I Heart Rudyard Kipling

"If" by Rudyard Kipling was one my favorite pieces of poetry when I was a kid. I always thought it was so profound on so many different levels. It still is, in so many different ways, every single day,even on the weekends. I love it, even though I'm a daughter.

"If "
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream — and not make dreams your master;
If you can think — and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And — which is more — you'll be a Man my son! "
—Rudyard Kipling

Frosty Perfection

Lights in the City

Roses in Ice

Its the smartest way to bloom .

Roses on Wood

Happy Thanksgiving

May we all always have stuff to be thankful for, and then some.
And may we always find ways to understand and experience the true colors even if when its foggy.
Its all about the proper in depth perception . Its also about knowing the right locations for vivid viewing purposes.

A message from Macys

Santa NY

Bryant Park has its holiday booths all up and about sparkling with trinkets , glitter, ornaments, and other holiday collectibles.

Comfort Lighting

There is something so comforting about the Empire State Building in lights.
Its always been there for me, since forever, and in any kind of weather too.
I love when it gets all colorful for the holidays and special occasions.

Perfectly Gifted Giving

I thought so too.

At the end of the day its all about the giving, perfection and the gifted.

Gifted is only a gift if its useful,powerful and or glittery.

Seasonal Seating

Seasonal Sightings

Sunlight always makes things prettier.

Merry in the Middle of the City

A bright way to promote the merriment.
At the end of the day, Its always good to go around in circles,in the proper circles!
Life is so much merrier that way.

Cognac in the City

The Pink Peace

Is the only rose thats still blooming in the personal garden.

Chrysanthemums in the City

When blooming smartly, its all about the solid stone foundational planters . The versatile and well designed kind, that adjust easily climatically speaking.

Pink Chandeliers in the Park

Bryant Park is getting their holiday booths all ready for the best season on earth.
How often do you come across pink chandeliers in the park.
Life is so perfect and random like that.
I always did love the holiday booths at Bryant Park.

Morning Glory in The City

Life, like the proverbial Morning Glory (pictured above @ Bryant Park) is all about the climbing and the concentrated ambition, upwards, no matter how tangled it gets and even when the season insists on changing .

Changing of the Gardens

Its that time of year again.

Perfection in the City

At the end of the day, its all about the proper dispassionate perception .