Tag Archives: NY

Empire State!

On Saturday, we took my stepdaughter to the top of the Empire State Building for the first time. It was one of those crisp, clear-blue-sky days, and this is what the view looked like: It was cool and windy, but … Continue reading

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Some new textures

While tooling around Queens, NY, recently, I spotted this vintage Ford Falcon: (I’ve blurred the license plate with Photoshop to protect the owner’s privacy.) Thought it might be fun to apply some Photoscape cross processing and vignetting for a more … Continue reading

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Meanwhile, back in Flushing….

Photographed in Asian markets, Flushing, NY August 2010 © pearls and prose

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Fresh produce and “I’m not a spy!”

Does anyone know what these are? They look an awful lot like melons, but are the size of apples and oranges. I love the color of this also-unnamed vegetable. Gotta’ love these peppers…. Doesn’t this Chinese eggplant look like a … Continue reading

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Sweet stuff

Welcome back to the Asian markets in Flushing, NY. While there, we stepped into a bakery and drooled over these: It was really close to lunchtime, so we settled on a blender drink made of fresh watermelon and ice. Delicious. … Continue reading

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Back from vacation

Hi, everyone…I’m back. We had a nice little getaway to New York and Cape Cod, and I have just a few photos. I really tried to restrain myself, as it was a vacation and not a photography trip. But it’s … Continue reading

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