Ruby Tuesday: Seeing Red

January 18, 2011 | Filed Under Apartment Buildings, Photo Blogging Theme Day, Ruby Tuesday | 9 Comments

To see other photos with the color red, check out WORK OF THE POET.

Paz

Today’s Flowers: Fallen Hydrangea

January 17, 2011 | Filed Under Flowers, Hydrangeas, Photo Blogging Theme Day, Snow, Today's Flowers, Winter | 3 Comments

There are a few dried-up hydrangea flower bushes around. This one fell off the branch, on to the snow-covered sidewalk. Once upon a time, they used to be a beautiful creamy white color. However, I have to say that I like this rustic brown color, too.

Check out TODAY’S FLOWERS to see a line up of other flower photos.

Paz

Shadow Shot Sunday: Walking on Shadows

January 16, 2011 | Filed Under Dogs, New Yorkers, Photo Blogging Theme Day, Riverside Park, Shadow Shot Sunday, Shadows | 17 Comments

A man and his dog is a beautiful sight to me.

The dog kept barking at him until he threw a ball for the dog to chase.

Below is a close up of the two.

Check out HEY HARRIET to see other shadow shots.

Paz

Ed. Note: Thanks to Out-of-Residence Poet, Magical Mystical Teacher for this poem.

SAID DOG TO HIS MASTER

Said Dog to his master, “Please throw
A ball somewhere out in the snow.
I’ll chase it, I will,
As though it were kill,
And bring it back to you in tow.”

Ecological Day – January 2011

January 13, 2011 | Filed Under Ecological Day, Environment, Photo Blogging Theme Day | 7 Comments

As usual, I’m late for Ecological Day, which is a photo blogging theme day started by Sonia of Leaves of Grass. Normally, it falls on the second day of each month. Since I’m late, this is why I like the old saying, "Better late than never." Here’s my tardy post for Ecological Day.

Now that the holidays are over, you’ll see Christmas trees on curbsides, all over the city, and sections of the parks. At this part of Riverside park, the pile of trees has grown. The Department of Sanitation will pick up the trees for recycling. They will turn the trees into wood chips and compost and use them to nourish the trees and plants of the city streets and gardens. The other day, Gisela of Guildwood Gardens left a very informative comment under one of my posts about why we should buy real Christmas trees, instead of artificial ones. This is what she wrote:

"Christmas trees are not cut in the forest but farmed and can be recycled after Christmas.
But Artificial Christmas trees can not be recycled.
I am encouraging everyone to purchase real trees now and in the future.
Artificial trees contain lead, so they should be disposed of with other household hazardous products."

Recycling helps us. We only have one Earth, so let’s be good to it, folks.

Paz