Modern mosaic masterpieces are now permanently affixed to the walls of the new 2nd Ave subway station at 86th St. And they are glorious. At the helm of this subway’s art direction is the artist Chuck Close. He’s known for large portraits of head-on facial shots. Huge faces eight feet tall. Here his work is done in mosaic and […]
Category Archives: Outdoors
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Sep
Sep
For a storefront business in Greenwich Village these days having a sandwich board is ubiquitous. It’s a way to say not only that we’re open but that we have a pulse and that you, the city walker, do as well. Since Relax specializes in deep tissue massage, as well as general relaxation therapy, the ads […]
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Apr
Apr
Seasonalities are raising their green heads. Here are two local photos on the way to my library…which you can see in the distance beyond the cab. Plus photos from my favorite local hiking destination, Harriman State Park, in Spring 2016 glory.
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Apr
Apr
Flying into Phoenix and hiking the Southwest – Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Joshua Tree – brings such a wallop of a new environment…this year the blooming was super.
07
Sep
Sep
It’s jaw dropping, witnessing each National Park, each natural landform new to one’s own eyes, new to experience. The visitor center at the Grand Tetons had an astonishingly simple presentation, among many, of how long our continent took to form as a land mass. Of course the uniqueness of the parks geologic formation is outlined as well. […]
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Mar
Mar
It is the thrill of new terrain. As I learned the Saguaro, tall cactus, are ancient fellows. Old growth.