Quiet Street

January 22, 2010 | Filed Under City Streets and Sidewalks | 18 Comments

Actually, it wasn’t so quiet. A minute before I took the photo a lot of pedestrian traffic passed by me: Two men who looked like they were going to work, a father and his two daughters, a lady and her dog (a Springer Spaniel); a young school boy who looked like he was half asleep. Everyone seemed to have some place to go. Not far were sounds of cars driving by.

Paz

Building Top

January 21, 2010 | Filed Under Apartment Buildings, Autumn/Fall, Motion Thursday, Photo Blogging Theme Day | 12 Comments

Today is Thursday and I usually participate in the photo blogging theme day event, Motion Thursday. However, I haven’t been able to take any shots of any subjects in motion this week. Actually, I haven’t been able to take any photos this week. So, here’s something from the archives. Here are two photos I took back in December 2009 (Autumn/Fall). Which one do you prefer — the photo with the leaves or without? I couldn’t make up my mind (as usual).

Stop by MOTION THURSDAY to see photos of motion and participate, if you’d like.

Paz

Ninety

January 19, 2010 | Filed Under Apartment Buildings, Harlem | 9 Comments

Apartment building.

Paz

Ruby Tuesday

January 19, 2010 | Filed Under Nature in NYC, Photo Blogging Theme Day, Ruby Tuesday | 13 Comments

Photo taken December 2009.

Paz

Ruby Tuesday. Check it out!

ShelterBox

January 17, 2010 | Filed Under Announcements, Disaster Relief Organizations, ShelterBox | 8 Comments

The contents of a ShelterBox

I’d already made a donation to help with the disaster relief efforts in Haiti. Then I read about ShelterBox USA on Jai and Bee’s blog, Jugalbandi. ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that helps people, worldwide, when a disaster strikes. They provide boxes that contain a tent and other necessities, like thermal blankets, waterproof ponchos, stove, pans, utensils, water containers, tool kits, children school supplies and more. They’ve helped in several several countries, ranging from Afghanistan, Angola, Dominican Republic, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Louisiana, Mississippi to Zambia and more. I liked what they do, so I made a donation to them.

There are many charitable organizations collecting funds to help victims of the Haitian earthquake but I thought I’d share the information about ShelterBox with you. If you would like to help those affected by the disaster in Haiti and haven’t done so yet, you may want to consider making a donation to ShelterBox. Even if you have already made a donation elsewhere, you may want to consider making a second donation to ShelterBox. Every contribution, no matter how big or small, helps them help others in their time of need.

If you’re interested in learning more about Shelterbox USA and would like to make a donation, go here. The main headquarters is based in the United Kingdom. In addition to the United States, there are also chapters in Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Switzerland, New Zealand and Denmark. You can find the web sites for these countries at this link.

The contents of the ShelterBox provides a roof, basic supplies and six months of clean drinking water for ten people in Haiti. They need shelter and help now. So, let’s help them now (In the comments section on the donation page, state that you want your donation to go to Haiti.).

Thanks,

Paz