Thursday, April 10, 2008
Spring Awakening
Spring has tentatively sprung, and New Yorkers are getting re-acquainted with budding trees, blooming flowers, and sunny days in the 55F-65F range... I took a breather from a research-writing marathon to catch a few glimpses near my office. From here we photo sublime...
Black Rock's courtyard on E 52nd provides as good an unobstructed budding tree view as you're going to get..
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Imported flowers in giant cement tree pots line Park Avenue..
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One sure sign of spring: Office and construction workers lunching outdoors in the Lever House courtyard near Park & E 53rd. In the background, the famous postmodern 'Virgin Mother' sculpture by Damine Hirst, and a tree with reddish-pinkish buds...
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Cartoon du Jour: Starbucks Goes Downscale...
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