellow. I took a heap of photos but this was my fave of the sun just peaking through the yellow leaves
R - The Lone Tulip - There's a patch of dirt in the neighbourhood where the dogs like to pee. Standing there so proudly is this single yellow tulip screaming to have its photo taken - only the strong survive!
L - Autumnal Art - I was in the city on the weekend at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and while we were waiting to go into the show we saw people sticking stuff to a wall. Intrigued after the show we went over to the wall and could see that people had been picking up the Autumn leaves and sticking them to the wall. How I hear you say! Well the wall has a very thin flow of water running down it and the leaves were sticking to it without being flushed away. I am not sure if this was some sort of intentional installation or it just happened by chance. You never know in Melbourne.
R - Freedom Tower - Cheating a little this week due to my illness and am using a photo from last weekend. So we went for a wee look see of the new World Trade Center construction - 1 WTC or Freedom Tower (and to Century 21 of course). It looks like it's about 1/3 done and is going to be huge and shiny and awesome. There is also a little museum where you can go and see the plans for the site, it looks like there are going to be several new buildings and 2 reflection pools in the old footprints of the original towers. It looks like it's going to be awesome down there, shame it has taken so long to get the construction started.
