Hair on the floor, under the seat of a subway car at 11 pm. Not a lot, a nice curved six inch pony tail ball in a lovely muted red color. We had boarded the ‘A’ train at the beginning of the run at 207th, and didn’t notice is at first. While chatting, at around …
Category Archives: Living
Just a Job
On the right hand side of the building, about mid-way up, you see something. Not quite distinguishable. It is a couple of window washers doing their job.
One of the Least of Us
Stepping off the curb, mid block, with peonies in hand I glanced down. Two eyes were looking up at me. Startled. Me, not it. A lone pigeon, tight up against the curb, between a BMV and a Lexus. At first I just stood there looking down. Knowing I had to do something, hoping it wouldn’t …
Priceless!
This house is on the Upper East Side on a street of exquisite buildings. The photo left is a partial of the entrance with a flowerbox above the impressive portal. The photo [right] below is a shot of the entire facade. The photo left is the adjoining house of a famous painter, now deceased. …
Get It?
The building appendage, the copper colored oddly shaped piece, is actually only half as thick in reality, but the reflection of the building to which it is attached, doubles its size.
The Whitney
Apparently shunned by its upscale neighbors due to their dislike of its architecture, it is nonetheless a bastion of modern American art. Currently the exhibit is the Whitney Biennial 2012. But the exterior, composed entirely of cement does resemble a building that might have applied for the job of fortress. It was progressive and innovative …
Bedroom Community
The NJ Transit train between Penn Station and points west is a perfect and clear example of the bedroom commute. I never really knew what it meant until I boarded the train and rode it for about an hour through these small towns, built with access to the New York bound train. By this I …