Misty Hamptons Beach -

                                           Snow fences echo the rhythms of the waves

                                                          Goldenrod blooms boldly -

                                              Houses look like folded origami puzzles

  
       Some seem far off, set high on the dunes...

        Others dug in, half hidden fortresses.

      The sea is quiet today...

                                                   

                                                       Someone has left their shoes,

                                                                       
                                                                   Another walks on.

          The arc shaped window belongs to an Andrew Geller house, well known innovator
                          and modernist  designer, the architect of numerous vacation homes.

  For more on his work, visit:

Andrew Geller, The Design Observer Group, Mark Lamster


The Architect of Happiness

Thanks to Our World Tuesday for the tour of blogs, from everywhere !!

Wares at the Fair...

the London Terrace Street Fair, that is - Chelsea, NYC.
We sit in shadow beneath the trees, the sunlight high up on the brownstones....

                                                    Everywhere people buying and selling -
                                                                       

Bric a Brac galore

                                          A lovely pink dress next to an army of men's shoes                                                  

                                   

                         
                                                           A Sea of  Costume Jewelry

                            White china goblets displayed casually on the street -

                        Tasty crepes for when we get hungry.                           

                                                                                                          
                 A patient dog waits... by a display of vintage toasters

                                                             of every shape and size.

                                        A brilliant red parka with a faux ermine scarf -

                   
                     Across the way a saytyr peers out over a red pitcher - a little spooky!

  At our table, lovely knitted hats and books by author Elizabeth Wix, good friend and blogger.

  

         

                         

         Along with Christmas cards and illustrations by my father, artist James Lewicki 

    

          A preview of the holiday season.

          Click here for Our World Tuesday  to check out what other bloggers are seeing today !!

Tram to Roosevelt Island...

Always wanted to go there
Roosevelt Island - the narrow slip of land 800' wide and two miles long in the East River,
Between Manhattan and Queens ...

                     From the Tram - way high up !!
                     you can see the Queensboro Bridge (59th St. Bridge), so close by -

 

And the water far below....                             

               Armed with a map from the information center, we set out to explore the island...

                       

 So many photo ops - the Lighthouse at the north end - (no it's not a postcard) 

                                   An unusual loopy structure on the Manhattan shore...

                 
                          A warehouse that looks like a New England red barn on the Queens side.

                                      
                              A 19th Century church amidst the 20th modern high rises,

 

                       
                                    And a community picnic resembling Seurat's Grand Jatte.

     
                                   A lone sailboat floats by the glittering wall of skyscrapers...

             .

                                           
                                                             Dusk falls -

                                                    We return to Manhattan.

                        Visit Our World Tuesday for other blog adventures from around the globe.

Take Me Out To the Ball Game - Yankee Stadium

    What a fantastic place -

       The crowds arrive -

    Everyone has a role to play -  spectators, fans, ball players, staff -

                        Preparing for the game....

Marking the bases and pitchers mound...

          Smoothing out the playing field.

                                  Fans following the players...

       And the YANKEES,  Pitching....

       Batting ...

       Ready to run,

                                  Running !

     

  While photographers photograph;

       A marriage is proposed (up on the big screen) - the crowd applauds with approval...

The visiting team takes a break -

      And finally,Victory.
      Last out of the game, a line drive to shortstop, #2, Derek Jeter.
      Yankees 2, Baltimore Orioles, 0.

     Post-game:  A congratulatory dousing (under Gatorade!) - to pitcher, #47 Ivan Nova.

      Game Date: Saturday, August 31, 2013
     This post is linked to OUR WORLD Tuesday, thanks to the sponsors of this site.