Met today with the legendary Mr Lam who opened the first Banh Mi restaurant in Philadelphia - Cafe Cuong. A former neighbor of mine it was extraordinary to see him again and chat about old times.

Some window cats of South Philadelphia 4/24/26

Some window cats of Philadelphia

Stopped by my favorite street in Philadelphia today (Jessup by Pine). I love my country Philadelphia!

One of my favorite window cats crossed the rainbow bridge. Celine brought me much joy on my way to patco every morning. As she did to many others too. 😿

Philadelphia city hall today. Love those trees!

Easter at the Ukrainian Church.

What a difference a few months makes! (Alverthorpe Park by Philly)

Washington square west in Philly - I never saw that mural before!

At my grandmother’s house yesterday this cat I haven’t seen in over a year came waltzing over, into the open door and sat down above my grandfather’s favorite seat. He hung out for a half hour and just walked off. Maybe he’s a spirit! 😹

Some orange window cats of South Philadelphia

No Kings just cats with a surprise guest at the end 😸

Cats of Camden, NJ

A Philadelphia window cat sent to me from my Rutgers Philosophy colleague Craig Agule who lives in Queen Village. If it were not for the car in the reflection I would have thought this was hanging in the Louvre!

Some window cat of Camden, NJ

This year is the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Ben Franklin Bridge, which I cross every day between work in Camden and home in Philly. It’s amazing they created infrastructure a century ago that stands the test of time and will be carrying future generations across the Delaware river!

Liberty one in Philly.

Some window cats of South Philadelphia.

Happy Saint Joseph’s Day from South Philadelphia!

On this transit worker appreciation day I want to thank the transit workers of the world for always getting me home safe and sound! (At the pyramids metro station in Paris…a truly beautiful exit…)

Ran into my 84 yr old friend who works at Reading Terminal at Jefferson. Told me she is going to London. Told her I was going to Barcelona. As we turned to get on our respective SEPTA trains she yelled “Sean! I have some cookies for you!” I love my country Philadelphia.

Some window cats of Fairmount. (2 by me, 2 by my wife)

Some window cats of South Philadelphia.

I went to the Hockney exhibit at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris this summer. I do enjoy his work so maybe there is something to this…

I loved all the clothes lines in Venice 😻

But my favorite pictures from Venice is not cats but this combination that I think of as “missed connections.”

I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t been able to follow back folks that follow me if you’d like me to follow you back please dm me or like this post. This was in Venice a few years ago (2024)

Happy 100th birthday to Rutgers Camden! You don’t look a day older than 39!

Sunset in Philadelphia

Even more window cats from South Philadelphia. (Someone asked if this was AI…no I literally bike around South Philly and when I see a cat I take a photo. These are all real cats that live in Philly! 😹)

Managed to catch final day of the citrus festival in Menton.

Since you all seem to like cats in windows here are a few more!

I have a few.

Some window cats of South Philadelphia

The cardinals have stopped by

South Philadelphia in snow

Philly right now…

First time in 381 days that I can say I’m proud to be an American.

Should be shared and reshared, again and again and again

My lab at Rutgers Camden! 😻

Spotted this painting by NC Wyeth at the Free Library of Philadelphia museum

The back stage view of a Philly window cats!

Some Snow White window cats of South Philadelphia.

Fuck ICE protest, Rutgers Camden 1/20/26.

And here is a video montage of the view from the PATCO train from Philadelphia to Camden, New Jersey over the four seasons

People seem to like these pictures of the same location over time: here is a series of Four Seasons of a street in South Philadelphia (Lombard and Jessup)

What a difference 3 months makes!

This is a piece I wrote for carillon (cathedral bells) this past summer in Paris. Its opening is based on the peal of bells at Sacre Coeur that @chrisinparis.bsky.social might recognize (thus the French title) but I was really thinking about the end of an era in history… youtu.be/D_UbAt_KkC8?...

Slava ukraini

The sunset off the septa line in Philly always hits hard