January 30, 2009.

I was going out to lunch and noticed a cute birdhouse outside a neighborhood firehouse station.

And as I continued my walk to the Whole Foods on the Bowery, I noticed a few interesting graphic labels.

January 27, 2009.

January 23, 2009.

I was down near City Hall.  I had climbed up the stairs from the R and W train station when I noticed a parked car with the following license plate.

Who did this person think they are?  Bruce Wayne?  By the way, the license plate was on a Ford Taurus.  

January 22, 2009.

This morning while walking to the office, I noticed  an ice crater filled with icy water.  I thought it was pretty cool that there was in in the street like that.

I was also up in the Midtown area to run an errand and immediately saw these bright elements.  There's nothing like twinkle lights in trees, to brighten up a busy street in midtown.

And how can anyone miss this gianormous bright snowflake!?

January 21, 2009.

Saw a toy horse stranded upside down.  I guess  child had lost his or her toy while mommy was in a store.

January 18, 2009.

It snowed again in NYC.  It snowed a little bit more.  I spotted a family making a snowman in Union Square.  The end product wasn't that attractive. In fact, it was kind of creepy looking.

But not all the snowmen were creepy.  I found one really cute one.  He was small and just adorable.  He had a bright yellow paper hat too!  He was sitting on top of the picnic tables on the north end of Union Square, near the playground.

The animals were out an about in Union Square foraging for food.  

There was also an abundance of sparrows; can you find them?

And we can't forget about the pigeons.  I was lucky enough to encounter a white pigeon amongst snow. 

In Jersey City, the snow was covered in pigeon tracks when I got off at Exchange Place.  It was pretty cool looking but they weren't the only tracks laid in the snow.

That one above is mine footprint in a pair of North Face boots.  I wasn't expecting to sink my feet as deep as it went.  I thought the previous snow would have frozen over or something.

This one isn't so much a footprint but the power of what salt can do against snow...

And here we have a lonesome seagull just hanging out, waiting for a handout.

January 15, 2009.

The first coldest day of 2009 in NYC!  And we had a bit of snow but as usual, it melted faster than it snowed.  I didn't mind the cold too much because of the snow but once the snow started to melt away into grey slush, the temperature dropped lower and lower.  I was able to snap some snowy pictures before all the snow melted.

In the evening, I met with some friends for dinner in the Greenwich Village area.  I used to hang out in that area and I miss all the neat little restaurants and shops and brownstones.

We had dinner at a great little French restaurant called Tartine.  It's on the corner of 4th Street and 11th Street.  We sat right up at the dessert display.  I totally recommend this restaurant but I must warn you that they do not accept credit cards so better head to the nearest bank or ATM and take out some cash.

January 11, 2009.

As suspected, the snow melted but because it's still cold, whatever remained of the snow turned into ice.

Snow on the lawns at Union Square Park.

Squirrel foraging for food.

Icicles hanging from a scaffolding pipe.

Icicles hanging from a scaffolding pipe.

January 10, 2009.

First snow fall of the year.  It was pretty lame.  We didn't get very much accumulation, at least in the metropolitan area.

I took this picture because I just liked the colors of the skeins of yarn against a dreary grey city background; plus you see some of snow has collected on them, too.

And the city is never without its' many crazy characters roaming the streets.  I saw this man in Union Square.  He was wearing a body suit made of plastic bags.  At first, I thought he was homeless but then I noticed a group of people following him.  One them had a video camera recording his every move.