Out and About in New York City: three on thursday

three on thursday

West 78th Street

is by far

one of the prettiest blocks

on the UWS

(Upper Westside).

I've featured its

prettily painted townhouses before

this time

I am focusing

(not so well, poor little PointandShoot is having zoom focus issues)

on the decorations.

This house in particular with its many

- in sets of THREE -

planters and window boxes

is one of my favorites.

20 comments:

fayeThursday, May 26, 2011 at 12:20:00 AM EDT
Love this ... so much that I
'borrowed' the theme idea...
hope you don't mind....
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Grandma JThursday, May 26, 2011 at 12:35:00 AM EDT
So beautiful. Now I want window boxes and more flowers.
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RobinThursday, May 26, 2011 at 2:05:00 AM EDT
How lovely. I can never keep mine alive.

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PerthDailyPhotoThursday, May 26, 2011 at 4:43:00 AM EDT
That's so pretty, the colours against the mainly white background, perfect!
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DianneThursday, May 26, 2011 at 8:35:00 AM EDT
pretty pretty pretty
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VirginiaThursday, May 26, 2011 at 9:52:00 AM EDT
That is just eye candy!
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Snappy DiThursday, May 26, 2011 at 10:51:00 AM EDT
We have one window box on our house... but I'm afraid to go back into the bushes, where I would have to go in order to plant something in it, due to snakes. So, it has dirt in it and nothing else. sighs

DI
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deborahThursday, May 26, 2011 at 12:04:00 PM EDT
So cheerful! Aren't those little pansy faces beaming at us?
How does your garden grow?
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Mental P MamaThursday, May 26, 2011 at 12:12:00 PM EDT
Wow!!!
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JeaneThursday, May 26, 2011 at 12:20:00 PM EDT
love that alabaster white background to show off the flowers, lovely xo
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sybil lawThursday, May 26, 2011 at 1:19:00 PM EDT
Sets of 3 - well known decorator secret. Nice!
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Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades.Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 1:56:00 PM EDT
Beautiful! I love a porch with lots of color!
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ChrissykatThursday, May 26, 2011 at 3:50:00 PM EDT
Love love love! (set of 3!) I never seem to do well with flower boxes...but these, sigh, are gorgeous!
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missing momentsThursday, May 26, 2011 at 3:59:00 PM EDT
I love roaming the UWS neighborhood when we make it to the city. Love the architecture and doorways.
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steviewrenThursday, May 26, 2011 at 4:27:00 PM EDT
Flowers make a home more inviting, don't you think? Right now mine is not so nice...I need to make it to the nursery this coming LONG weekend. (Oh how I'm looking forward to that extra day!)
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Country GirlThursday, May 26, 2011 at 5:15:00 PM EDT
Wonder what they'll fill them with this weekend - it's getting much too hot for pansies now. Beautiful!!
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CloudiaThursday, May 26, 2011 at 7:15:00 PM EDT
totally rocks, Dar!

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Chesapeake Bay WomanThursday, May 26, 2011 at 10:48:00 PM EDT
Very pretty. Love how the colors of the flowers just burst against that white background.

wv: reall. For reall.
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TammyFriday, May 27, 2011 at 6:50:00 PM EDT
So pretty!
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HilaryMonday, May 30, 2011 at 11:24:00 AM EDT
That looks so pretty and summerish.
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