Daily Snapshots: September 2004

Why Lie? I Need A Beer!!

September.27.2004 : 42nd Street near Broadway
Gotta hand it to them. At least they're being truthful.

September 30, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack

Pokemon Camera

September.29.2004
No more hassles when taking pictures around bridges, government buildings, etc.!

No more being shy when taking pictures of people!

No more sneaking shots with pen cameras, phone cameras or disguising your camera!

No more stupid camera questions!

This is the ultimate solution!!!

(This was posted in jest in response to Being Sneaky)

September 29, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack

Apple Picking

September.26.2004 : Masker Orchards
It's that time of the year again, when the apples are ripe for picking! We took a 45 minute drive to Masker Orchards which is located in Warwick, NY. They have many varieties of apples, but we're most interested in the Red Delicious.

With all of the rain and the not-so-hot summer, the Red Delicious apples were humongous! We ended up with 4 filled-to-the-brim bags of apples. We made our usual stop of getting cider donuts and stopping in the old barn for some goodies. Since we'd finished picking our apples early, before 11am, we'd missed out on all the great activities like hayrides, horse rides, face painting, etc., which all usually starts around noon.

On our way out, we even picked up a free bottle of cider, courtesy of a free cider coupon we'd received in the mail!

September 29, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack

Hidden Message?

September.23.2004 : V*NYL Restaurant, 9th Avenue and 54th Street
Reminds me of the Ishihara Test for color blindness, which is a circle filled with color dots and if you're not color blind, you can see the number which is a different color than the surrounding color dots.

September 28, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Solitude

September.22.2004 : 55th Street and 8th Avenue

September 27, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Faded Notes

September.22.2004 : 53rd Street between Broadway & 8th Avenue
These faded musical notes are on the outside exit wall of Roseland Ballroom.

September 26, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Reflections

September.20.2004 : On 6th Avenue, somewhere near 50th Street

September 25, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack

99 Bottles of Liquor on the Wall...

September.16.2004 : Ruby Foo's on Broadway between 49th & 50th Streets

This was taken looking through the front window into the restaurant. Click on the image to see a larger image.

Photo Friday entry "Patterns"

September 24, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack

Hold For Demo

September.23.2004 : 54th Street and 8th Avenue
Not 100% positive, but from the side label it appears there will be a demo of this product at Gristedes Supermarket on Saturday, 9/25/2004.

September 24, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Grass Man

September.04.2004 : Mott Street near Canal Street in Chinatown
... and I don't mean the kind you can smoke!

It's amazing how resourceful people can be. He's created an amazing variety of insects, birds and dragons from "grass." My daughter, Samantha, was happy with her little cricket.

Here are some closeups (crops), look at the wonderful detail each one has:

Clicking on the one below will display a larger version:

September 23, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack

Bombay Dreams Donates $10,000 to Children's Hope

September.22.2004 : 53rd Street and Broadway
The cast members of Bombay Dreams are standing outside of the Broadway Theatre, documenting their $10,000 donation to Children's Hope.

September 22, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Liquid Colors

September.19.2004
It's a Galileo thermometer.

September 22, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack

Bags

September.19.2004
They all belong to my daughter, Samantha.

September 21, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Tickle Me Elmo... Not!

September.17.2004 : Spotted on 47th Street and Broadway
Poor Elmo, suffering such an indignity!
Photo Friday entry "Furry"

September 20, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack

Ivan's Wrath

September.18.2004 : Somewhere on the West Side Highway 20040918_flooding_1

Location: Somewhere along South Street on 9/18/2004 20040918_flooding_2

Even though Ivan was no longer a hurricane or even a tropical storm, the remnants of Ivan still packed strong winds and dumped sheets of rain.

Early in the morning we had to travel into the city today, and it was flooded everywhere. We live outside of the city and before leaving for the city, we lost electricity intermittently (and later for about 2 hours when we were in the city) and there were plenty of downed trees. It was slow going on the West Side Highway and on the east side along South Street, it was bad for the parked cars.

At times the wipers couldn't keep up with clearing the windshield. Normally we use our all-wheel drive Subaru Legacy Wagon, fortunately we decided instead to drive our Mercedes ML320 SUV. People may bash SUVs as a gas guzzler but at times like these, it's foolish to drive anything else.

September 19, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

NYC Drinking Water - Sampling Station

September.03.2004 : 57th Street between 3rd & 2nd Avenues
I didn't even know these existed! The decision to take photos every day, when possible, really makes you view your surroundings through the lens of your camera. And that's before bringing the camera to your eye and taking the shot!

September 18, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Giant Robot In Times Square

September.16.2004 : 44th Street and Broadway
This was spotted at 7:30am on my way to work. It was located between the Toys 'R Us store and the Good Morning America studios. It's a promotion for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

September 17, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Bast

September.02.2004 : Somewhere on West 50th Street 20040902_bast

I couldn't make up my mind which one to post, a closeup shot of the door or the wide shot. This was inside a little front courtyard with a wrought iron fence and gate.

September 16, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Knock! Knock!

September.02.2004 : Somewhere on West 54th Street
I thought this made for an interesting shot. Peeling paint and a shiny brass padlock.

September 9, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Kill Ricky: Volume 1

September.03.2004 : 58th Street between 8th Avenue & Broadway

September 9, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Philly's Cheese Steaks

August.31.2004 : 7th Avenue between 48th & 49th Street
It's a little hole-in-the-wall and lines can get long, but it's worth the wait. I'm salivating just writing this and thinking about it!

September 8, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Whoops...

September.03.2004 : Somewhere in Central Park
I guess the hand is quicker than the eye! I wasn't aware I'd caught this. His hand was on her face a moment ago.

September 7, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack

Let's Boogie!

September.01.2004 : 58th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues
It's a humorous sculpture. Seeing it will bring a smile to your face.

September 6, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Temptation

September.01.2004 : Associated Market on 57th Street
One of my weaknesses.

September 5, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Three Vases

September.01.2004 : Southeast corner of Central Park

September 5, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

It Ain't Over

September.03.2004 : Southwest corner of Central Park
This is a day after the Republican National Committee. It reads "Really Not Convincing... Get Out Promptly... Not Your City."

September 4, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Look Up!

September.01.2004 : 58th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues
I got dizzy just looking up to take this shot.

September 4, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack

Electric Banana Bar

September.02.2004 : 50th Street between 9th & 10th Avenues
A cool sign! The place is shuttered and appears to be out of business.