september

it's been such a beautiful september. it was hot for the first few weeks, but now it's been in the upper 60s, low 70s. today after singing with the nyu children's chorus we all converged in washington square. some of us adults sat and talked and knitted while the children ran around. outside the playground a man played the drums while another man juggled fiery sticks to the beat. i had fun taking pictures to the same rhythm. it was a day to imagine all the parks in the world with their drummers and jugglers and children and parents and students and . . . . .

bronx fig

my friend brought these delicious figs from her mom's home in the bronx. fresh, local, new york city figs! this is all that's left of the bag she brought me. she says she has some more. i hope i get them soon, as i'd like to take a photo of them before they're eaten. if they last long enough.

summer's almost gone

after feeding the hair survivors breakfast, m. and c. and i threw our bathing suits and towels into a bag, packed a quick lunch, and drove out to rockaway. (it took awhile to get on the road. we had to first document an erroneous parking ticket so it could be battled in court).
the weather today was amazing. the sky and horizon were incredibly clear. the dryness in the air felt like autumn, but it was balmy, not cool. and the beach was beautiful. the sun felt so warm when lying on the towel in the sand. we arrived late in the day, so i wasn't worried about sunburn, and there weren't any strong shadows which allowed the colors in the photos to appear vibrant and true. the shoreline extended more onto the beach, so there was less of a drop off and we could walk further out into the sea. yes, there were jelly fish, but if you didn't wear your eyeglasses when swimming you didn't even know they were there (unless your 12 year old daughter kept yelling "there's millions of tiny ones . . and there's a big one YUCK! RUN! and of course you would also know they were there if you just happened to get stung . .).