Morning Walk #111 - Still looking like Fall

Fall at the GreenMarket

70 degrees and 88% humidity

I expected rain so I tried to not be pissy about the humidity but even with anti-frizz cream in my hair it looks like I stuck my finger in that electric socket

The top of the Empire State Building lost in fog

A boy standing on his scooter...hanging on to his dad's arm for momentum

Seeing people in darkened stores hours before opening time

Another see-through lace...this time a knitted black lace mini-skirt...the design featuring large holes. No lining just black bikini panties. How do you wear that to the office?

A woman asks me if I know where the New School is because she wants to return a lost ID. I tell her there are several locations...all are east and south of where we stand. She points north and west and says she will try that location. There isn't one there but if she is determined...why did she ask?

Steps: 10,707

Gravity

The movie.

I could have saved the money and waited for cable on this one. If you always wondered about tragedy in space...here's one story. (I don't often wonder about that.) And if you are wondering if you should do 3D...don't pay extra for it.  Other than a little debris in your face...not really necessary. (And debris in my face is never really necessary.)

Sandra Bullock hyperventilated through most of the movie. Granted there were a lot of life threatening issues but hyperventilating in limited oxygen situations is never a good thing. You probably learn that in astronaut school. Other than finding that annoying I thought she did a good job with the role.

George Clooney was George Clooney...calm and joking his way through some of the same situations Sandra Bullock was hyperventilating through.  Maybe a veteran astronaut has it together. And it's never a bad thing to have to look at Clooney for a while.

Not a total waste of time but even at 91minutes I was ready for it to be over.

Bicycle Art

Morning Walk #110 to Union Square Park

66 degrees & 74% humidity

A homeless man sleeping on the sidewalk. His head in one plastic milk crate and his feet in another

A man in a portable donut & coffee cart singing (and echoing) his heart out

80 5th Avenue: an ornate 16 story office building built in 1908

A woman dressed in a business suit wearing latex gloves

The chess tables set up on the south side of Union Square Park. Who comes out to play at 7:30am?

A park employee with a leaf blower moves people off the benches so he can stir up the leaves and dirt

Lots of cauliflower at the GreenMarket including purple and yellow heads

Steps: 8261

Morning Walk #109 - High Line

and thanks for sharing

63 degrees and 75% humidity

Feeling a little weak today but headed for the High Line

Lots of planting going on.

Amazon setting up some kind of display or event

A woman knitting on a bench

Lots of whole families apparently walking the kids to school together

A woman in ratty jeans and shiny gold heels

Doing lots of sitting and not so much walking

Steps: 5022

Morning Walk #108 - Still Going

64 degrees and 67% humidity

Going to be an 85-ish summer day

And I have a cold

When did they stop selling antihistamines?

People obviously not sure what to wear this morning.  Dress for 64 degrees or 85 degrees?

Landscapers out in force

Halloween pop-up stores all over



Steps: 5713

Morning Walk #107 - On the River

61 degrees and 67% humidity

Happy October!

Back to the river this morning

Lots of guys in chef's coats hanging out at Pier 57. Still not sure what kind of place they are creating there.

Gentle waves

A tree with no leaves left and yet I'm not seeing changing colors in any other leaves

A skiff with 6 rowers going upstream

A fisherman on pier 51 and another at pier 49

Runners, dog walkers, and people walkers everywhere

Traffic cops seem to be out in force today checking out parking on the streets

Girls in uniform heading to Notre Dame School

Today is a run off primary for the post of Public Advocate. It was a light turnout at the early morning locations.

Steps: 7638