Playing Tourist in Central Park

I love NY! 

We took the (free!) West Side Stories Tour with the Central Park Conservancy on Sunday. Highly recommended. 

But what I enjoyed most about Central Park are all the street performers and various other people.  Here are some of those we saw in just a little time in the park:

Jazz Ensemble.  Did their best to drown out guides Marge and Valerie. 

Very cool!

Photo Shoot

Not sure if Ms. Pink Hair and Mr Native American Looking Guy's whole act is just setting up and then not actually playing, since we got tired of watching them putter around and finally left.

Wedding

Acapella Group 

Bagpiper. Didn't even bother to wear a kilt!

Lots of guitar players.  "Imagine". "Strawberry Fields".  I think there is a law that only lets them play Beatles music. 

Flaming Sunset Over Home Depot

This sunset over Home Depot matched the logo exactly!

Once in a Blue Moon - Canoeing and Kayaking the Meadowlands With Hackensack Riverkeeper

Stupendous full moon canoe/kayak Tuesday evening in the Meadowlands with the awesome Hackensack Riverkeeper

At the dock in Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus

The "Before" picture

That's the eastern spur of NJ Turnpike in the background

Tree full of black crowned night herons 

One World Trade Center and lower Manhattan 

John,  lead guide

Narrowish channel

Eastern Spur NJ Turnpike

Loved the reflections of the sky in the water! 

We were near Newark

These might have been egrets

Empire State Building in red on lower right

One World Trade Center 

Headlamps for safety - if you get lost, it helps them find you

This is Nowhere Near as Good a My Story

Saw this story online today about a mom who decided she didn't like the name she gave her daughter.

Excerpts from the story:

When my daughter was about three days old I decided I hated the name and cried about it to anyone who would listen. The name in question: Nora.  We loved  the name and all was well until two days after her birth when I saw it in print: The name looked so weird.  It sounded off, too old-lady, unfeminine.  I honestly felt like I'd made a terrible mistake, but one I couldn't remedy. Or could I? I sound like a crazy person, right?  

My story about Aryeh's name is much better!


To see the full article: Why I Wanted to Change My Daughter's Name

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NJ Festival of Ballooning 2013

Friday Morning:
I dropped Aryeh off at the Balloon Festival at 6:30am on Friday before going to work And stayed a while.

6:45 am Team Sproule