Lime bloom almost larger than life.
Since getting back to New York, I've been thinking a lot about black and white photography. Cait O'Connor mentioned Vivian Maier whose amazing work I wasn't familiar with. How grumpy and gloomy so many people look. So now I want to photograph New Yorkers in black and white too. Watch out for my experiments...
But it's June still (well, just about) and the tree pits and the roof offer me orange cosmos and oregano, pansies and blue salvia.
Well, hmm....this character has been loose in the neighborhood for years. It must take him ages to get ready every morning for his performance - his life. Maybe next time I'll ask him his name.
How to make your rice salad more interesting than it really is: add turmeric to the water. Add violas and parsley.
The same goes for potato salad...
Union Square is ablaze with wildflowers
and snapdragons and blackeyed Susans.
The makers of plastic things like bold colors too
but then so does Gretchen.
