When I took this photo, I was moving, he was moving (and… well… the camera isn’t working properly)…  but I thought this makes a good photo for Motion Thursday.  

Motion Thursday.

Paz

It’s a very cold but sunny day.   Everyone, if able, walks the streets of the city very quickly to get out of the cold.

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Paz

On New Year’s Eve, we got some unexpected snow.   Well, actually the snow was expected.  However, the time at which it arrived was very unexpected.  The weather forecasters said we’d get rain first and then some snow much later in the day, closer to the evening.   Instead, we got snow very early in the day and then rain, later in the evening.  Around 7 in the morning, everything looked sort of normal outside but an hour later, fat, flurry snowflakes fell and quickly stuck to the ground and anything it touched.  Very soon, everything was covered outside with snow.   You can see a snow-free version of the statue pictured in the background here.

I wish everyone all the very best for 2010.

Paz

Ed Note:  Ugh!  Trudging around in the snow and trying to get things done, I forgot that New Year’s Eve was Thursday — More importantly, Motion Thursday!   I LIKE to participate in this photo blogging theme day created by Mary of 2 Frames per Second.  So here’s my belated contribution.  The photo below has lots of motion going on — falling snow and a moving train getting ready to go back underground to the next subway station.  Although in motion, it moved very slowly.  Smart and cautious conductor.  

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Everyone’s in motion.   They’re all walking at a brisk pace.   Nope, no slow walkers here.   They’ve got places to go, people to see, things to do.  And, besides, it’s freezing out here.

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Paz

A bus zipping down Fifth Avenue.

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Ed. Note:  To answer some common questions in the comment section:  I took this photo from the car.  I had the camera in my right hand, while petting my dog with the other hand, trying to calm her down.  When she gets into a car, she knows she’s going to either of two places that she doesn’t like — the vet or the groomers.  As a result, I got this crooked photo of the building.  Also the car passed by very quickly.   One of these days, I’ll pass by on foot and take some decent photos.

A little bit about the building:  This French Renaissance style chateau was built in 1899 and is located on the corner of 79th Street and Fifth Avenue.  It was originally called  The Isaac and Mary Fletcher House, after the original owners.  Later on, the building had several different owners.  The current owner is The Ukranian Institute of America.  If you’re interested in seeing what the inside looks like, you have a chance to do so, since the Institute is frequently open to the public for exhibitions.