Thursday's Things In A Row...Manhattan Planters...

Welcome to Thursday's Things In A Row. 

I told you yesterday that there are planters along the building I was showing.  These planters were in Manhattan NYC and went for a full block!

They were in front of this building in which Gman was working while in Manhattan.

Of course, you can't miss the columns of the NY Stock Exchange!  Even the flags make a row in this shot.

I hope you enjoyed today's things in a row.

For more Thursday's Things In A Row look at Pat's View From The Edge...

Mother of Invention Monday...Wishing Well...

What do you do with those old horse/cattle troughs???? 

How about making a Wishing Well Planter!

Soundless Sunday...Horses In The Sky...

Floral Baskets Everywhere...

I was walking through town while waiting for my gas tank to be replaced after the squirrels got done with it and I was just smitten with the baskets all over town.

At the present time it has been very hot, so the baskets are sporting a collection of grasses, sweet potato vines, other vines and some have some florals in them.  They are all good hot weather plants.

Here, have a look...

In the spring, the floral baskets looked like these still hanging at the Corner Park.

Located on the SE corner of the 4 way stop, the Corner Park was dedicated in 1983...

and sports a really inviting fountain...

A couple of benches under the trees invite you to sit a spell...

And the HUGE baskets of petunias bring your eye to the porch area with the white pillars, fret work and more baskets dripping with beautiful flowers it makes a pretty picture.

Why did I point out the flower baskets?  Well, they ARE pretty, but the most amazing thing about them is that they are created and cared for by a couple who VOLUNTEER their efforts to make the city pretty! 

They plant the baskets and each day they come around with a little wagon which contains a water tank and water each basket and lovingly tend to them all spring, summer and fall without compensation! 

Is that great or what????

Laundry R Us..

When I went to town to do laundry, I meandered about, looking for photo ops and found PLENTY!!!   How is it that you can drive around town doing tasks and not see one interesting thing, but put a camera in your hand and wow!  Everything is NEW!!!

So, here we go...

The Laundry is located on the NE corner of the 4 way stop light.  There is only one stoplight and this is it.  Everything in town is referenced from here.  Can you believe that people saw me taking this picture and actually stopped so they weren't interrupting my photo session???

As the laundry was washing, I decided to stroll down the covered sidewalk on the west side of the street where I found my Things in a Row from yesterday.

This one is a slightly different angle. 

You can see that as you progress each store has it's own colors which makes for a pretty walk.

See the robins egg blue down there and on down is the white and red of the hardware store and the purple of a little trinket store...

The poles that are wrapped with green are the Mexican Restaurant which is pretty good.

As I was walking past a store, I spied this sign.  That's one you don't see everyday!

I, of course, knew where I was going...

No, it's not a strip club--but really--ya gotta wonder how some places decide on their names...

This bakery has the most DELISH creme horns!!!!  They are just huge and flaky and filled to the brim with a devinely sweet ambrosia!  Good to the last flake!

So, with my treasures safely in hand, I headed back to the laundry to put the clothes in the dryer.

The other day, Pat had a sign that she spied in a laundromat. 

As I looked into one of the dryers before flinging the clothes, I saw this...

Here...take a closer look...

I think Pat's sign forgot the "KEEP YOUR BUTT OUT OF THE DRYERS" sign...

I didn't use that dryer...  ;)

Thursday's Things In A Row...

As I was wondering around town while my squirrel eaten gas tank was being replaced, I came across these theater seats on the sidewalk and thought, "Ah hah!  Perfect for Thursday!"

When I looked at the picture after arriving home, I realized that the pillars going down the sidewalk also make things in a row.  Win-win!

Pat you have me seeing things in a whole new way!  :)

Shiny Cage...

It was stalking me. 

It was falling on me. 

It was time to end it!

Today I HAD to do the laundry, so I headed to town with a full Durango.  I had a BUNCH!!!! 

On the way, I saw something glinting in the sunshine along the road.

As I passed I saw a Chrome basket.  You know, the kind that comes with a little bag liner.

This one didn't have the liner--just the chrome frame.  I screeched to a driveway and drove back to the shiny basket (in a box atop some old carpet that was being discarded) and snagged the find, knowing exactly what I was gonna do with it!

Here it is now!  The perfect tomato cage! 

I LOVE a good find--especially the FREE kind!  :)