Mundane Thread Photographic Edition

[Amor de Cosmos]

Oh, I assumed it was amber and this was the start of your cunning plan to build a theme park out of the DNA of extinct animals.

That's what most people thought, which was kind of what I expected. The dark shadowy areas at the rear are more dead flies.

[Various Artist]

Not a technically brilliant photo by any stretch, but I like the moment it captures:

[Sits]

The couple will love it.

[Femme Folle]

That's really cool, AdC.

[Amor de Cosmos]

Thanks FF. Much appreciated

[Amor de Cosmos]

Apologies to arachnophobes:

[Sits]

Oh very nice AdC but one or two won’t be happy with you!

[Sits]

This is Meadow Lea, our local Big House. Slightly less glamorous than its appearance, it's named after a margarine brand, and gets a mention on the brand's Wikipedia page.

In the twelve years we've lived in the suburb there have been various efforts to sell or subdivide the quadruple plot, and finally a neighbouring house is being built. And it's a fascinating progress compared to most of the tat going up; a painstakingly crafted faux Deco with proper double brick and very careful plastering over the curved corners.

Whatever one's feelings on "retro" housing it seems it will be a complementary neighbour.

[Femme Folle]

I haven't posted one of these for a while

[Nefertiti2]

wow- that's great FF!

[San Bernardhinault]

Is that all Ursus's house, or is some of it owned by someone else?

Lovely photo.

[ursus arctos]

A bit south of our lair, including the southernmost bit of Trumpistan, a tower where I was offered preferential financing for a flat if I had joined a different law firm and a garbage wharf with a world class view.

Great photo. This is the time of year when the late afternoon light is the best.

[ursus arctos]

A bit south of our lair, including the southernmost bit of Trumpistan, a tower where I was offered preferential financing for a flat if I had joined a different law firm and a garbage wharf with a world class view.

Great photo. This is the time of year when the late afternoon light is the best.

[Femme Folle]

Thanks, Nef and SB. Everything to the left of the Empire State Bldg belongs to UA.

[ursus arctos]

You should see the tax losses. . .

[Femme Folle]

UA, thanks. For some reason I can never fully capture what I'm seeing with my eyes. I noticed out of the corner of my eye that the sun was lighting up the side of the ESB, which is why I grabbed the camera. It's disappointing.

[ursus arctos]

This is always the case and will never cease to be frustrating.

I believe that fact is at the root of many techniques of image manipulation.

The Riverside South buildings aren't timeless architecture, but they are such an improvement on Trumpistan to the north.

[Femme Folle]

Here's a photo from December 2012. It's incredible how many buildings have gone up since then.

NYC-December 2012 by brentitude, on Flickr

[MsD]

Love your pictures, FF.

[Greenlander]

Looking at the latter picture it's hard to fathom how there's any space for new buildings but the city of NY never ceases to surprise.

[Femme Folle]

Greenlander, it is pretty incredible. It's been fascinating to have a front row view of all of the changes over the last six years. There is always something going up.

Thanks, MsD!

[Levin]

100 Years of Change in New York's Skyline: 1920 - 2020

[Femme Folle]

That's a great chart.

[Femme Folle]

It's a cool clear night, so I took advantage.

[Antepli Ejderha]

Excellent photos those and interesting to see the progressing skyline. I wonder what London is like?