7th Avenue

Central Park

Was in the park today, other than the green looking lake, it was just lovely. soooo chilled out. I slept under a tree. I had some good company too. All in all a good days work!

Ghost Towns

SAN ZHI (Taiwan): a futuristic resort, one of oddee's top 10 Most Amazing Ghost Towns. Full list and more pictures here

9th Ave

A Trip to The MSG

Am off to see George Michael at Madison Square Garden. : )
It's gonna be juust grreat!

UPDATE
George baby rocked! It was the sing along hit parade for the faithful, the crowd lapped it up from the opening Fast Love to the closing Freedom.

On the East River Today

Actually that was not today, it looks like some time in the 60s and that is Champion model Jim Stryker. Better than the average boat that floats down the East River, I say!
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And from a different angle, that is the same model, back on dry land

American Politics

Something very funny

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You can't say in the public arena that you don't like someone because of their race or skin colour, so often to say something 'racist', without appearing racist, coded language is used, like, we can say we dont like someone who makes terrorist fist jab, a term first coined by Fox news in reference to the above photo. (When in fact, no-one really made any terroridt fist jabs).
It's strange to see the New Yorker take it up, along with flag burning, idoltaration of Osama Bin Ladin, racial stereotypes, (the Michelle Obama hair dos just don't match up,huh?) and all that's missing is a copy of the koran on the mantlepiece.
The New Yorker says it's satirical, but in order for it to be satirical the magazine cover needs to send up the people who make up and believe all this crap. And it spectacularly fails to do that. It only propagates the myths and validates coded racist language.

The fist bump is here, in Obama's presumptive nominee speech, it comes in at 51 seconds. To me it looked like a gesture of genuine affection.

3rd Avenue

That is quite early last Sunday morning

Dogs

Am dog sitting for the weekend, two Japanese Spitz, am not normally a fan of small dogs, but these two are so cute and affectionate they have won me over.

Fourth of July

Late afternoon, the traffic stopped on the FDR

Seats were set up on Roosevelt Island

Dusk fell and the crowds arrived

All vantage points were taken

Pleasure craft filled the East River

And then fireworks began

Happy Independence Day!

8th Avenue

The Ubiquitous Shopping Bag

5th Ave