Peter Schumann's The Shatterer at Queens Museum of Art

Here is the Museum's exhibition description,

and Bread & Puppet's website,

and B&P's Cheap Art Manifesto.

Unisphere

Built when the Space Age was young, the Unisphere celebrates the 1964-65 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadow, Queens. What remains of the New York State Pavilion rises in the background. 

The Unisphere sits in front of the Queens Museum of Art, well worth the ride almost to the end of the MTA number 7 line and one mile stroll through the old fairgrounds. The subway ride is itself an ethnic trip around the world. 

There are other remnants of the Fair to be found here and there: the layout of avenues, drinking fountains, benches, fountains, mosaics, street names in stone.

NYC: Look Up!

One World Trade Center

Double Check

Double Check by John Seward Johnson II rests at the northwest corner of Zuccotti Park, across the street from the massive World Trade Center site.

Originally the sculpture sat in the plaza of the World Trade Center towers. It was recovered from the September 11, 2001 wreckage and needed minimal repairs before reappearing nearby.

We learned that in Jersey City, across the Hudson River and within view of the World Trade Center site, is a similar sculpture by Mr. Johnson called Makeshift Memorial, cast later with the addition of bronzed items including bouquets of flowers that had been left with Double Check.

Snowy New York

Justice

The New York State Supreme Court Building facade in Foley Square, New York City, often stands watch and affirms the activities of people in the square proclaiming the cause of justice.

George Geddes Farm in Camillus

Saranac River in Saranac Lake Village

This great Adirondack river falls from Upper Saranac, Middle and Lower Saranac Lakes, into two ponds and another lake before reaching Lake Flower and Saranac Lake Village. From here it flows north and east to Plattsburgh and Lake Champlain. It's a terrific canoe river with lots of great camping on the lakes.

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Parade III: Quigley Highlanders Pipes and Drums from Ontario

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Parade II

Smoke- and Fire-breathing Dragon!

Beautiful Giant Puppet 

 The Ubu Truck! Oh wow, they brought the Ubu truck to the parade! Awesome!

Brenner Loves Snow: Can You Tell?

...Big If...

Seen today! We can be hopeful, can't we?

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Parade

Canoodlers!

Adirondack Lawn Chair Ladies!

 Saranac Lake High School Marching Band, Playing with Gloves!

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival: Ice Palace II

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival: Ice Palace Dragon

We Live Where It's Gray

Title improv thanks to that great Horse Flies' tune, I Live Where It's Gray, from their 1990 Album, Human Fly.

Samir Ashkar and Samir's Imported Foods

On the anniversary of our town's loss of a remarkable man:

On February 5, 2012, Samir Ashkar fell asleep in the Lord. Samir was born on June 11, 1954 in Beirut, Lebanon to Palestinian parents. He emigrated to Syracuse in 1973 and has been a highly respected member of the community ever since. He opened "Samir's Imported Foods" in 1981 and has since left his legacy of A World Without Borders' to every new wave of immigrants that have arrived to his doorstep. Samir made sure to stock the foods of each nationality as they came in his small store, made them feel welcome by offering them a taste of the "old country". A small sign hangs in his store that says "Broken English Spoken Here". Samir's store was like a mini United Nations where you could find almost any nationality shopping side by side and conversing without mention of being enemies in their respective countries. He was secular in his generosity, giving support to churches, mosques and synagogs alike. Samir was a pioneer of introducing middle-eastern food to Central NY by opening a permanent stand at the NY State Fair since 1976. He also had concessions at several area Festivals.  syracuse.com2

Samir was a highly respected businessman, a mentor to many young people, and a true friend to all whom he met. He was an honorable, gentle man and a real man among men. His talents in poetry and art were known to few but were truly admired by those he shared them with. Samir enjoyed his work and shared the fruits of his labors with anyone in need. He loved people and what made him happy was to make others happy. He will be sincerely missed and his legacy of respect will live on through his friends and family forever. syracuse.com, 2-7-12

Brenner Rules!

Brenner the Rescue Dog is feeling pretty much at home these days. His latest claim to space is Ed's chair.

Until recently he would keep an eye out and quickly move to the chair when Ed got up to go to the kitchen or up to bed.

But lately he took to circling the chair with Ed in it. He has now successfully trained Ed to give it up!

Sandy Island Beach

City Hall Commons

Another downtown building made interesting by the demands of its footprint, designed to fit within a block with diagonal Genesee Street along one side.

The day was another snowy one. It is getting to be a fixture around here.

Stillwater in January