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. 😊
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Hmmm. So true Ray. That Gotham chapter is grounded for the time being. Thank you.
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Exquisite pal, in word and image. What. A. Morning. Just when I think you cannot find a more breathtaking vista…Bam! ❤️
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Thanks Lori!
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Perspective shift of the greatest kind
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Yes, yes it is Beth…
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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?
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Thanks Sawsan. No, i don’t. For now. 🙂
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Walking Cross Town series needs to be on every banner in Manhattan
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🙂
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Love the shift in perspective and your beautiful photos!
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Thank you Val!
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I will remember this…well curated and edited, my friend
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Smiling. Thank you Mimi.
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And what lovely musings you have shared of these oft-walked paths…
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Thank you Dale
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Nice ‘edition’!! … — Jo Ann Beard, Festival Days (Little, Brown & Company, March 16, 2021) (DK-EDITED).
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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!
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Smiling. Thanks Anneli!
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Photographs fascinating… Great. Thank you dear David, have a nice weekend, Love, nia
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Thank you Nia. You too.
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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…
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Thank you Christie.
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Yes, beautiful in every respect. But the words Stony Silence don’t fit somehow…. Or have I got a wrong perception?
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Yes. Unfortunately the lead in to this excerpt was less than enlightening…good catch Kiki.
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