The calm, before...

...the storm.

Why??????????????

Why...... Did someone pound a nail in here, on this tree???

Hanging plants...

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Vines and hanging plants decorate an old building on Church Street, in summer. Both on the fire escape, and in window boxes...

Old... Still nice...

1871

Old building... Still pretty nice looking.

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Leaning... Tree, this time....

Thank you to those who tried to help me find Quint's blog. He contacted me, and I have his photo blog URL again. :-)

Everyone knows of the Leaning Tower of Pissa.

Well, here is a Leaning Tree of Saratoga. >,-)
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Evening light...

Evening light...

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New ... But "old"

This is relatively new architecture. But done in such a way, that it fits in with older architecture. It can be done! If the desire/money are there. :-)
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Replicas...

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Another one of those things I noticed recently... These pretty replicas of old fashioned lights, in front of the old Adelphi Hotel {see click-able link, below}.
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I want to remember to try to get a photo of them, lit at night. Bet they are pretty.

Of course, who knows how long they have been installed there? And I'd never really noticed them, previously. I do love what taking photos does to my observation! Which is, increases it.

And I did a series of posts, with pictures I took inside this old hotel. If you'd like a look, you can start, by clicking on this link. And looking at the entry it takes you to, and at least 3 more posts, after this one.

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Spring continues...

Spring continues to "be sprung," around here...

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Odd looking vine...

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This vine on Broadway, looks odd ~ because it looks "dead as a door nail." {Which means, it looks very, very dead}

But it will green up again. I have to remember to take another photo, later in the season.
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Leaves, budding out!

So I try again, this morning... to add a photo...

Look! Click on photo to enlarge. These trees have leaves, budding out!!! :-)
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Back to looking up...

Look at that intricacy.

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Love this old house...

I love this old house, up on a hill. And no, I didn't go up the driveway. I just zoomed up with my camera. ,-)

But I'd fix it up, if it was mine.

I'd take off that closed-in porch, on the right. And replace it with a matching porch, like what's on the left. By consulting old photos of the original, if possible. And do things with the lawn. And replace the old ratty shrubs, with new ones. Which would then be kept shaped. And some flower beds, around the base of the front window, which comes out, in the middle of the front. And have something done with the trees, by someone who knows what he's doing. And general sprucing-up and new paint job.

Surrrrrrrrrrrrre... >,-) All I'd need, is the money! ,-)
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Can someone tell me what these "things" are, on trees?
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And a tower, too!

And do you remember yesterday's photo? Of the pretty roof details on this building? Which show to the left, in this photo?

And to the right, a tower room too!
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Details, details, details...

Details... Details... Details...

I think we all agree, they don't put this much detail into buildings of today. Usually...

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Back porches...

An old apartment building, called The Algonquin, which faces on Broadway. This is a rear view. Thought it was kind of interesting, that they incorporated little back 'porches,' on a building, as old as this. I'll have to take a front view too. There are tiny front 'porches' there.

And those 'sort-of-ladders,' are the fire escapes...

If you click on and enlarge the photo, you can see that all the aspects on the top floor, had an arch ~ the windows and little back porches. And the next floor down, also has arches incorporated in some windows. Even on the back of the building. Kind of nice...
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Got bugs???

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Got bugs???
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What I meant was... There is an add campaign, in this country, by the milk industry. Each add shows an individual celebrity, with a "milk mustache." Because they they have been drinking a glass of milk. And the big words in the add are; "Got milk?"

So I said; "Got bugs?"... because those holes {like the "milk mustache"} show that birds have been pecking for bugs, in those trees. A Pileated Woodpecker is large and makes quite a hole. Technically speaking, he's after ants, but....
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Just another...

Just another roof decoration...
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Ooooops...

Ooooops, I nearly forgot to post an entry today! Just another roof "topping". On a garage this time, I think.

I say "I think", because I took it over some trees and things. And didn't go around the block to see what it was actually on. Funny, you get out of the car, to take one photo. And see another!
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