MACY’S Towers of Flowers

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Once a year, Macy’s does the flower thing.  Half million forced blooms fresh from the greenhouses all with  no scent.  Zilch !  I wanted to sniff!

“Towers” is the theme………..and indeed, there were a few very tacky ones here and there.

The entrance doorways were blanketed with FAKES.  Pretty……but of course no scent.

The tourists LOVE this show.

WOW!  A tower……but no Rapunzel.

Michael gets a birdhouse………….

I think they could have tucked in at least 500 more stems.

Ferns……..looking for a forest.  After the show…….they get tossed.

The orchids were beautiful………….saved us a trip to the Botanical Garden.

Tulip tower……….with no tulips.

Eiffel Tower………..Oh Chanel………….you deserve better.

Another tacky tower………jam packed with too many blooms.

My fave was the cactus garden……….

“Cacti”…….”Cactuses”……..”cactus”………..lots of them.

and  a succulent or two………..more like two thousand.

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A Light Dusting of SNOW

It was mostly WIND and RAIN…….and a dab of the white stuff.  Disappeared in a jiffy.

Overlooking the Dakota from my terrace.

OPRAH and CLOONEY Donate to Parkland Survivors’

Thank you for your donations and I hope it will help change the gun laws in America.

SANTA CON invades CENTRAL PARK

Thousands of SANTAS were seen in Central Park……….Elves………Reindeer……..Pajamas……….and a SANTA with BALLS¡¡¡

 

LOUIS VUITTON

 

On FRIDAY I will take you on a tour of the LOUIS Vuitton exhibition on Wall Street.  There are 0ver 1000 pieces on display.  IT IS FANTASTIC.

WATERCOLORS of my Neighborhood

I take the photos….then use the WATERLOGUE app….and VOILA!  Instant watercolors!

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Waterlogue 1.3.1 (72) Preset Style = Vibrant Format = 10″ (Giant) Format Margin = None Format Border = Straight Drawing = #2 Pencil Drawing Weight = Medium Drawing Detail = Medium Paint = Natural Paint Lightness = Auto Paint Intensity = More Water = Tap Water Water Edges = Medium Water Bleed = Average Brush = Natural Detail Brush Focus = Everything Brush Spacing = Narrow Paper = Watercolor Paper Texture = Medium Paper Shading = Light Options Faces = Enhance Faces

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Waterlogue 1.3.1 (72) Preset Style = Vibrant Format = 6″ (Medium) Format Margin = Small Format Border = Sm. Rounded Drawing = #2 Pencil Drawing Weight = Medium Drawing Detail = Medium Paint = Natural Paint Lightness = Auto Paint Intensity = More Water = Tap Water Water Edges = Medium Water Bleed = Average Brush = Natural Detail Brush Focus = Everything Brush Spacing = Narrow Paper = Watercolor Paper Texture = Medium Paper Shading = Light Options Faces = Enhance Faces

Waterlogue 1.3.1 (72) Preset Style = Vibrant Format = 6″ (Medium) Format Margin = Small Format Border = Sm. Rounded Drawing = #2 Pencil Drawing Weight = Medium Drawing Detail = Medium Paint = Natural Paint Lightness = Auto Paint Intensity = More Water = Tap Water Water Edges = Medium Water Bleed = Average Brush = Natural Detail Brush Focus = Everything Brush Spacing = Narrow Paper = Watercolor Paper Texture = Medium Paper Shading = Light Options Faces = Enhance Faces

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Waterlogue 1.3.1 (72) Preset Style = Vibrant Format = 6″ (Medium) Format Margin = Small Format Border = Sm. Rounded Drawing = #2 Pencil Drawing Weight = Medium Drawing Detail = Medium Paint = Natural Paint Lightness = Auto Paint Intensity = More Water = Tap Water Water Edges = Medium Water Bleed = Average Brush = Natural Detail Brush Focus = Everything Brush Spacing = Narrow Paper = Watercolor Paper Texture = Medium Paper Shading = Light Options Faces = Enhance Faces

Waterlogue 1.3.1 (72) Preset Style = Vibrant Format = 6″ (Medium) Format Margin = Small Format Border = Sm. Rounded Drawing = #2 Pencil Drawing Weight = Medium Drawing Detail = Medium Paint = Natural Paint Lightness = Auto Paint Intensity = More Water = Tap Water Water Edges = Medium Water Bleed = Average Brush = Natural Detail Brush Focus = Everything Brush Spacing = Narrow Paper = Watercolor Paper Texture = Medium Paper Shading = Light Options Faces = Enhance Faces

FREEZING FROST on my Terrace

Today…….all of these beauties are still in bloom on my terrace.  Tonight the arctic wave.……..sweeping across Canada……will hit New York……..2oº on my terrace.

Tomorrow morning my garden will he hanging limp……….happens every year.

Looking from the front terrace….to the back terrace……..I am so lucky to have two.

 

The passion flowers will NOT survive a frost.

The PORTULACA………….one of my faves………….will bloom no more.

 

 

 

I didn’t actually get to eat any figs.  The mocking birg got them first.

Tomorrow the roses will be hanging down their beautiful heads…………FROZEN.