Again. Same guy. 

Same guy as below. 

This guy was really fierce. If his opponent was still mounted after the first pass, he would circle around and chase him, jousting at him from behind! 

A limbo-style joust thrust. 

Starting line. Note the EMTs waiting at the ready. 

Reaching for the joust. 

Jouster at the starting line with the American Stevedore loading cranes in the background. 

Nerve Steeling. 

Roman candle. 

Impacto Profundo! 

impact! 

Squires give their jouster a starting push. 

Impact. Note the crowd members whose mouths are fixed in classic surprise OH!'s. 

Bike Jousting. 

Bike jousting in Red Hook. D70. 

Brooklyn Bike Brawl. Tallbike. I have way too many of these photos to post, but I'm going to put up the choicest of the bunch. Red Hook. D70.

Memorial in front of the shop run by my neighbor Barry, who died recently and unexpectedly, and who I did not know, though I had many friendly run-ins with his miniature doberman "Tiny." He struck me as an outwardly gruff but ultimately affable guy. Red Hook. 

Master crooner Jonathan Richman in the middle of an excellent two hour trilingual set. He very impressively played the whole show without a guitar strap. Just kept the thing kind of tucked under his arm. Brooklyn. D70. 

View of 333 Wacker Drive over the Orleans Street Bridge, which spans the Chicago River. Chicago. Slow shutter. C-2020. 

Another rose view. Red Hook. D70. 

Imlay Street construction site and guard dog. Red Hook. D70. 

Roses on Commerce Street. While I was taking this photo, the guy who lived in the building next to the rosebush came home and told me that the owner of the building next door (where the rosebush is rooted) was going to remove the rosebush soon to comply with city code. Ridiculous. Red Hook. D70. 

Desiccated memorial. Richards Street. Red Hook. D70. 

Church. Pilsen. Chicago. D70. 

Solo coat hook. Chicago. D70. 

Wooden dragon and carnival sign. Earwax Cafe, my father's favorite. Chicago. D70 

Silent sentinel of Milwaukee Avenue. Logan Square. Chicago. D70. 

Small bride and large ring. Logan Square. Chicago. D70 

Up for Bus and Taxi. Division Street subway station. Blue Line. Chicago. D70. 

A glimpse at the part of the Cloud Gate sculpture that is currently under wraps and undergoing more grinding and buffing to smooth out the seams. Chicago. D70. 

Another reflection shot off a ground but as-yet unbuffed portion of the Cloud Gate sculpture (which some call "the Bean"). Chicago. D70. 

Part of skyline, including the Standard Oil and Prudential buildings, as reflected in the "Cloud Gate" sculpture in Millennium Park. Then the edge of the sculpture. Then the sky. Chicago. D70. 

Amoco Building aka Standard Oil Building aka Aon Center. Chicago. D70.