Stony silence as we cross the bridge into Manhattan [Cove Island Park] and the streets [paths] begin slipping past. Every moment of your life brings you to the moment you’re experiencing now. And now. And now. I’ve never have been on the streets [paths] this early [many times], predawn, and the driver [DK] agrees that it’s eerie and perfect.
— Jo Ann Beard, Festival Days (Little, Brown & Company, March 16, 2021) (DK-EDITED)
Photos: DK @ Daybreak. 5:04 & 5:15 am, August 5, 2022. 76° F. Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT. Other photos from this morning here (landscape) and here (swans).
So, I gather you do not miss, and probably will not return to the streets of Gotham? Those commutes did give birth to some great stories though. 😊
Hmmm. So true Ray. That Gotham chapter is grounded for the time being. Thank you.
Exquisite pal, in word and image. What. A. Morning. Just when I think you cannot find a more breathtaking vista…Bam! ❤️
Thanks Lori!
Perspective shift of the greatest kind
Yes, yes it is Beth…
Beautiful…
And yes, your North and South on I90 and especially Walking Cross Town are very special to me.
Do you ever Walk Cross Town anymore?
Thanks Sawsan. No, i don’t. For now. 🙂
Walking Cross Town series needs to be on every banner in Manhattan
🙂
Love the shift in perspective and your beautiful photos!
Thank you Val!
I will remember this…well curated and edited, my friend
Smiling. Thank you Mimi.
And what lovely musings you have shared of these oft-walked paths…
Thank you Dale
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Nice ‘edition’!! … — Jo Ann Beard, Festival Days (Little, Brown & Company, March 16, 2021) (DK-EDITED).
This is like one of those “choose your own adventure” books where you mix and match the parts to suit you. It works! Gorgeous photos!
Smiling. Thanks Anneli!
Photographs fascinating… Great. Thank you dear David, have a nice weekend, Love, nia
Thank you Nia. You too.
Jo Ann Beard’s words “Every moment of your life brings you to the moment you’re experiencing now.” So, True… and your photos, beautifully moody…
Thank you Christie.
Yes, beautiful in every respect. But the words Stony Silence don’t fit somehow…. Or have I got a wrong perception?
Yes. Unfortunately the lead in to this excerpt was less than enlightening…good catch Kiki.