{"id":16766,"date":"2017-04-30T22:20:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T02:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/?p=16766"},"modified":"2023-01-05T13:04:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T18:04:30","slug":"2022-best-photos-january-through-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/?p=16766","title":{"rendered":"2022 – Favorite Photos, January through June"},"content":{"rendered":"

……………………………………………..<\/span> (Ignore April 30, 2017 publish date – this was published on July 17, 2022)<\/span><\/p>\n

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This took forever<\/em> to put together and may take you longer to get through. Hopefully, it’s worth it (take small bites and I hope you enjoy the variety).<\/span><\/p>\n

Same deal as last time: all pix are posted in monthly\/daily sequence with explanations\/comments on the photos that need them. Some you\u2019ve seen in other posts, but most you haven\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n

And when you see the words \u201cPANO\u201d or STITCH\u201d, click once or twice to enlarge.<\/span><\/p>\n

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JANUARY<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

January 1 – This is part of the annual January 1 \u201cOur Lady of the Cloud\u201d Ecuadorian religious procession that goes by my building (just don\u2019t ask me to explain the cow hat):<\/span><\/p>\n

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Other January 1 goings-on involving smoking and dogs:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 3 – sunset:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 4 – \u2018fro:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 5 – tilted squadron:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 7 – night snow:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 9 – straightened squadron heads for Hackensack Hospital:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 10 – like it says, \u201cCover your head!\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 11 – I don\u2019t see many sunrises:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 16 – I also don\u2019t see very many love letters in the snow. Hope you saw it, Valentina, whoever you are:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 20 – Looks like a wolf:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 20 – nice break room:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 20 – If the 3 images were put together in a straight line, you\u2019d have the Manhattan skyline at sunset:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 22 – Just a wild guess\u2026\u2026\u2026.she\u2019s not the 20-something person for whom these balloons were intended:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 28 – Flockin\u2019 around in the snow:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 29 – Smooth exit:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 29 – Make your own caption:<\/span><\/p>\n

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January 31 – Sidewalk plow:<\/span><\/p>\n

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FEBRUARY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

February 1 – \u201cTop Fashion\u201d, huh? Coulda fooled me:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 6 – A very lucky shot of a bald eagle in Teaneck, taken from across the Hackensack River in Hackensack with my little Canon pocket camera:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 9 – Tree-trimming next-door under a crane-blocked sun………….<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 10 – An insane-looking shot of someone\u2019s front yard in Teaneck:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 10 – Two minutes of sunset movement on Hudson Yards, NYC (taken from home):<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 11 (PANO) – At the laundromat:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 12 – Two avian photos on the Hackensack River:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 13 – For a few years, an elderly gentleman has had no driver\u2019s side window, but he drives the car to church every<\/u> Sunday in ANY kind of weather and parks in the municipal lot:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Though it\u2019s the same day, there\u2019s no truth to the rumor that this guy\u2019s throwing snowballs at the old guy\u2019s driver-side towel\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026at least I hope not:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 14 – (PANO) The view – looking west – from my cardiologist\u2019s treadmill room:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 15 – Scary label:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 15 – Though it looks like a skyward fireball from a ruptured gas main, it\u2019s just another Hudson Yards sunset:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 17 – Looking up YouTube videos on how to walk your dog (Rule 1 – Get a leash):<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 18 – Aftermath of fence being head-butted down by inflatable pink thing:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 20 – I posted last year about the need for accurate clocks at a bus facility than depends on strict schedules. Apparently, that\u2019s not a priority and I\u2019ll bet I\u2019ll have to post it again next year:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 20 – Gulls guard WWII submarine USS Ling on the Hackensack River:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 20 – The Ling against the ever-changing Hackensack skyline<\/span><\/p>\n

