languor

snow

january, originally uploaded by ridavio.
The first snowfall of 2012 on the USS Maine Monument at Columbus Circle and Central Park.

momentum

First photo of 2012. First walk on the Highline for 2012. First sunny, mild day of 2012. First hug and kiss in 2012...


Resolution anyone?

snow

finisterre

That would be the end of land for the Iberian Peninsula, that is Galicia.

fall line

moon

present

Happy Birthday to me! The pics will be getting better, but allow for a learning curve.

mist

The Saturday before the storm starts hazy and cloudy, but it soon burns off and we go to the farmer's market at the round barn and then return to hang on the deck for the afternoon. In the evening we grill.

echo

echo, originally uploaded by ridavio.


On the second-to-last day of editing a segment on New York's Marriage Equality vote for In the Life I took a break to walk around Madison Square Park. About two hours earlier many people had evacuated the Flatiron Building, under the serene gaze of Echo in the background, as a 5.8 earthquake shook the East Coast and rattled many nerves in the buildings of New York City. I was working on the 4th floor of a building across Fifth Avenue from the Flatiron, but didn't feel anything.

room at dusk

room at dusk, originally uploaded by ridavio.


Rarely has this room been open when I visited PS 1 in the past, and actually it gets quite warm in there! But it is a cool experience to art.

warm up

warm up, originally uploaded by ridavio.


See and be seen at Warm Up. I have to say the music was fantastic today.

newfest

Last day of NewFest. I took in two screenings. Reviews to come.

fourth

A sultry holiday afternoon on Governor's Island.

lush

So this was taken within the first week of having the iphone on one of those early 'heatwave' days, it was stifling out.

Jacqueline Jonee

Kicking off pride on Monday in a very old-school way. Instead of the usual song and dance though, this clever cross-dresser is actually an accomplished concert pianist.

just

read.


Happiness is getting an e-mail that the books you reserved online have arrived at the NYPL branch nearest you.  Have you written your letter requesting that their budget not be cut?

lunch

My first attempt to upload a photo from the iphone goes only so-so, none of the text came through, bear with my learning curve. Running errands on this beyond hot day I found myself hungry at lunchtime in Union Square and paid a visit to an old favorite - Rainbow Falafel. It took me back to my early days in the city, mid to late 90s, when I worked just north of here near Gramercy Park. Whereas then it was just park benches and plain picnic tables, now it's Bryant Park style outdoor bistro furniture. Then you could pick up a free NY Press or something from the Strand, now you pull out your kindle, your ipad or your air. Ah nostalgia.