Gowanus Cat

On a walk in Gowanus, just after sunset and with the sky still bright, I came upon a Caterpillar 980G front-end loader parked in the Ferrara Brothers lot.

There are a surprising number of videos of these particular beasts in operation, naturally shot by men; I guess we're still six-year-old boys at heart.

For example, this video of an owner and operator trying out his new 980G. I love the sinuous way the machine moves.

And then, there's this video of a Cat driver freestylin'.

That's right. I just linked to some cute Cat videos.

Enjoy.

Odd Flower

Is this decorative broccoli? A spray of mutant violets? A little help here, please.

After Irene

 

I suppose you could find a metaphor in this picture. But it also shows the sunset sky of the evening that after that hurricane passed.

I am posting this picture because it is pretty.

 

It's a lotus blossom.

This picture reminds me of the moment when I saw the thing.

Coney Dog

 

Coney sauce--that is, chili.
Grated cheese.
A stripe of mustard.
A few raw onions.
And a chocolate shake with syrup drizzled down the inside of the glass.

Heaven.

Photo Day 31: No Flower

 

I can't tell you exactly why I like this picture so much.

It's just leaves and sky, after all.

Photo Day 30: Texture and Color

 

COR-TEN steel is a specific kind of weathering steel, and has a combination of chromium, silicon, phosphorus, manganese, copper, nickle and sometimes vanadium added to the iron and carbon that make up most steel alloys. Over a period of wetting and drying cycles, the alloy develops a tough patina that both gives it a distinctive texture and color and protects it from further oxidation. US Steel developed Cor-Ten in the 1930's, primarily for use in railway coal wagons.

Flies have always been with us. I have no idea if they normally contain vanadium, nor do I know the variety of fly that appears in this picture, resting for a moment on sculpture in Frederik Meijer Gardens.