a view of the neighborhood

i've had a request for a little tour of my surrounding neighborhood. so on my way to get coffee this morning i took some photos…


this is my most used corner of the neighborhood. the awning on the left is the store where we go for little things that we need like a can of dr. pepper, or a pint of ice cream, or toilet paper. that kind of stuff. then across the street, the blue awning, is the laundromat we go to.


this is the view out of our bathroom window. a few of our neighbors keep pretty nice backyards. also, this is the scene of my locked out fire escape adventure.


if you were to look out the front window of our apartment and to the right this is what you see. on the closest corner is the small grocery and laundromat. please note the small white puppy with the group of people on the sidewalk. on my way inside i got to pet him!!


and if you look left out the front window this is the view. the yellowish building on the corner is this great french restaurant called Fada. we've only been there to hear music at the bar, not to eat dinner, but i had dessert and it was absolutely delicious. its a bit expensive so we're saving a dinner there for a special occasion.


this is joe yesterday at our front door. he's waiting for me because i have the keys. he's naturally on the phone, a common site, and is holding a coffee and chocolate croissant from Blackbird, this little cafe up the street.


this is the building directly across the street from our building. right now they are fixing the roof, and apparently the plan is to turn it into apartment space.


this is one block away from our place -- the subway station!!


this is the corner opposite the subway picture, and where i got my coffee -- joe's busy corner. they also have a deli counter with sandwiches and salads and things.


and this photo isn't of the neighborhood obviously. this is the typical site when i go to joe's office to meet him for lunch, usually about once a week. that's joe's back on the right, and the cat's name is Pierre. he loves joe. he is always laying somewhere around joe's desk. this time he stayed asleep, but sometimes he gets up and glares at me. he stares me down with looks of hatred because i am taking joe away from him. he doesn't like me, and thats just fine. i don't like him either -- i'm allergic to cats.