Jeffery and I head to Roosevelt Island

Today was a whole day with my honey!  We went over to the United Nations building, but the flags weren't flying, so it wasn't as photogenic as expected.  So we stopped and had a bagel before heading over to the tram to Roosevelt Island.  We spent all day over there, which means tonight, Jeffery is beet red from sun and wind.  What a great day!

I thought of my mother-in-law when I saw all these stairs to be climbed.

Loved this building.  So pretty

The U.N. building with naked flag-poles

the Queensboro Bridge, seen from the tram

view of a tram from the tram we were riding.

a very small lighthouse, with some Hurricane Sandy damage still evident.

lighthouse seen with cherry tree blooms

Manhattan seen from Roosevelt Island, with strange sculpture in the water

at a farmer's market

we learned about Cro-nuts, which are croissant donuts.  This is a "knock-off" Bo-nut, made by Bobo.  It was filled with lemon meringue.

cool copper down-spout on the church

and here's the church

the tram looks so tiny up there

ruins of the old smallpox hospital; the first in the U.S. to take in those ailing from that illness.

F.D.R. park at the southern tip of the island.  It was very blocky and industrial in design, so I only took this one shot of it

I don't know why this amused me, but it did

Photo moment

the tram arrives while we sit on the bus waiting for the passengers

the Octagon house

One of the many personal spaces in the wonderful Community Garden.  We gabbed with several gardeners and found this place very happy-making.

Headed back over the East River to Manhattan

A last aerial view of the Island

looking down into town

the city is so.....so....fascinating

Another building I liked

tulip time in the City

Jeffery at the Apple store

Golden statue; don't know who it depicts

beautiful bride near Central Park

blurry shot of musician and ballerinas

We look down on this from Jeffery's current hotel room