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