Summer Evening in Riverside Park South

Riverside Park, New York City

Felipe and I had a lovely sunset walk in the park tonight.  The weather was perfect and the sunset everything you could want to look at over the river.  It was nice to sit and listen to the crickets while watching the light breeze rustle the branches of the weeping willow.  I wanted to share it with you, so I made this gif...the only thing it's missing is the sound of the crickets...

Riverside Park, New York City

What a Difference a Day Makes!

Tonight's sunset over the Hudson River...a little something pretty for mom on her last night here.


The storm approaching yesterday by Coney Island - we had to leave the Brooklyn Cyclones game at the middle of the 7th inning to avoid the menacing looking clouds.

I love summer weather.  I wish it were summer all year round!

November's Painted Sky

I don't know what it is about October and November that makes the sunsets so beautiful - maybe it's the change in time of the sunset, or the climate and the atmosphere? well, either way, it makes for a beautiful scene outside of our window. How lucky are we that our entire south facing window gives us view like this every once in awhile....

Saturday Evening Sunset on the Hudson

Outdoor diners at SouthwestNY by the Hudson River

Last night Nicole took Felipe and I to dinner as a dog sitting thank you - we ate at a place near Nicole's called SouthwestNY. It's right on the Hudson River, and there was a beautiful view of the Sunset. It was a crystal clear evening, and so the colors were amazing. Above you can see a view of the outdoor dining patio that we sat at for dinner.

Below is a photo of a striking silhouette of a dog that was watching the sunset with its owner. The "park" was full of people walking dogs, biking, running and pushing strollers. It was a wonderful place to relax!

After the Storm...

We've had some pretty amazing storms recently - they blow through, pounding the streets with torrential-like rain, winds and thunder and lightening that mesmerize. After these storms the sunsets are amazing...last friday and last night are no exceptions...the skies are so beautiful.

A Beautiful Sky to Gaze Upon

Softly the evening came. The sun from the western horizon
Like a magician extended his golden wand o'er the landscape;
Twinkling vapors arose; and sky and water and forest
Seemed all on fire at the touch, and melted and mingled together.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Just before we left to go to Madison there was one of those rainy days that blackens the sky and pour rain in short bouts. Then in the evening, there was the most magnificent sunset. Luckily for us, our window faces south/southwest and we get an incredible vista of the sky and the Hudson River (when standing at the window that is). Each time I looked over to the window, the sky had become even more amazing - like something out of a painting, and the clouds! wow I've never seen any like it. At one point everything was bathed in a rich pink light. Below are the photos (also more here and here):

A Calmer Hudson

A nice view of a calmer, less airplane invaded Hudson River. Bravo to the pilot on Flight 1549, amazing to be able to land an airplane in the middle of a river safely and avoid going down over midtown Manhattan...that is a job well done!