It's Getting to Look a Lot Like...

Mid December and the days are getting shorter
and the dawn coming later...

The birds are enjoying the last red berries on the trees outside our building. (Top right is a blur of one flying away!)

I always like nice skeletal trees.

Bird and building...

Time for shopping - or window shopping anyway. Here is Myers of Keskwick, the English shop on Hudson Street bursting with cool stuff to eat - mostly chocolate!

An angel in the barber shop in London Terrace

and a swanky French shop in the same building.

This is Buster in Crate and Barrel - I like shops that let the dog in...

Anyway, he was very bemused by the faux forest creatures

especially the owl!

Some apples on a very old English plate. Sort of reminds me of home!

Almost Thanksgiving

According to another cop who did not want to be photographed, these are 
New York's sexiest cops. 
Mr. September, October etc.
Anyway they look pretty cheerful hanging out in Union Square.

I went to Dean and Delucca in Soho yesterday to buy olives.

The cashier was very cheerful there too.

These birds caught my eye in a rather crunchy granola looking shop.

As did this little, real bird hopping round in the drizzle.

A pleasant surprise when I got home....

........a  package of presents from India, via Norway.

Britt-Arnhild is a wonderfully generous friend and blogger supreme.

Look at the astounding richness of the purple in the scarf!

A Philosophical Walk by Central Park

The other afternoon I went to the Frick Collection with my daughter in law.
Such an amazing collection of the most exquisite European paintings and sculpture. How delightful to be able to go shopping and buy almost anything you want - and have a nice 5th Avenue Mansion to put it in.



Then we walked along 5th Avenue by the park and came upon this stone bench with all the birds enjoying it - of course most of them were photo-shy and flew away.
It was a most delightful late August afternoon. Bright but not too hot.



Then this war memorial at 67th Street to soldiers of the 7th Regiment killed in the First World War..........



And finally a glimpse into the little zoo with the children enjoying the last days of summer freedom.
Much to ponder.

Flora and Fauna of Chelsea

Dog coats are on sale on 9th Avenue as spring approaches.
Skippy never had a sweater - though some people suggested he should.
Some of the dogs here are fashionistas.



Clivia and orchids.
Oh my!



The florist on the corner of 9th Avenue and 22nd Street always has astoundingly tasteful flowers that one lusts after - but doesn't buy.



I'm not quite sure what the nail parlor has to do with flora and fauna except they always do have pretty nice flowers there both real and artificial.
The real attraction is the joy of a pedicure.
And a massage.




Pigeons - lots of them - live here too, and hang out on the lawns by Penn South.
There are squirrels as well.
Yesterday I saw a cardinal between here and the now defunct small Clearview Cinema on 23rd Street.