Walking along the sidewalk after parking the car, we approach a heavily wooded area. As I become closer the lines of the bridge start peeking through the trees. The sidewalk leads you to Kate Sessions Canyon unfolding below Spruce Street Bridge.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art ‘The Met’ Manhattan, New York
The intricate beauty of the outside building architecture hits me as I draw closer. The sheer building size is daunting, the entrance steps take me inside. The massive sculptures gaze down upon me and beckon me forth. I sit down for a bit to take it all in.
The Empire State Building, New York
“Well, how long is your program? Well, it was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together… and I knew it. I knew it the very first time I touched her. It was like coming home… only to no home I’d ever known… […]
Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan, New York
The very first time I read about this castle was in The Magic Tree House book series “Blizzard of the Blue Moon”. My daughter was sitting in her bed while I read her most favorite book. The author Mary Pope Osborne magically weaves her story while including facts or places in American History. I never […]
Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York
Seeing the Statue of Liberty in person for the first time is awe inspiring and fills me with a sense of hope for our great country. The first patriotic song that comes to mind is My Country, ‘Tis of Thee, I recall singing this in Elementary school. Now of course I have this song stuck […]
Diner en Blanc
White. So much white. I watched as they streamed off the buses in an orderly march towards the sea. They came with chairs, tables, and picnic baskets or coolers.
Apothic Wine Private Media Event at Brooklyn Girl
My early childhood was a never ending quest for knowledge. I use to look forward to when the library got new encyclopedia’s each year. Those hefty leather bound volumes had a shiny gold fringe on each page and there was that unique aroma of freshly printed paper. I wasn’t dedicated enough to read every single […]
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, New York
On the Brooklyn Botanical Garden website a plethora of knowledge can be found. Personally I liked the Gardening How-tos section. It contains; garden design, plant choices, sustainable gardening, urban gardening, native flora, growing food, pollinators and birds, houseplants and composting. Think my favorite is the fall butterfly garden.