Everyone likes gifts…

Large or small, a gift says I care and I’m thinking of you.

I was given an incredible gift this Fall, out of the blue, for no reason at all.  It wasn’t the gift but the caring and generosity that touched me.

In January I offered a friend a gift that normally would not have been accepted.  But I told her she had to because it’s rare and wonderful to offer and accept a gift for no reason other than you can and want to.

These sweet gifts are from the Papabubble candy store in New York City.  They are beautiful, yummy, customizable, and made right here in New York City.

And maybe the perfect gift to give for no reason at all…

Enjoy!

Leslie

Papabubble - 380A Broome Street, New York, NY 10013  Tel: (212) 966-2599

Happy Holidays!

Hope your holidays are as sweet as these decorations.

Enjoy!

xoxo

Les

A few months ago I went crazy taking pictures of NY with my iPhone.

During one of my iPhone expeditions I also had my SLR with me and was jumping back and forth between cameras…bad idea.

I made a major setting mistake with my SLR and my photos came out a very cool blue which I thought was a brilliant mistake until I took a closer look.

So I spent some time in the digital darkroom with the images…

I’m not thrilled with the color but I keep looking at that wide angle composition.  Not bad.

Enjoy!

Leslie

As Subject No. 1 sleeps 18 hours a day she isn’t always available to shoot.

However Subject No. 2, the view from my window, is not only available at all hours, it never looks the same.

The only time I can’t shoot out the window is during UN week when the sharpshooters on top of the UN have just as good a view of me as I do of them.

What I love most about these shots is I don’t use a tripod or a flash and am usually holding my breath to keep the camera still for a very long 1/4 of a second.

Funny how that works.

Enjoy!

Leslie

I don’t often leave New York but last Sunday I visited Wave Hill to see my friend Dan Peyton’s cyanotype, called Spring Tree.  Dan’s image (the most beautiful in the exhibit) is part of a traveling exhibition called Propagating Eden, featuring modern and historical techniques of nature printing in botany and art.

If you have never visited Wave Hill, I highly recommend a visit.

Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center in the Bronx with grounds overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades.

It is one of the most beautiful spots in New York City and easy to reach by public transportation.

The current exhibition with Dan’s cyanotype will be on display through July 25, 2010.

I hope you will visit my friend’s exhibit and discover Wave Hill, possibly New York’s most beautiful natural landscape.

Enjoy!

Leslie