monday monologue

This week 

I have a plethora of photos to share 

so 

anyone who needs to use the loo, do so now 

and

 if you need more caffeine go get it now.  

Ok?  

Ready!

This week's 

Fridaycation™ 

was a walk along

 The High Line 

(a third visit for me)

with ToonMan 

(his first) 

in his nifty 

new sneakers/walking 

shoes

We started at the new section, opened mid-June, I believe, at 30th Street/10th Avenue

the planting of grasses, 

flowers, 

flowering trees 

and 

such 

has grown much 

since my visit last year 

there's 

lots of new things to see

a newly installed 

functional 

bird house sculpture 

seems to be still awaiting 

occupants; 

this new terrace 

with umbrella'd tables 

looks out on 

10th Avenue at West 15th Street

to us both 

it wasnt 

just 

the lovely park's

 lushness and new installations

that were worth 

photographing

 The buildings 

along The High Line's 

new section 

have found ways 

to make their new view 

part of their lives 

and 

keep the gawkers

 from 

looking 

in.

this 

could be 

the 

ugliest building 

I've ever seen 

yet 

there's a charm to its seediness 

that appeals

these 3 are odd 

because they're so very different

there's the old brick and mortar with its undisguised water tower

squeezing 

that strangely terraced building 

between it

and the glass frontaged building, 

its water tower 

tucked away from sight

then there's the view of 

what was or maybe will be: 

Pier 54,

what are you?

My favorite part of the walk 

are these 

amazingly glorious windows

the colors of the glass 

echo the colors 

of the 

Hudson River

someday 

I'll get the light just right

We exited at West 13th Street/Washington Street

there was a lot going on 

at

ground level

There's a restaurant on the corner 

and that clown outside it

reminded 

ToonMan of 

The Simpson's Crusty

(both Crusty and this clown remind me of Graydon Carter)

then there was the photo shot, 

likely for a magazine

and 

a film crew 

on the next corner 

prepped for its next shot

Not enough excitment?

On Saturday

I did my ritual beautification™

and met my friend, fellow blogger and Blister

The Baroness aka Shelley for lunch at, where else?, Recipe

After we ate and talked and talked and talked 

we went to Zabars 

where Shelley 

whose excellent sense of humor 

lets her play silly games like modeling these oven mitts for me

I love you, Shelley!

On Sunday 

ToonMan and I walked 

once again 

further than either of these Edelsteins 

has walked before 

down 

along 

Riverside Park South

I took a lot more photos

there are newly installed sculptures from the Art Students League 

of course I snapped them for you 

but you'll need to wait to see those

this post is long enough

Ok

gentle readers, as you were!

I leave you with the money shot

** none of these photos is signed or edited in any way .. I was too lazy