With it being the 10th anniversary of the loss of the Twin Towers I thought I would dedicate my next several posts to the lives and liberties that were lost that day and also to the incredibly beautiful and resilient city of New York. We begin with a few that I have called Central Park in Fall as I love the song “Danke Schön” and the park really is a site to behold in autumn. I began my walk at the South Gate of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir.
This is seen quite often in movies and has a jogging / walking path that surrounds it, the views from the path are quite amazing.
It was a gorgeous day and the water was so glassy it seemed to be reflecting all the buildings.
I always love to see people getting married, it’s such a beautiful testament to new beginnings and there were many weddings in the park on this day.
As someone in love with Ancient Egypt I absolutely had to seek out and view Cleopatra’s Needle.
It towers through the trees that surround it and is one of the most impressive things I have ever seen. I stood in complete awe of this ancient artifact before me.
A little history on the obelisk: Cleopatra’s Needle ~
This obelisk was erected first at Heliopolis, Egypt in 1500 B.C. It was removed to Alexandria in 12 B.C. by the Romans. Presented by the Khedive to the City of New York. It was erected here on February 22, 1881 through the generosity of William H. Vanderbuilt.
Of course I absolutely had to get a skyward view of it.
One of the things I adore about New York is the small items of beauty that can be found almost anywhere and it is only made better by the awesome street musicians that contribute their talent to the memories of the day.
Today I end our post with Belvidere’s Castle which we will continue to further explore on my next post, you have to love the many surprises that can be found in Central Park.
Danke Schön for reading and I think you will be quite please with the upcoming posts.
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Short Sweet Sunday
Because of the date I was going to begin an extended post today on pictures from my last visit to NYC. I was having trouble motivating and was lying on the couch looking outside when I saw one of the outside cats touching something that would jump every time she pawed at it. The drought has turned my whole back yard to hay (for lack of better description) so it wasn’t too hard to see what was going on. At first I thought she had a frog but when I went outside to inspect her prey closer I realized she had a little chameleon. I happen to be particularly fond of these little guys and he actually jumped on my shoe and tried to climb up my leg to escape so I reached down and picked him up to save him.
He was so exhausted from trying to get away from her that he let me take a couple of pics once I got him onto the porch. I decided that he needed somewhere safe to hide so I let him loose in a big philodendron.
When I picked him up in the yard he was mottled brown and looking very stressed out but once I placed him on the plant he turned bright vibrant green. He sat and looked at me for a while I think in a bit of disbelief and then crawled off to do whatever lizards do. Thanks for the pics and the inspiration for the post Little Dude I hope you live a long life and have many little leeezards.
Short Sweet Sunday
A little over two years ago I rescued nine kittens; while I found homes for five of them, I wound up with four. Fritz was the youngest, he was the runt and the one who required a great deal of attention as he was the most malnourished. While caring for him I had no idea he would grow into such a cool cat. He is my enforcer and he cracks me up because if you mess with Mom (Me) he is the cat you have to answer to. He comes to the door to greet me whenever I come home, he is the first cat to talk to me every morning when I wake up and I can rest assured at some point during the day he will do something to make me burst out laughing. This cat makes everything I went through to rescue them worth it everyday. So it is with great affection that I share with you a couple of my favorite shots of Fritz.
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