I see a pattern emerging.  First it's doors and windows, now it's orange and red. The photos are from last week's lunch time walks except the first which is my walk home at night.  The photos are straight from the camera, no saturation required.

Red On the Coney Island Boardwalk

Orange On Seventh Avenue and 37th

Orange On 14th Street and 6th Avenue

Red at Bryant Park Spring Fashion Show

Thumb Red Making a Fashion Statement at The Show
Reminds me of the Hendrix lyrics, "She walks with a bell-clock round her neck
So the hippies think shes in with time"

Howie and I went to the Spring Fashion Show at Bryant Park a couple of times, to check out the um, ah, fashions.  Posting shortly.

MikeH and I decided we needed to give Loweho a reason to smile after his “procedure”. Here are a few items we thought Don needs to turn that frown into a grin.
A Brooklyn Grandma La Italia on Kings Highway
A Smooth Chaser was going to photograph a beer but I drank it.

NFTFOH, NSFE, OSFG (Only suitable for Gorillas)  (Do not open in an office environment)
A little soul soothing from the Sheriff.
Mermaid Sheriff Part 1

Mermaid Sheriff Part 2
At the Coney Island Mermaid Parade photo op, the sheriff was there alone with no support group and her smile and enthusiasm lit up the area.  She was the only one there that I felt comfortable photographing. She has a generous, photogenic, soothing soul.  

Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2006 - THE MERMAIDS.

These are near naked photos. No nudity is shown. NSFEB.  
They are shown as natural people enjoying themselves on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.
Do not open if you are in an office environment.

“Don't just stand there, let's get to it Strike a pose, there's nothing to it”
There were about 30 “press” photographers in the parade staging area, but I don’t think anyone got this photo - The Paparazzi
This is the most beautiful woman I’ve seen in a long time Tango Princess Mermaid So Nice Twice

“Beauty's where you find it. Not just where you bump and grind it”
1. Queen Neptune and her court
       2. Queen Neptune and her Consorts
3. Sheriff Mermaid Hard to choose one from many I took, she is a natural.
        4. Miss Exotica
5. Princess Mermaid playing on the Boardwalk
         6. Princess Mermaid Two

And my favorite photo is last, but first here is my favorite photographer , his back fin is in My Favorite Photo
         
That’s it.  I hope you enjoyed the Mermaid Parade.  
I have one more Mermaid post which I’m saving for the Blizzard of 2007.

Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2006, the parade on the boardwalk.

1. The Boardwalk - No Barriers here
       2. The Mermaid Ball
3. A Classic
        4. King and Queen Neptune
5. Seacus Au Soliel
         6. Mermaid Mambo Tango
7. Fishtails From the Crypt
          8. Geisha Mermaids
 9. How Sweet it is
          10. Strike a Pose

Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2006, Close-ups.

1. Not really a close up, but he's the mayor.
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"The Childs Boardwalk restaurant, on the Coney Island boardwalk at West 21st built in 1923. This stucco and terracotta palace has marble columns and a facade  decorated with polychrome, nautical theme medallions." - "Coney Island Lost and Found" by Charles Denson   MikeH has some really good closeups of this building further down the page.

Strangers - I'm addicted to these.
At my lunch perch on the NE corner of 34th street and 7th Ave. She is photographing her friends with the Empire State Building as a background.
Times Square, 44th and Broadway.  The man taking the photo is selling them for $20 a piece.  He has a cart on the sidewalk with a printer connected to a car battery.

After the Manhattan Hustle, at least twice a week I get off the subway one stop early in Brighton Beach and walk theboard walk home to Coney Island.  Today was overcast, a soothing, cooling sea breeze blows away my doubts and I sight seagulls swooping, swaying, serenading.

The "Blizzard of 2006" is raging outside, but my thoughts are on the Annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade.  Here is last summer's Mermaid Parade.

 1. The spill out from the parade is right in front of where I live.  If you were driving this float, which person would you listen to, the police man or the circus ring leader with wand?  The shark bridge in the background leads directly from the subway to the boardwalk.

2. She sang beautifully and really enjoyed having her photograph taken,woman with mike and backup band.
   
3. Faces in the crowd watching the parade.  It was a very hot day.
   
4. Mermaid, rated M walking in the parade.   Note the two photographers surrounding her.
   
5. Astroland shot from the boardwalk.  I live in the condo to the far right.