Attack of the Puffster

A friend of mine thought it would be funny to put her bird Puffy on my head. Cute bird, fun musical churp. . . very pointy claws. And it was at that point that Puffy decided to clamp down with both claws to (im guessing) let me know he was there. (which explains the goofier than usual look on my face. . .Later, crapped on my leg on his way down -- which amused my dogs when i got home. For some reason, the birds in the back yard just dont let them get close enough for them to know what that smell was. (i cant imagine why). . .

NY2006 -- Skyline at Night

Finally did figure out how to get to the top of 30 Rock.

At street level, it was 30 degrees w/ a light wind. At 70+ floors up, it was 30 degrees and like having the windows open while driving down the interstate. . .

The Empire State Building, with the city and landing airplanes in the background. . .

. . .of the rest of New York City skyline. . .

. . . blue backlist towers at the top of the windblown 30 Rock.

NY2006 -- Rockefeller Center Decked out for the Holidays

It was a very crowded night at Rockefeller Center, but i managed to push my way to the front to get a few pics of the iconic decorations. . . (More at: http://www.christoperj.com/2006/12/ph-ls-ny-rockefeller-center-decked-out.html)

The Christmas Tree over the ice skating rink. . .

. . .the Prometheus statue beneith the Christmas Tree. . .

. . .This is actually the Saks building across the street from Rockefeller Center, but i thought it looked cool.

NY2006 -- Random Run-in with Keith Olbermann

On the way through the door to 30 Rock, i see Keith Olbermann walking out the other.
After shaking off the "what the hell, was that?!?" -- i think to myself that i shouldnt be that idiot who when they see a celeb they throw away both tact & shame as they run & tackle their target in ways that call for both restraining orders & weaponry. And then I realize I had a camera. So I do a quick 180.

And that was just about the moment in time that I went in to stupid fan mode, talking like I needed meds or a refresher hooked-on-phonics course.

That aside, he smiled and was very polite about the whole thing. Little standoffish, but far less than im sure I would be if somebody random came up to me on the street. I asked him if he minded if I took a pic, and he said sure w/o hesitation. Thus the 'sticking the camera out at the end of the arm and pointing it back trying to get everybody in frame’. . .

NY2006 -- Radio City Music Hall Decked out for the Holidays

Some more random pics of my random trek through the city -- this time when i came across Radio City Music Hall. . .

From the front. . .

. . .across the street in front of the News Corp building.

NY2006 -- Times Square at Night

Times Square pics from my random walk on the last night in NY City. . .

The north end of Times Square. . .

. . .the south side of Times Square, where the New Years Eve ball drops. ABC Studios are on the left. . .

. . .the Lowes Theater and Virgin Megastore in Times Square.

November Winter Blast

Weather around here went from 80 degrees and sunny to 30 degrees and ice the next day. All of the news channels made it sound like the end of the world. Drivers started running into trees before the ice even started, and supermarkets got cleared out. Wasnt as bad as forecasted, but hopefully its a sign of a decent winter this year. . .

Forecasts were for a couple of inches. . . but only a light dusting actually stuck to the car. . .

Light snow on the house. . .

. . .small icicles over the edge.. . .

. . .light snow on the front bushes. . .

. . .and on the car. . .

. . .and on the doghouse. . .

. . .frozen water dish. . .

. . .snow in the backyard. . .

. . .and over the back fence. . .

. . .sun going down.