A week in the Big Apple

Howdee all,

It was a whirlwind trip to NYC, I left a limp noodle, tired and drained.

We came to the city to visit our daughter, go to her graduation, and help her plan and enjoy her grad. party.

We met up with Birders from Twitter and Chirptracker, I saw Adam Lambert, we ate, We hiked, we ate, we gardened, we ate, we shopped for party goodies, we ate, we spent time with family, we ate, we walked Central park, we ate.

It was fun, it was exhilarating, it was exhausting…and I didn't gain weight…tee hee

We always stay at the only RV park around, Liberty Harbor Marina and RV park. The location is great. We are in Jersey City, we overlook the harbor,

Boats

and The Statue of Liberty

In the grit and the grime a few birds make their home..

If you click on the photo below…about  eight Mallards are using the concrete and asphalt pond.

Barn Swallows perch on boats.

  Distant foggy view of NYC from the RV Park

Every day we took the Holland tunnel to the city..

This view taken from one of the many Whole Foods markets in the city. Central park is always a great visit Lovely time of year..not to hot and flowers delighted.City birds…strong…street smart.

The meat lovers in the family always go to the Carniegie Deli for PicklesFor huge sandwiches…this is Jeff's corned beef. A sick amount of meat.

I had matzo Ball soup

Here you are sickstas..click on these masterpieces of dining..

( Samarrah is our NY veggie restaurant guru..she knows the best places to go!).

Jeff and I shared an amazing beet salad and a Seitan dish that looked and tasted like Peking duck..the crisp duck skin and the moist inner…amazing.

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We drive to Brooklyn most days to visit Samarrah.    

A garden is growing in Brooklyn..

Our daughter is thrilled…she has a garden plot …a short walk from her home in Brooklyn.  She opens the lock to her Garden oasis.

This is her big boy Shem..he would love to visit the garden..Samarrah is going to get the big boy a harness and let him visit.

Look at this green loveliness in the city. A community garden..in a city of Brick and Concrete. A nurturing place.

Roses and barred windows

  Roses and Fences

Samarrah’s Garden plot before our weeding.

   Weeding, removal of bulbs and potting them up..

The finished product..tomatoes, peppers, collard, pole beans, cucumbers, swiss chard, radish, beets and love…

    Robins nest in the Garden Oasis and raise their young

Beauty in a concrete jungle….

      We walk along the river in Brooklyn in the evening..and watch the big city across

the water…lights flickering…sun setting…

The Brooklyn bridge on the right…carries us from the city to Samarrah…

  To her home in the city…and her piece of green.

Goodnight Big Apple…

the sun sets over the glow of the city…