Ordinary

Today is the day to blog about the letter O in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  My theme is America the Beautiful.

I thought I would be struggling but instead, I am having such a great time that I want to talk about a typical day here in upstate New York.  What could be more beautiful than an ordinary day?

You're alive.

And you can find the extraordinary in ordinary.

Like these crocuses from last weekend.

Let's take a peek at a recent day, shall we?

The sun rose in a neighborhood near Johnson City, New York.

Minutes later, it shone on a building in this neighborhood.  Once the biggest wood framed structure in the United States, it has stood vacant since a major flood in September, 2011.  I've taken many photos of the building's front since then, and will mourn (a little) when the building is demolished.  Supposedly, demolition is to begin later this spring.

A bicycle rack in downtown Binghamton, New York in the shape of our skyline.

A giant copper beech. (It actually has its own plaque).

Finally, an iris in bloom.  Well, that wasn't too typical.  We had snow on the ground not that long ago.

Such beauty in the most ordinary of objects.

So - what will I feature tomorrow for the A to Z?  Here's a hint - it won't be Ordinary.