Firecrackers in the rain
Like Doris, I was in Chinatown today, but my visit was mostly accidental. Since the L train isn’t running this weekend, I took the M in, and got out of the train at Canal to run some errands. When I saw all the red and purple puddles on the street (colored, I’m guessing, by the confetti), I remembered Doris’s earlier post about the Lunar New Year festivities, and decided to walk around with my camera.
Things seemed to be winding down, but I took a few photos, like this slightly blurry one of a girl playing with those party popper things that snap when thrown against a hard surface. I was surprised they worked on the wet sidewalk. The big tube-shaped firecrackers this woman was selling looked like fun, but since i have no idea how to set one off, I probably would’ve ended up shooting myself in the face with gobs of confetti. A few more photos are here.
lisa, LOVE the pix, especially the little girl. really nice how the pink of her umbrella plays off the colors of the firecracker tube things and the confetti.