Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bowie himself was greater, but that?s another story :-) Nice takes Nathan, thanks for sharing Amities Philippe > Le 6 janv. 2022 ? 16:11, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> a ?crit : > > That Bowie mural is great! > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsYp9q3QNaQ > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 7:42 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> December 31st was our last day in New York, in addition to being the last >> day of 2021. So I offer a bit more in this PAD than I usually do. >> >> I started the day by driving to Jersey City to see the large mural of >> David Bowie, painted after his death in 2016: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-WJd7zdD/A >> >> We then spent a couple of hours in Central Park. I sometimes jokingly say >> that everything is bigger in America, and that was certainly true of the >> soap bubbles this guy was making: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-dz2Txsf/A >> >> The first signs of the upcoming New Year?s Eve were in evidence: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-smtVtkn/A >> >> We had taken Euclid with us?he loves going on car trips, and he obviously >> loves exploring places like Central Park, with all the smells, sights and >> other dogs. We did some family portraits as well: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-9Vnr7Wr/A >> >> The principal traffic hazard in Central Park: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-p2fZdHv/A >> >> Then New Year?s Eve arrived. In these corona times, this not a time for >> big parties, and anyway my son and his wife do not have that many friends >> here. So my son had gotten the idea of spending the evening in his office >> (which would be otherwise deserted). He works for Boston Consulting Group, >> and the office in on the 45th floor of a building in midtown, so it >> promised great views of the city during the evening. We got some takeout, >> my wife bought some decorations, and this was the official NYE family >> portrait: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-vgwpZc9/A >> >> We could enjoy views like this: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-LR7c4nr/A >> >> Then midnight arrived, we drank our toast and looked at the fireworks over >> the city (which were a bit underwhelming, truth be told): >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-n59Q3bT/A >> >> The next morning we drove to JFK and flew to Puerto Rico, where I am right >> now. >> >> Happy New Year to all my friends on these lists. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> >> YNWA >> >> "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information