Saturday, August 30, 2014

Amidst the busy days

It's been so busy, and the trips back to the hotel so far from where I've been enjoying myself; I haven't taken time to come here to share more.  But, now, with Kyria here, I thought I'd better catch up a little, so that I'm not back in California before I put our current adventures onto this blog.
Days spent wending while Jeffery works, then time together, and with kinfolk this week, in the evenings.

I should know the name of these flowers, but I don't.

working men

one of my favorite rocks

the Brill Building

view from the bleachers in Times Square

He stands proud in Times Square

One of the Stations at St. Mary's

I think this was on the Rodgers and Hammerstein Theater

They are everywhere, eh?

Update on the progress of construction at 8th and (?) 48th(?)

Restaurant greeter

white shoes for every taste

this fountain was different from the others I've seen

to think of living with a giant tank of water overhead

hope and change

the exposure is over-bright, but it makes the picture look like a painting, so I share it

Lottery Dude at the Book of Mormon.  We tried to get cheap tickets, but to no avail; so far

detail of a giant billboard from a t.v. show about tattoos

relaxing dude

 cluster of relaxing dudes

our room with two doubles at the Lexington Hotel

our bathroom here is humungous.  Two cots would fit in it.

the view from our window

looking downwards from our room; one wonders what our view will be like in a month or so

I concur with the thought expressed

the front of our hotel

If I had to live in NYC, having a roof-top apartment like this might make it more bearable

the inside of one of the elevators

the door of the elevator

On the 4 Train, which had lovely white interior walls.  I like the message above Jeffery's head

view from the Brooklyn Promenade.  Lots of work has been done since last year when I was here

one section of ceiling at The Garden of Eden market

look up!  the sky is full of stuff to see

Ben Liebowitz and Jeffery in Ben and Erin's bedroom, which has an awesome view

Ben and Erin; our gracious hosts.  Thank gosh Ben came up on us on the street, since we weren't finding his place

Emily and Sam on the roof-top deck 

view from the roof-top deck as dark begins to fall

section of billboard on our way home after a nice time with our cousins

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Moving Day

We are leaving the Courtyard and moving to the Lexington today, so I'll include a couple of photos from the 35th floor of this tall hotel at the end of this post while I'm still here.  Once you move neighborhoods, you tend to stay in that realm, I've found.

building adornments


bench marker






someone gathered and tossed a bouquet into the creek

the doorway to the current YMCA




Subway tile art is like going to a museum to see the Picassos and Renoirs




I chased this policeman for three blocks before I caught up to take this shot.

vendor ladies

Columbus Circle plaza fountain at night

blurry shot of a ballerina

view from the 35th floor deck on the Courtyard looking at Central Park

looking toward Times Square down Broadway

looking almost towards the Hudson River

looking straight down at Broadway

day time - there's the Hudson River

there's Central Park

looking due east.

towards Times Square

towards Central Park

The hotel from the ground looking up