It's Sunday morning, time for my weekly off television topic reflection on the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken. This week is a bit image heavy so I'll be keeping the words part a bit light.
That's all.
Well, maybe not.
The majority of the photos I'm posting today were taken last Sunday when I spent the day at Skaters Circle in Central Park (Manhattan). The Central Park Dance Skaters Association throws a free skating shindig every weekend, weather permitting. I used to go regularly and skate, but the knees have done that in. Some of the folks remembered me, so that was nice.
In addition to photographing the rain, the park and other things (okay, no rain, but I'm thinking of the old Cowsills song "I love the flower girl ... dah, dah ..."), I took a lot of video. I posted a brief clip early in the week. However, I plan on making a mini-movie during the upcoming week as I am having another staycation.
About the only other thing of interest beside work is that I selected my shots for the Plainfield Library photo competition and had them printed into 8 by 10s. I don't really trust my own printer. I'll be dropping them off to the library just shy of the October 1st deadline.
Now, enough said and onto the (million) photos for this week. Clicking on an image will open it larger in a new window.
Police Activity
East Fourth Street in Plainfield. Hmmm ... three marked cars and an unmarked car. I don't think it's a run-of-the-mill traffic stop.
My Baby Takes the Morning Train ...
and then another home again. My apologies to Sheena Easton. Plainfield Train Station.
Busy Bee
It's time for the carpenter bees. Now if the weather would actually turn fall-like. It's actually supposed to cool off today. Yay! Bridgewater, NJ.
Into the city ...
Under Penn Station
I had a few errands to run downtown (in Plainfield), so I took the train into town. I took the bus home from Port Authority Bus Terminal near Times Square because that stops right in front of my apartment building.
Midtown Tourists
I like to take pictures of the tourists on the double-decker tourist buses as they take pictures. I'm not too keen on the ads on the buses (and everywhere else), but ad revenue sources are everywhere these days.
Gah. Gah. I can't breathe!
The subways are all out of whack this weekend and last for track work. Canceled trains, the One line shut entirely down, etc. As a result, the trains are jam-packed. I had to take a few different lines to get where I was going. I was shocked on one crowded train when a man stood up and offered me his seat. That has never happened to me! It was a seat by a door and a cop came along and stood in the doorway with his gun hitting my ear for two stops. But at least I was sitting!
Hubba hubba!
Ohhh, cute NYPD cops. Yeah, go ahead, call me a cougar.
Hubba ...
Waiting for the subway train
The price goes up, the service goes down. Soon we'll all be like Charlie on the MTA -- the man who never returned.
Migrating Monarch
Sure, they're all over the place on their 3,000 mile annual migration and the best photo I got of one was in Central Park.
Imagine
The tribute to John Lennon in Strawberry Fields, Central Park. There was a tribute band playing just outside the quiet zone.
Call me a cab!
Although it looks like the pedi-cab is passing the horse, that's not going to happen. They're on a slight grade and the pedi-cabs all seem to be set in really low gears causing the human horses to pedal frantically and go almost nowhere up hills. The hansom cab (horse) can only travel in that lane.
Forget the wedding party in the cab!
I needs me some grass!
NOW!
Sheep Meadow in Central Park
No, I don't sun, thank you very much.
Central Park is a peaceful oasis
surrounded by the city.
Looks are deceiving
This man can skate. Yes, he can. Once I get the video put together, you'll see.
Purty as a postcard
Fleet feet
Meeting of the skates
Balancing Act
This guy's been around for years at the Skaters Circle. He's usually with Bladie Flowness, a one-man tourist attraction (looks like George Clinton and drives a pimped-out tricycle while hawking his CDs), but he was solo Sunday. BTW - those are bottles of water and yes, he's on skates.
I forgot to mention the pants
Both this guy and Bladie wear these big harem pants. Actually, they should be great to skate in.
You can take the crosstown bus If it's raining or is cold The animals will love you if you do"At the Zoo" - Simon and GarfunkelIt wasn't raining. It wasn't cold. But this is indeed a crosstown bus.
Reflection
One building is mirrored in another building's windows. So I shot it.
Going nowhere fast
When I left Sunday evening from Port Authority, the traffic was worse than at the weekday rush hours. I have no clue. The buses have their own ramps out of Port Authority and don't deal with this.
Hey, Vincent! Look up!
Heehee. gotcha!
"That's not funny."
How was your week? Don't forget to stop by for The Amazing Race blog party later tonight!
