NYC - Upper West Side and Central Park

cheese!

brownstones, bluestones 

Empire State Building & the Freedom Tower

Thank you Patrice for reminding me that I've been away too long!

(and a belated Happy Birthday)

Here are a few photos of my adventures this summer.

My brother came to town in July and we went into to NYC for the day.

We spent most of our time in the Museum of Natural History (photos to follow)

but also managed a visit to Zabar's, a walk through Central Park

and then up to the top of Rockefeller Plaza.

Another great trip.

Thanks Dave!

Hope everyone is well, I may have dropped out of the cyber world

for a while but you have all been in my thoughts.

xo, j

the morgan library and new york public library

morgan cat

new york public library 

patience or fortitude?

Last Saturday I took my own library tour of New York City.

The Morgan is my new favorite place;

complete with secret passage ways and tiers of walnut bookcases

it's intimate, mysterious and romantic all at the same time.

The New York Public Library was crowded 

but still a grand room to visit.

sigh…books

xo, j

color at the MoMA

frank lloyd wright

jackson pollock

helen frankenthaler (i love this painting!)

matisse

matisse

klimt

rousseau

van gogh

chagall

Saturday morning I took the bus into NYC to visit the Museum of Modern Art.

My intention was to see the new Jasper Johns and Gauguin shows,

neither of which allowed photographs.

It was a rainy afternoon and the museum was very crowded,

this made for some blurry photos as I was bumped around quite a bit.

I've been working so much lately it was a relief to spend some time 

with many beautiful paintings.

xo, j

Girl with a Pearl Earring

I took the day off to visit this lovely painting at the Frick Museum in NYC,

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer.

Advanced tickets were sold out so I stood in the cold drizzle

for an hour and three quarters to get inside and I'm so glad I persevered.

She was behind glass but the precise brushwork and luminous colors,

especially the delicate blush across her cheeks, were beyond words.

I may have caught a little cold and will now have some 

green tea with ginger and lots of honey before climbing into bed.

It was a very special adventure.

back home

I'm back home for a while.

My stay in the city was exhausting and allowed

no time for wandering or sight-seeing.

Each morning I walked a block over on 28th street from my hotel

to the subway and then a block from my stop at Union Square to work.

But they were interesting blocks!

28th street is known for its flower markets so each morning the 

street was lined with buckets of beautiful plants and flowers.

Union Square is known for its wonderful farmers' market

and the players who set up their chess boards awaiting an opponent.

The schools are opening and the streets are filled with students

from all over the world...so many aspiring young ones.

It's good to be home where I can sleep in the moonlight

under an open window listening to the ocean of crickets.

new york

little italy

purl soho

dean and deluca

packaging!

9.11 memorial pool

While my brother was here we took a day trip into the city,
these are some of the photos from our adventure.

It was hot enough for people to be using umbrellas
and quite busy in the touristy areas.

Lunch was in Little Italy,
I had a pizza and D had a calzone.

Of course there was also some shopping.
We always have a great time.
*smile*

night walks, nyc

isabel marant

This afternoon the humidity decided to clear out and the sky is blue again.

As tempted as I was to head for the mountains I stayed in and painted my kitchen!

It's all still a bit of a shamble right now so I thought I'd show the last

of my NYC photos, these are from my night walks home.

They may be kinda blurry and have reflection on the glass but still fun to look at.

The Isabel Marant embroidered top stopped me in my tracks it was so very beautiful.

The pirate panda made me laugh and I didn't know what to think of the antelope...?

I do miss the city and look forward to visiting again later next month.

By the way, the color I painted the kitchen is called "corn husk green."

It's a fresh yellowy-green color.

sunny new york

7:30am

sunset from the window at work

street corner at work

  chrysler building

I already miss my morning walks into to work!

Each day I tried to take a different route,

wandering up and down side streets along my way.

Soho is slow to wake up in the morning.

Of course there are people jogging or walking their dogs

and the occasional sleepy resident stumbling to the corner store

for coffee along with those heading into work like me.

The last photo is the view from my brother's family's hotel room.

Lucky for me they were up from NC for a weekend visit!

This was the fanciest hotel I had ever stayed in and that view

was even more spectacular at night.

We shared many hugs, laughs and a few tears.

A perfect way to end my stay in New York.

rainy new york

soggy little italy

outside the store where i worked
broken umbrellas abandoned on the corner

 the street below my hotel room
 as cars lined up for the holland tunnel around 1:00am

view from my room - love the yellow and grey

I'm back from a long week of work in New York City.

Half the time it rained and other half it was beautiful.

When I first arrived the rain was so heavy it soaked through 

my suitcase and even dampened some of my clothes.

It didn't help that I was disoriented when I got off the subway

and ended up walking about 4 blocks in the wrong direction!

ugh

Despite my umbrella I was completely drenched when I checked into the hotel.

But it didn't really matter...I was now a temporary resident in my favorite city.