If you are going to visit NYC, plan ahead!

Did you ever think someone would suggest you to visit a subway station?  Well, that is just what I am about to do.

This Summer, Connie and I have discovered one of the City's hidden treasures, art work in the subway.

We came across ceramic tiles, in the 34th Street 1, 2, & 3 Train Station,  by a Catskill area artist whom we have met and actually own a few of his works very much like on the subway wall.

Yesterday, I found in the C Train station near the Museum of National History, 79th St. the following;

This is a beautiful ceramic mosaic and wasn't the only one in this station.

On the MTA, Metropolitan Transit Authority, web site you will find a listing of artists, and their works,  who will be found is in individual subway stations.  And, I doubt if you will want to visit hundreds of underground MTA stations looking for art.

But it is something to be aware of and would make a very interesting underground excursion.

jpk






   

A beautiful day for a stroll in Central Park

Sunday, October 9th, was simply a gorgeous day! Temperatures in the mid 70's to mid 80's, not a cloud in the sky. Due to all the late Summer rains we have had, it was a bit early for the appearance of the Fall foliage. Nature's beauty and people were in abundance. 

Take the stroll with us from Columbus Circle to Belvedere Castle, passing the ponds and lake, taking in the bridges, fountains. monuments and people.

    The globe at the intersection of Broadway, Central Park West and 59th Street, Columbus Circle.

                        The Time Warner Building, Columbus Circle.

    Looking south toward Fifth Avenue and buildings, the Plaza Hotel on the right.

                                

                                           The pond and bridge.

                     Plaza around Bethesda Fountain..

   

                        Bethesda Fountain and Angel of the Waters Statue.

                 The serenity of Central Park's various lake scenes.

              The Great Meadow and softball fields

          Belvedere Castle in area of 79th Street.

       

Now join us for the faces of the people that make Central Park so interesting

Hope you enjoyed!

JPK

South for the winter

In the Fall of each year, hundreds of millions of Monarch Butterflies successfully make the journey south from Canada to the forrest of Mexico and trees of Southern California.  Sometimes it takes three or four generations of butterflies to complete the 3,000+ miles journey.

It was the first week in October when we just happened to come across the beautiful travelers on our Montauk Daisey's.   Take a look!

 jpk/ckk  10/8/11       Hope you enjoyed the beautiful show nature provides.

The "Cross Roads of the World" Times Square, Manhattan

These photos were taken with a cell phone camera on a cloudy day in Times Square.  

Note how the wide angle lens captures the scene and the image quality even though taken with a cell (smart) phone. Click on individual image to enlarge.

                                          Looking up town !

                                      Looking downtown!

                                      Looking East !

                                Looking West !

                     High tech social media advertising.....

                                                              Looking up!

 

  Father Francis Patrick Duffy (1871-1932) of NY's Fighting 69th Division.

                           "Gentle when stroked, fierce when provoked."     

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           A little camera magic. Note the three Asian tourists in the street on the Forever 21 sign.

               

                  The Forever 21 girls snaps their photo!

 And, shows their photo.  I'm the guy with the white hair, a package at my feet, standing to the left of them, not in the snap shot.

JPK

Sights and views of Old Bethpage Restoration Village

 It was a cloudy September afternoon with a 40% chance of rain in the forecast.  It was hardly the day when one would think about taking their camera out of the closet and venturing out on a photography expedition.

But, looking for new subject matter and a new venue, Connie and I turned back the pages of history and headed to Long Island's, Old Bethpage Restoration Village.

OBRV is situated on 209 acres, near the Nassau and Suffolk County's lines, and is a living history museum depicting what a typical rural Long Island village looked like in the 1800's. The first building was moved to OBRV in 1963. Today, some 51restored  homes, churches and businesses are on the site.

Join us on this pictorial tour.

                              Its helps to have a map reader. No GPS in the 1800's!

                      Follow me, this way !

 The volunteer guides give the setting an historic feeling.

     Connie reflects she might have done an oil painting of the barn years ago!

                                 The 1800's window dressing's frame one's view.

     

             One of the barn's in the village....

                     

Grazing sheep.   

Photographers at work........

   Another window view ....

 View from inside the barn.....

Camp of Union Troops.....

               Manetto Hill Church


Hope you enjoyed,  John & Connie                             9-25-2011