A series in the New York Times’ Lens blog caught my eye recently. It focuses — plainly, cleverly, even somewhat lovingly — on New York City streets. Not so much Life On the Streets! More Stuff On the Streets.

As the photographer notes in her first post of the series “when observed closely, the pounded pavement of this city holds as much interest as the peaks of skyscrapers.” I agree.

So this series has inspired me to share images of a street subject I’ve been photographing for a long time: gloves. The gloves in question, I should note, are not used to keep hands warm in winter. These are used for, well, any number of purposes. They have mysterious biographies. And I suppose that’s what compels me to notice — and shoot.

Photograph by Josh Robinson

Photograph by Josh Robinson

Photograph by Josh Robinson

Photograph by Josh Robinson

Photograph by Josh Robinson

This morning, New Yorkers woke up to this:

Photo Composite by Josh Robinson

A blizzard? Not exactly. In fact, some of the snow seemed to be falling, well, up. A snowrise, I suppose you could call it.

In the end, puddles were about the only the residue this little snow blast could muster. And though I’m sure that disappointed some, I was happy. Puddles add a nice little reflective layer to a town already loaded with them. Here’s a small sample of puddles in action today in Manhattan.

Photograph by Josh Robinson

Photograph by Josh Robinson

Photograph by Josh Robinson

Photograph by Josh Robinson

New York City is still layered with residue from this past weekend’s snowstorm. Below, find a few shots of the storm’s leftovers, starting with a composite of several vehicles still wearing the weather.

Photo Composite by Josh Robinson

Photo by Josh Robinson

Photo by Josh Robinson

Photo by Josh Robinson

Photo by Josh Robinson

Overseen on a table in a Manhattan hotel today, a pumpkin ghost and its baby.

Or am I just seeing things because Halloween is Saturday?

Photograph by Josh Robinson