Tuesday, December 6, 2011

A Red Letter Day



It's the Feast of St Nicholas, so it seemed rather
 a suitable day for Paz and I to go out scouting for Christmas decorations.....


 How well they chose the color of this door!


A bright red wall with a photoshoot going on inside.
The guy with the ripped torso waved like mad at us.


Still a few stubborn leaves....


 A tasteful simple wreath


one of my favorite windows


and sisters heading home from the florists to their convent on 20th Street.


Then, at lunch time, a first. A hawk on 24th Street seen from our window.
Paz is a great photographer of birds so Robert said he had arranged it specially for her.

If you haven't gone there already see Susanna Gordon's post about
a little town in Canada. My favorite post of the season.





17 comments:

  1. Awww, Elizabeth! Thank you! Well, YOU just made my night. :)

    It's always a pleasure to go strolling through New York with you - in person and via blogland. I really like the photograph of the red trees in front of the red brick buildings. New York is magical during the holidays, isn't it?

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  2. Marvelous photos, Elizabeth. And all so different. Now I must go see Suzanne's post you mention...

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  3. awwwww, NICE !

    I love the Hawk. Beautiful !

    There is/or was a Coppers Hawk that lived by my home but lately a huge Red Tail hawk has moved in and he (?) is twice the size of Winston, my name for the Coopers Hawk. I must keep a better look out to see what is happening. Winston was beautiful and help keep my rodent population in check ! I am sure that the new hawk will do that too but I will miss Winston.

    cheers, parsnip

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  4. A hawk in the city? Interesting!
    I like the color of that red door! :)
    Have a nice day!

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  5. Gosh, Parsnip,
    I had not thought of inviting the hawk inside to deal with the MICE that Buster doesn't seem to deter!

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  6. Each of your photos tells a great tale of New York in early December.

    I wonder if that bird is the same one that another friend saw over in Madison Square Park pluck up a squirrel and fly it up to a tree branch for a leisurely lunch?

    Looking forward to seeing you all soon. xo

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  7. Great seasonal photos. Love the sisters walking down the street with their flowers...so sweet.

    I want to see NY at Christmas time!

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  8. Would be hard to say which is my favourite. Brilliant.

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  9. Whoa! Ms. EWIX! Photos are amazing as usual but more so! WOW the hawk and the little black nuns- Awesome shots!
    I couldn't wait to start you book- I am totally enthralled but must put it down because there are demands being made...can't wait to get back to it- What a fabulous writer you are- wonderful amazing story !
    love,
    me and DEX!

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  10. Elizabeth, that was a fun day. Lots to see and do. It was exciting to have the hunky semi nude guy waving at us. LOL! But I was even more excited about the hawk that sat outside your window. Robert sure knows how to make a gal happy. And of course, I was happy to spend some time with handsome Buster. Love your photos.

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  11. P.S. I enjoyed Susanna's post very much.

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  12. Just beautiful red photos of Christmas decorations!
    It's really a pleasure seeing NY by your eyes.

    I just went to Paz and love all photos too.
    Wishing you, Robert and Buster a nice day.

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  13. Nice to be able to walk around a city and look at things - out west all we can do is drive through neighborhoods and look at lights and decorations on houses. (very little neighborhood walking in Vegas)

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  14. Another lovely walk with you I love the photograph of the leaves. Going off to check Suzanne's post.

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  15. oh my yes
    the photo of the sisters
    with the flowers

    was
    sublime...


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  16. Thanks for that really clean pics. My favorite one is the photo with the leaves. Really nice shot!

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  17. what a great idea, showing New York through the eyes of a New Yorker, not only the tourist pictures but also the real life in the city. It appears much more real like that.

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I look forward to hearing from you!