ABC Wednesday—V is for "vain"

This proud chinstrap penguin seems to be
saying, "look at me. Look at me."
Actually, I think that's exactly what this
behavior means—he's lookin' for
love in all the right places.

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ABC Wednesday—V is for "Venice"

Trust me, it is totally worth getting
up at 0-dark-thirty to have
Piazza San Marco all to yourself!
(And there are even fewer pigeons now
that you're not supposed 
to feed them.) 

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ABC Wednesday—V is for "vineyards"

And also for this spectacular view of those
vineyards and the rooftops of
Saint-Emilion, where some of the best
wine in the world comes from
and where every square inch of land is
given over to the vines.

BTW, when these photos were
taken, it was almost time
for the harvest.

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ABC Wednesday—V is for "violinist"

There's something about this young musician that's
special.  I've seen him a few times playing
with a group in the Paris metro.  Saw the group
sans him the last time I was there,
so maybe that means he got a dress-up gig.

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ABC Wednesday—V is for "Victor Hugo"

. . . also for Galerie Vivienne, in Paris,
and for volumes—you'll find
many beautiful ones both old and new at
the picturesque Librairie Jousseaume. 

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ABC Wednesday—V is for "view"

I was in the Time-Warner Center recently 
(to hear some good music at Jazz at Lincoln Center).
It's a great venue, and comes with an above-average view 
from Columbus Circle over Central Park to the East Side.
(BTW, I've also shown you that globe recently.)

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ABC Wednesday—V is for "vole"

This one up in Alaska had to watch out for
all kinds of predators—including raccoons, owls,
 hawks, coyotes, snakes, foxes, dogs, and cats.
But apparently it knew it had nothing to
fear from my daughter Katie's friend Amelia.

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ABC Wednesday—V is for "vista"

I've told people that I live at the highest natural 
point in Brooklyn, but it turns out I was lying mistaken.
This is it: Battle Hill, now in Green-Wood Cemetery
but at one time the site of a famous Revolutionary War battle.
The view of lower Manhattan from here is spectacular
(that's the new Trade Tower sticking up above everything else.) 

This is there at the site to provide a bit of perspective.
It's changed just a bit in the past 200 years, hasn't it?

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ABC Wednesday—V is for "vines"

Right now Paris is covered in colorful
vines.  This building in the Marais
was just dripping with them.

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ABC Wednesday—V is for "vineyard"

The North Fork of Long Island used to be lined with
potato farms—now it's one vineyard after another, and
they produce some pretty good wine.  I shot this
from a car going about 50 mph (way to go, iPhone!).

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