Back to New York!

It's kind of interesting; that I flew home to California on the day my mother went for her second hip surgery in Massachusetts, and then I flew back to New York on the day Ma returned home after her recovery.  I won't visit her right away, but will do so soon.  For now, I'm spending time with my honey after three weeks without him.

Here are a few shots of the city, and a few of our trip to Breakneck Ridge, which we took today.  We rode the train along the Hudson River, and were let off with a slew of other hikers at the Breakneck Stop; a road we all walked along to the trailhead.  Breakneck Ridge is just what it sounds like; a steep climb up to the ridge that runs away from the Hudson, and offer spectacular views, varied terrain, and many fun sights.  It was so fun being "kids" with all those adults as we scrambled up the hill and across the mountain-top and down through the forest.  We are very foot and leg sore tonight, but thanks to a shower and a hot bowl of Chinese noodle soup, we are feeling quite well.

The Helmsley Building, where the Queen of Mean got rich

I liked the lines and angles

its a sign

Here is the Synagogue

Another cool building, which I may have shown on last year's blog; can't remember

Two elder friends out for a walk

columbine and bleeding hearts in Central Park

one of four carvings adorning a building.  I chose the one about Space

one of the medallions on Radio City Music Hall

and another

how much are those doggies in the window?  would you buy one?!

fountain in Rockefeller Center

street workers pit stop

our new, more commodious lodgings

this rug in the hallways is one of the more attractive patterns I've seen

excellent scaffolding, eh?

The Chrysler Building

Tail lights and streetlight can be confusing

one more subway stop recorded

roaming cannoli in Little Italy

last year, I took a photo of this wall, but the mural wasn't there

this is for Matt and Wendie; more silliness

Mannequins on the move

On our way up the Hudson River via train

at the trailhead to Breakneck Ridge

Stormking Mountain with a train at it's base, and a highway above the train

Jeffery and a few of the folks who climbed to the top

Jeffery and I reach the first overlook; there will be four more before we get to the top

The top of the Ridge at left, and then we head down, down, into the ravine at the right

The Hudson River, with the train, and the town of Cold Springs at the top left, which is where we have to catch the train home

Traditional "Jeffery at the top of the rock" photo

proof that I, too, was up there

how green the forest was after the Ridge top

the well at one of the ruins

me at the ruins

neat windows

a view through a window

at this ruin, we learned that a rich guy built all these rock structures

They built the chimneys to last

the port-cochere

In Cold Springs, this church had sad angels out front, which bothered me

our path to the river and the train depot

Jeffery with the Parrot cannon; with West Point visible across the river behind him

The train we'll take home to NYC