November mosaic

Another month down! This month was easier for me than October was. Interesting.

November 30: patriotism

The latest in my series of abused flags.

November 29: dawn

Also, Happy Birthday, Sean!

November 28: subway

On my way home.

November 27: kicks

Hello Brooklyn! (alternate technicolor version here)

November 26: bubble

November 25: graffiti

November 24: harvest

November 23: china

P.S. Happy Birthday, Mom!

November 22: lighthouse

Happy Thanksgiving! We went up to Westchester to visit family and I snapped a couple of pics while we were stuck in traffic, including this shot and my runner-up pic for today.

November 21: steeple

Sacred Heart church in Carroll Gardens, against the twilit sky.

I have a runner-up pic for today as well.

November 20: stitches

November 19: china

November 18: Zoe

Extreme dog close-up.

November 17: sign

I like this sign. I don't know if it's the paradox of having an ad for floors up against the sky, or just the geometry of it, or what.

November 16: moon

November 15: cornucopia

I'm not entirely happy with this picture, but I've tried several times to take some photos of these mini squashes, and this is the best I've been able to do. The gourds are piled in a basket on our dining table as a festive seasonal decoration.

November 14: shoes

My green running shoes. The lining is too cute for words (see?).

November 13: mirror

Another rainy day reflection.

November 12: attention

At least there's a warning.
(Sign in the Canal St subway station.)

November 11: autumn

The leaves are finally changing color here.

November 10: turning

I love the traces of green left on this tiny leaf.

(In the background you can see the blue dog-doo bag on the left, and my sneakers on the right! Oops!)

November 9: wired

Another pattern I like.

November 8: geometry

I like all the shapes in these wheels, as well as the reflection.

November 7: demolition

We figure the guy with the hose is probably getting paid at least $25/hour.

Remember this poster? Well, it used to be on the demolished building whose remains you see here. I guess it's gone now. Good thing I took that pic when I did!

November 6: puddle

This caught my eye as I strolled down Broome Street at lunchtime today. It rained a lot this morning before then clearing out.

November 5: payphone

I took this pic partly for the NYC photo scavenger hunt that I mentioned earlier, and partly because I dig this guy's Indiana Jones hat.

November 4: run

I'm not absolutely certain, but I think the runner in the blue shirt here is Martin Lel, who went on to win the NYC Marathon this year! More marathon pics here (and in Flickr).

NYC marathon

Today was the NYC marathon. Gorgeous day. I love to go watch the marathon. I'm amazed by the sheer numbers of runners, many of whom write their names and the names of people for whom they are running on their shirts. I'm amazed by the outlay of city resources: police on duty, roads closed, sanitation workers doing overtime. I'm amazed by the enthusiasm and excitement of the crowd, shouting encouragement and cheering for runners they don't even know. It all makes me feel good about NYC, about people, about life.

Runners...















(I think I even snapped Martin Lel from Kenya, the men's winner! Click here to see.)

Cops...





Spectators...

















P.S. I love the marathon so much, I am thinking about trying to run it myself. Maybe this would be a good goal for my 35th year of life (2009). We'll see.

November 3: lunatique

"LUNATIC DOG"
Aren't they all, really?

November 2: stripes

Another gorgeous sunset.

November 1: hibiscus

I felt like I had taken a lot of pictures of my hibiscus plants, but when I looked back, there were only two. So I think it's fine to post another one. I do like my hibiscus plants.