#181 - passing the 2

day four...

View from the 1 train of a passing #2 train

#180 - platform

day three. . .

Houston Street Station (again)

#179 - morning rush hour

day two...

96th Street station at 8:30am

#178 - waiting on the 1 train

I've decided to do a Subway Series. No, not that Subway Series.

A week of photos, dedicated to all things public transport. Mostly the subway.

I take it at least twice daily. If I'm running around town it can be four to six times. I give up my seat to children and the elderly, will give a couple coins to buskers if they make me smile, have mastered the art of train changing, and have been known, when I'm tired and not paying attention, to go the wrong direction--usually toward far off lands called Queens or Brooklyn, without noticing for a couple of stops. Nobody's perfect.

Day one...

Houston Street #1 Station

#177 - sunday bedfellows

#176 - amy and jeremy's wedding

Harvest on Hudson restaurant

Hastings, NY

Hudson River behind the restaurant

with the bride before the ceremony

bride and groom taking photos after the ceremony

gorgeous bride

sunset on the Hudson

#175 - renaissance westchester

Stayed at the Renaissance Westchester with Amy the night before her wedding!

(That is not the hotel, but rather the mansion next to it.)

Harrison, New York

#174 - you can always go... downtown

#173 - this is new york

Phil's Pizza on Varick Street

#172 - tiger beat

This blast from the past landed on my desk today.

(All of the photos of Justin Beiber and others I don't know make me feel old!)

#171 - advice by chocolate

I think my chocolate knew I was having a busy week...

#170 - central park north

I walked through new parts of Central Park today!

The Conservatory Garden

Harlem Meer

North Meadow

(Yep, that's a waterfall.)

#169 - battery park city

Spent the day downtown in the Battery Park area and saw...

a duck pond on the river near Murray Street

the Irish Hunger Memorial (2002) at Vesey St. and North End Ave.

the inside passageway of the Irish Hunger Memorial

and Teardrop Park.

#168 - gym

Just another Friday night.

#167 - architect

My building's architect

#166 - home view

#165 - mae mae cafe

The bill at Mae Mae Cafe in the West Village comes in a book.

#164 - mister softee

Mister Softee comes to my block...

#163 - reflective

I was in a reflective mood today so I made a pilgrimage down the street to

the Revolutionary Petunia mural to pay homage to the verses:

The Nature of This Flower Is to Bloom.
Rebellious. Living.
Against the Elemental Crush.
A Song of Color
Blooming
For Deserving Eyes.
Blooming Gloriously
For its Self.

- Alice Walker

#162 - home goods spree

A friend invited me to a "shopping spree" at Home Goods this morning. Got free range of the store and a $50 gift card. I was a little overwhelmed. There was so much to consider... as evidenced in this photo.

#161 - pour house

An historic pour house on Grove Street

Greenwich Village

#160 - heat wave

Record-breaking temperatures today.

#159 - city still life with pears

(Another shot put through the Droid photo app. Makes me look much better than I really am!)

#158 - jacques torres ice cream stand

The new ice cream stand outside Jacques Torres Chocolates

Hudson Street

(This ain't no Mister Softee.)

#157 - st. luke in the fields

The garden of St. Luke in the Fields Church

West Village

#156 - the highline

Took my first trip to The Highline today...

It is a park that was built on old train tracks down in the Chelsea/Meatpacking District.

#155 - me and anthony

Had a fun time with my little buddy, Anthony tonight. He was in town with his mum from England and we spent the night doing "sums" and counting. Such a smart boy!

I also found a new Droid app and experimented with it. These are the results.

#154 - optimism

Never leave home without it...

(First photo using the Photo Effects Droid App)

#153 - the prank

Two of my co-workers pranked me upon my return to the office today.

First I noticed my computer screen was covered in Post-its. It said "Welcome Back."

Then I saw they turned almost everything in my cubicle upside down including my books, posters, calendar, memos, etc.

Then I peeled off the Post-its to discover this. I have a red Swingline stapler (a la Milton in Office Space.) Now Milton peeks out of my cubicle window and watches passersby.

#152 - fellow travelers

"At the gate"

Gary Hughes (1997)

San Diego International Airport