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Time for a plug I never thought I\u2019d have: I had a very similar photo in Sea History magazine (no – I never heard of it either, but how many rock photographers ever got in that<\/em> mag?). I superimposed the page 5 pic on the cover so I wouldn\u2019t overdo it by posting 2 pix:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 20 – I took this on Main St in Hackensack and that number is not<\/span> an address:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 20 – The Bergen County Courthouse and the historic First Reformed Church (Church on the Green) from a rarely-seen angle:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 20 – (PANO) Yeah – these things are back again. More to come:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 20 – The Empire State Building and part of Hudson Yards at sunset:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 25 (STITCH – click TWICE to fully enlarge) – Early-morning ice on trees in Teaneck (totally melted a half-hour later). Hackensack River and Hackensack buildings at the bottom:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 25 – I\u2019ve never seen a caped crusader wearing a cape with arms:<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 27 – (PANO) Stretched-out private jets flying over Route 46 and landing at Teterboro Airport:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I haven\u2019t found anybody doing this type of photography yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 27 – Meanwhile, back at the bus depot\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MARCH<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

March 5 – The two-meter trash toss (I still love stop-action):<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 6 – From my kitchen window on a Sunday morning:<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 8 – (PANO) How is this super-long fire truck going to be able to turn onto that side street? And how did it manage to get where it is in the first place?<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 11 – It\u2019s my understanding that Minnie Mouse usually consumes babies only when they\u2019re awake:<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 11 – This guy walked across the parking lot with his finger stuck in his ear:<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 12 – Might not be the most aerodynamic wet kite on the market:<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 17 – I took this picture because the Fire Chief isn\u2019t wearing her seat belt:<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 18 – They never stop building around here:<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 19 – This is the vicious creature that head-butted a fence down on February 18:<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 19 – Happy child and loving Mom (click to enlarge):<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 25 – Welcome to the Construction Site Games. I\u2019m not sure what the left one is called, but the right one looks like King Of The Hill:<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 25 – (PANO) Anybody want to guess what this is?<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 25 – (PANO) I thought this would make a nice PANO shot (if only they had cleaned up the grass area). BTW – 210 Main is that tall building on the left side – a former bank where I once shot from the roof:<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 26 – (PANO) I have churches on either side of my building and another one across the street. The reason I like this picture is because I\u2019m standing in the backyard\/playground of the church across the street and included the gorgeous steeple of the church to my south:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, in the front of the church stand these\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026skinny traffic cones? (Not a PANO, but may enlarge somewhat):<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 26 – Dunno if these show the same umbrella, but the second one WAS taken only 3 shots later, so they very well may be:<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 30 – Architectural variety in my neighborhood:<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 30 – (PANO) Weird: Bikes & Bruce<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 30 – (PANO) Parkway Toyota truck:<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 31 – Some people just can\u2019t read:<\/span><\/p>\n

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APRIL<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

