Coffee, Lots of it. Western Avenue, Chicago. D70. 

Flora exotica. Garfield Park Conservatory. Chicago. D70. 

Palm leaf, a gigantic palm leaf. Garfield Park Conservatory. Chicago. D70. 

A fern, twisting like a northwestern suspension bridge in a high wind. For Blackwood's birthday. Garfield Park Conservatory. Chicago. D70. 

Chinatown. NYC. D70. 

Lion Dance in front of a food shop. Chinese New Year. NYC. D70. 

Chinese New Year. NYC. D70. 

People's umbrellas (and everything else) got covered in confetti and streamers. Chinese NNew Year. NYC. D70. 

Confetti Cannon.  

Some of the confetti shooters were loaded with these little parachutes. Chinese New Year. NYC. D70. 

The streets ran red with streamer ink-infused rain. Chinese New Year. NYC. D70. 

Drummer at Chinese New Year. NYC. D70. 

Camera phone congregation. 

More Confetti. 

Confetti at Chinese New Year. NYC. D70. 

Chinese New Year. Chinatown. NYC. D70. A slow exposure, even though I believe the ISO was set at 600. 

Beekman Street. NYC. D70. 

Beekman Street. NYC. D70. 

Beekman Street. NYC. D70.