Adventures

I get very restless. I have a thirst for new and different places and activities.  I have heard about Ringing Rocks Park for a while but have never been there. It's only about an hour away.  It was a nice afternoon yesterday so I started off on my quest.

I missed the first turn off Rt 32 and had to take another road to get there. A tiny drive, you would miss it if you blinked. Another couple arrived when I did, and we finally found the trail through the woods to the boulders.
Definitely a strange place. The other people there were hammering away, some rocks ring more than others.

I started back on the trail to find the waterfall.  I had forgotten that the bugs are out and left home without bug repellent. Gnats are just so annoying when they fly in your face, and there are so many of them.  And then I came upon a guardian on the path.  I am no fan of snakes, and although he was small and harmless, I decided I would come back another day!

New Uniform!

I was headed up the Delaware today for dinner, and something caught my eye as I drove through Frenchtown.  I've always wondered how Frenchtown was given that name, but have yet to find the history.  Many towns along the Delaware were thriving at the turn of the century, due to the railroad that was built along the banks, the canals, and shipping traffic on the Delaware itself.
I stopped after dinner to see there is a new consignment shop. And in the window something quite extraordinary! How did this extravagant corset come to rest  this sleepy river town?  Your imagination could spend hours inventing stories about this outfit.  However, I think it makes a fitting uniform for my lovely group of jewelry designers I know from Etsy, the Jet Team.
. (With apologies to our chief blogger and all around super- man, Bob!)

Wealth of Roses

I'm just an average working gal. Don't have much money, but enough. But right now I do have a wealth of roses. We're going to have a rain storm later, so I had to go out to my two rose bushes and cut all that I could.  I have over a dozen, a bonus from my own garden!
The photo does not show the colors well. There are deep red blossoms from the Don Juan climber, and burnt red from the Cocoa Via.   I have had the Don for a long time now, the Cocoa I bought a few years ago for the front of my house. It is very thorny which discourages unauthorized picking of the blooms.

The best way to keep roses fresh is to keep them in a cool spot, change the water and clip the end of the stems every other day.  Also, make sure to remove any leaves from the stems in the water.  I know I will be enjoying my blooms for the rest of the week!

More fun in NYC

I really applaud whoever invented the small and smaller digital cameras. I try to have mine with me all the time.  You never know , especially in New York, when you will see something unusual.

For Ann

Happy Valentine's Day

Christmas in the Big Apple part2

I'm sure you've heard about the fabulous window displays in New York at the big stores. For those of you who are not here, one of Macy's classic windows.

with apologies to Janet Evanovich

My name is not Stephanie Plum.  I do live in the Burg in Trenton. I do not have a hot cop as a boy friend.  I do love tomato pie! I do not have a sidekick named Lula who wears lots of spandex.
But I love the books!

I could not resist snapping a shot when I saw this shop in NYC.

Christmas in the Big Apple part1

I was up at wandering the big apple very early this morning. Lucky for me to be able to examine some of the fabulous Christmas displays without the throngs of people!

First installment: a quiet shot of the Empire State building without it's normal compliment of lighting in the early light of dawn.

Walking New York

I don't think I need to comment!

The Doctor's Office

A good laugh was in my mailbox this morning:


They always ask at the doctor's reception why you are there, and you have to answer in front of others what's wrong and sometimes it is embarrassing.

There's nothing worse than a Doctor's Receptionist who insists you tell her what is wrong with you, in a room full of other patients.
I know most of us have experienced this, and I love the way this old guy handled it.

A 75-year-old man walked into a crowded waiting room and approached the desk.
The Receptionist said, 'Yes sir, what are you seeing the Doctor for today?'

There's something wrong with my dick', he replied.

The receptionist became irritated and said, 'You shouldn't come into a crowded waiting room and say things like that.  '

'Why not, you asked me what was wrong and I told you,' he said.

The Receptionist replied; 'Now you've caused some embarrassment in this room full of people.
You should have said there is something wrong with your ear or something and discussed the problem further with the Doctor in private.'

The man replied, 'You shouldn't ask people questions in a roomful of strangers if the answer could embarrass anyone.
The man walked out, waited several minutes, and then re-entered.

The Receptionist smiled smugly and asked, 'Yes??'

'There's something wrong with my ear,' he stated.

The Receptionist nodded approvingly and smiled, knowing he had taken her advice.
'And what is wrong with your ear, Sir?'

'I can't piss out of it,' he replied.

The waiting room erupted in laughter.

Have camera, will travel...

I almost always have a camera with me. I can't tell you how delighted I am to have a small Nikon Coolpix which is so easy to take everywhere!  Why? Because I never know when I will spot something a bit extraordinary!  Where else would you expect to see an auto like this but in Philadelphia!

Decorating for Halloween

I'm very happy this guy is busy decorating the outside of my house, not inside!

Food!

I'm on vacation. I'm still very busy catching up on all my tasks at home. But no one can work all the time, so I headed to one of my favorite spots, The Ship Inn, for dinner the other night.
I wound up with enough ribs for two dinners!

Mystery Tree

I was walking today in Frenchtown, New Jersey, testing my new camera. I came upon this tree with strange blossoms.... can anyone identify it? It was about 8 feet tall with large hanging blooms and many buds. A bit spooky in fact.

visions

Sometimes it's about color.

Visions

Sometimes, it's not about color, but the shapes.

Contrasts

Sometimes I have to look for that which is unusual, the contrasts. Here's a photo from one of my first visits to the High line. I know you are saying, Wait... that's in NY!!! New York and New Jersey are like Yin and Yang, anyone who might deny this is living in another time and place!

Walking New York

I went downtown today to the site of the World Trade Center. I have been in the area a number of times, and have not been able to escape a feeling of great sadness.
I got off the subway and walked in front of the Federal Office Building, and was struck by this image. Seems to me that Lady Liberty was bent by the sadness of events, how prophetic!

New Favorites

OK
It's not NJ, it's NY.
The High Line. It's different, there's nothing like being able to walk without stopping every other block for lights.
And the views are just different!