April 2 – Teterboro Airport-bound private jet appears to pass over the World Trade Center (but it\u2019s really over New Jersey):<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 2 – Friends:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 2 – (PANO) Long, bent Mustang (shot from my living room):<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 4 – Long, bent school bus (shot from my back room):<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 4 – Shopping for\u2026\u2026\u2026a Guess?<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 5 – (PANO) Longest bus in town:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 6 – From about a quarter-mile away, it looks like a chain-link fence that has 30-40\u2019 of its height buried underground is being pulled out. I\u2019m sure that\u2019s not what\u2019s going on, so send me your much-better guesses:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 8 – Uh-oh! Is he thinking of jumping? I\u2019m not worried\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026he\u2019s on the first floor:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 11 – 4-pack of PANOs:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 12 – 5-Pack of 3 regular and 2 PANOs:
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This is a restaurant that’s about 4 blocks from where I live. I think the city’s OK with the name as long as they don’t add a “Q” to it:\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Unless that headgear is edible, you can’t pay for it with Food Stamps:\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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April 13 – Baby Bella mushrooms – my favorite!<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 16 – Every Saturday, a car dealership 3 blocks from me puts on balloon displays as if seeing these will make people who are driving by suddenly get the urge to pull in and buy a new car:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 16 – (PANO) I don\u2019t know the purpose of all those wheels, but it looks cool:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 16 – (PANO) Speaking of cool, look at the size of this car turning past the FAMOUS White Manna Hamburger joint that Guy Fieri featured in one of his shows (look it up):<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 19 – (PANO) I have NEVER seen a cloud event like what\u2019s going on behind Manhattan (above the sunlit brick apartment building on the right):<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 20 – From my living room, I saw these girls setting up a phone against the black pole to film themselves dancing. Was this a TikTok tribute to 4\/20?<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 22 – As I was walking by a construction site, I saw part of a worker – who was 3 or 4 stories up – pop out every few seconds, so I zoomed in as I was about to pass the building:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 22 – My favorite car-carrier photo:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 23 – I wanna know exactly what he\u2019s wearing under that hoodie that ends with pom-poms\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026and what\u2019s around his right shoe:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 23 – And what\u2019s this guy noshing on? I\u2019m guessing gherkins:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 23 – Outside of a church!<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 24 – My PANO selfie\u2026\u2026\u2026.even here, ridiculously-long vehicles find me:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 27 – Private jets land on a Main St building?<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 27 – I\u2019ve heard of carrying a grudge, but carrying a crutch?<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 27 – (STITCH) Nice shot of Manhattan, but all the illuminated buildings are in New Jersey:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 29 – Remember these prices? (found at a local abandoned station\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026not sure I understand the second one):<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 29 – Right across the street from that station was this kind of cool-looking car (I\u2019ll bet IT remembers those gas prices):<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 30 – (PANO) Decidedly less cool-looking are this Mom and Dad and their cute little two-wheeler:<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 30 – I have no idea what this is supposed to be, but it was quite colorful and I didn\u2019t have to leave my apartment to shoot it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 30 – A nice way to end the month (maybe I should<\/em> have left my apartment to partake).<\/span><\/p>\n

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MAY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

May 1 – (PANO) The longest antique fire engine you\u2019ll ever see:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 1 – (PANO) The shortest hover car you\u2019ll ever see (and one of the weirdest school buses you\u2019ll ever see):<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 1 – (PANO) The sky was looking a bit odd so I tried to do a PANO of it with limited success (but I DID manage to get my apartment in the shot):<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 1 – I\u2019m guessing that since the bag says \u201cGiant Farmers Market\u201d, she\u2019s trying to carry giant vegetables (click to enlarge):<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 7 – Is this a Happy Mother?<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 7 – The yellow and red are nice touches:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 8 – Shiny happy people<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 10 – Not everyone in Hackensack can tell you what this is, but I can tell you I once attended a KISS convention there:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 14 – The hoodie protects his hat, I guess:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 14 – It looks like I just gave birth to a Strat lookalike:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 18 – A pretty serious-looking mockingbird:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 21 – Just two people I happened to see on the same day:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 24 – Looking down from my living room\u2026\u2026\u2026shameful!<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 24 – And while I was hanging out of my window shooting garbage, I happened to take what might be my best shot of the (half) year:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 25 – Looks like something major was going on, but nothing happened:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 28 – Doing pointing work on a nearby building:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 28 – Mr. Excitement:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 28 – GrubHub?<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 30 – Balloon Guy:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 30 – (PANOs) At and under the George Washington Bridge on Memorial Day:<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 30 – (PANO) Home from the GWB (just got off the bus). I live on the roof<\/em> of the brick building (not the visible top floor):<\/span><\/p>\n

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JUNE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

June 1 – I thought socks with sandals\/crocs was a fashion faux pas. Well, at least the dog isn\u2019t wearing any socks with his<\/em> white crocs:<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 3 – Active pooch:<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 4 – Teamwork:<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 5 – I wonder if Sniff ‘n’ the Tears had this vehicle in mind back in 1978:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Anybody remember this one-hit wonder?<\/span><\/p>\n