A Lively Offering for the Day of the Dead (Mission District, San Francisco)

Although it was a few days after El Dia de Los Muertos when I encountered these marigolds on 24th Street in the Mission District, they were still as vibrant as ever.

Are Buttons, Bells and Buzzers a Vanishing Breed? (Mission District, San Francisco)

Some day everything will be activated by our irises. But until then, I plan to enjoy the beauty and tactile satisfaction of doorbells and buzzers.

The Birth of a Bike Lane (5th Avenue, Manhattan)

Like a kid with crayons, street-makers stencil in the crosswalks and bike lanes before they paint the final lines.

Puddle Jumping (Upper West Side, Manhattan)

It's taken only a few days for the second largest snow storm in New York City history (in the last 150 years) to nearly vanish from the streets of Manhattan. Most of what remains is gray snow and slushy puddles that require, in some instances (above), a man-made assist to maneuver.

Manhole Cover Explosion Closes 37th Street (Garment District, Manhattan)

Sad Chair on Earth Day (Upper West Side, Manhattan)

This still retains its fundamental chairness despite its current inability to serve as a chair.

Blizzard 2010, W. 17th St., Manhattan