The dippers @ Godiva

Officially, strawberries are what is dipped into the big vat of melted chocolate. But if you slipped the women a tip and asked really nicely, would they put something else in there when no one was looking? What would you put in there?

Hey, Cupid

In this kinder and gentler era, they’ve stripped Cupid of his bow and arrow. Now he hands out hearts. What I’ve also noticed this year is that Valentine’s Day seems to be more of an adult holiday than ever. Other than the “Cute Stuff” candy heart, little of this is for kids.

Good luck birds

The window at Mikimoto, the pearl store on Fifth Avenue, features origami cranes. They start out as birds at the bottom of the picture, turn into bats at the top.