Day 107: Portrait of a Blizzard

I got into O'hare yesterday and I landed in the middle of a snowstorm. A massive, stormy, freezing, blustery, snowy snowstorm. Every gate was jammed with people sitting around waiting for flights that may or may not take off. Ever. And thus baggage claim was EMPTY. I think this captured the whole episode very well.

day 107: a fresh coat

today new york got a lovely sprinkle of snow. it started in the afternoon with some GINORMOUS snowflakes! (which I soon discovered do not photograph well...)

i caught this on my way home. I had a lot of other fabulous pictures of snow falling with new york buildings in the background and they were all very lovely, but there was something about the mix of out of focus objects and the one focused bag in the middle that I really liked. You know me and my blur obsession!

gnight!

Day 106 is confused

Christmas trees and Palm trees. That's how we roll here.

Ps. Sorry this is late. Shit happens.

day 106: tanks, ah!

TANKS TO U!!!!

this reminded me of hawaii in a big way! this is how we speak da pidgin, ah bra! (i'm not crazy, i swear)

while trying to capture this picture the guy driving this truck stopped to hoot and holler and yell inappropriate things at me, further fueling my fear of truck drivers and construction workers. oh, what a day.

gnight all

Day 105 takes comfort in growth

These houses weren't here last time I was. They went up pretty fast. Some people don't like all the new construction around here. I think it's kind of nice.

day 105: i think someone lost a bra

welcome to the "why are there bra's hanging in that window?" edition of pho[365].

Its funny what you find when you go exploring new york. did you guys know this was an actual place? like.... not only in that movie of the same name? i swear i had no idea. oh, what a sheltered life i live!

enjoy!

Day 104 fills it right

We stopped at PMH tonight for a good old fashioned slice of Prima (there's just no other kind to get) and noticed this on the soda fountain. It's a little hard to read but the directions are as follows:

1. Fill to here with ice.
2. Fill to here with beverage.

Thankfully they give instructions for two kinds of cups. Fill it right!

day 104: i have no idea what this means

this begs the question, just how long was this person waiting for the 1 train for this poetic, academic, epic wisdom to happen? In any case, I stared at this for quite sometime and can say with absolute confidence that I have no idea what it means. at all. any takers??

Day 103 is appreciating the small things

My mom has had this big bowl of marbles in our dining room for many years now. I never really understood what it was for but sometimes I like to just look at it. I think marbles are fascinating and weirdly beautiful. It's been a very hard day and tonight was (in many ways) a time to be thankful for the all the little, common things in life. The bowl of marbles is just one of them.

day 103: canal st. memories

This is the iconic idea of chinatown to me. I remember it was the reason I went down to Canal St. the first time in my life when I was in HS just visiting new york. And here it is still... its funny how new york never changes but then it seems different from day to day.

ah, new york.

gnight!

day 102: the red, white and blue of it

i must confess, it was a nice change to see something non-holiday on the streets of new york. not that i don't looooove the holidays and all things tinsel, santa and reindeer but sometimes new york goes a little tooooo far and it looks like the holidays just threw up over the city.... and this was a welcome change. I still would like to know who has this kind of time. was someone bored or was this a rogue art project?? i just don't know.

gnight!

Day 102 is having a Charlie Brown Christmas

Menlo Park is alight with holiday cheer. Driving around tonight we found many eye-catching, cheer-inducing, Energy-draining displays that were very impressive. But none beat this masterpiece. We actually stopped the caravan of cars and got out to marvel (this is what we do in PA). The whole front yard is Peanuts-themed and this is just a very small section of the display. It's truly magnificent. And might I add that while "freezing" in the "cold" of the December in California, I zipped up my sweatshirt all the way and shivered in my flip flops. Because that's how we roll.

Day 101 got back on the horse

I tried for the blur again. It's still not quite right. Maybe AVH will give me lessons (or a new camera) when I'm in New York. For now, I think it's kinda cool. No? Just me? I'll keep trying....

day 101: not standin', ya'll

ahh, signage. don't you love it. new york really takes care of their signage. not only did someone WANT to stand where this sign once was.... they knocked the sign down. just to, ya know, show it who's boss. ya, take that sign!