another iris

Yet another iris

This one seemed to have a little brown in it.

is it me or are the squirrels insane?

suntanning ... hanging from trees like bats?

Great day for sunning

Even the squirrels seem to think so!

don't get me to lying

I don't know what the hell is going on here. And there were two girls in bikinis and paint running with him (but they're blocked by the guy in black).

sea of blue

my garden

lettuces, onions, tomatoes, sage, thyme, rosemary, strawberries, cilantro, mint, oregano, dill, parsley, lavender, basil ... all in pots

green beer!

Dogfish Head Verdi Verdi Good - beer brewed with spirulina to make it naturally green. And the second concoction has Guinness floated over it, which we're calling "Black Irish."

NYC Wildlife

Traditional subway rat (a small one) in a Chinese food takeout box at West 4th Street









Same rat, to the left of box








A severed bird's head in front of our Labor Relations building; that can't be a good omen.

The sun also rises

Volleyball!

I play volleyball at least once a week. We usually have to wait around while other games finish before starting ours.

Happy New ... ?

Tickertape & confetti is so much more enjoyable when it isn't 20 degrees out. (Broadway on Broadway)

No. Just no.

I could rant about "muffin-tops", low-rise jeans, and assless women, but it's all been said before.

I hate cicadas

Tiny Dancer

This dog stood on its hind legs and danced for everyone coming out of the coffee shop this morning.

Crapcam goes to the beach!

Robert Moses State Park.
It really was that empty at 8 a.m., but by 2 p.m., when I left, it started to fill up.
Amazing that it's 84 degrees at the shore, when it's 98 degrees in the city.

Crapcam goes to the country

Moo.

Fashion?

Why anyone would think these jeans are a good idea, or attractive, is beyond me.

Big Apple BBQ

Typical NYC street fair scene:
this is at the Big Apple BBQ in Madison Square Park on 6/11/05.

If you're going to be ignorant ...

A picture of nothing from my commute. But I'm
overhearing a conversation between 2 guys arguing that, with few exceptions, basketball team are named after ...