Resurrecting New Orleans with a blast of sound, marching bands from far and wide strutted their stuff during Mardi Gras first post-Katrina celebration.
For this bead monger, "The Big Easy" never sounded better.
Through the painstaking reconstruction of houses in New Orleans' Ninth Ward visitors catch glimpses of homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Even more unusual is the eerie aura of abandonment that has taken up residence here.
Irony creates drama. Apparently so does color.
Taken during a pause in the the first post-Katrina Mardi Gras celebration, colorful parade-goers exhibit movie set expressions as they gawk at the upcoming float.
The view of Manhattan, most notably Central Park, from Rockefeller Center's observation deck.
Crowds jump and cheer for beads as floats pass by during the Krew d'etat Marti Gras parade in uptown New Orleans.
This Krewe D'Etat member knows that he has the ability to make the crowds beg. During the four hour parade route through uptown New Orleans, he will throw hundreds of purple, green, and gold beads, but few will win these prized medallions.
Ian Schragers' new luxury condominium in the heart of Noho. It was designed by the swiss team of Herzog & de Meuron, who created the new Tate modern in London.
The coke bottle greeen cast glass used in the construction, is breathtaking to look at.
Flanked by park and walkways directly above the sand, Mission Bay is a popular spot to relax in the sun. Views across the Waitemata Harbour are stunning.
There are many vistas to admire along the many path on the ground of the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York located in the Catskill Mountains. This lone tree "on the edge" seemed to have become one with the fence along the path.
This was one of the views from my room when I stayed at the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York.