Birthday Mail

Writing found recently on a mailbox on State Street near the Capitol.

Graffiti Ghosts

The chemicals used to clean this graffiti from the wall of one of the stairwells atop the Empire State Plaza apparently etched the marble and left a more permanent version of the stick-figure scrawl.

The Little Dutch Shoe

One of the painted Dutch shoes scattered throughout downtown Albany for this year's Sculpture In The Streets exhibit.  This cheery little shoe decorated with images of City Hall, Washington Park, and a family in colonial Dutch clothing (on the heel) is one of the smaller shoes at just over two feet long.  There are other shoes large enough to sit in.

This particular shoe is on Broadway near the old Argus building.

Forgotten Flowers

A vase of withering summer flowers left behind after the Farmers Market on the Empire State Plaza

July Daisies

A scattering of daisies on a hot July morning.

I Heart

The summer sun is fading the heart on this "I Love NY" button found lying near the former Sign of The Tree restaurant (or whatever it was last called) on the Empire State Plaza.

The Happy Cone

A cheerful safety cone on the Empire State Plaza.  It's the second "decorated" cone I've come across.