I guess the leaves changed this weekend while I was away. Today's walk to work was beyond beautiful. These were the first trees I noticed on 3rd Ave and 96th St. I actually know a New York Times journalist who went to school at this school right here. I don't know if you knew that.
My walk to work took my through central park where it was just incredible anywhere you looked.
Right here at the great lawn is where I ran in to Meghan one day so now every time I walk past it I see her in the face of every passing stranger. I was convinced that I saw her three different times today before I finally let go of the dream. But if ever there were a perfect day for Meghan to be sitting on a park bench in Central Park it would be today.
Further down in my walk I got to this spot, where I took a picture a few weeks ago. I thought it was cool how much the landscape has changed in such a short time, with all the new colors on the trees.
What do we think the seating is for? The NYC marathon? Is that coming up? I know I've seen a lot of subway commercials about how Jared is running it. I can't ever keep track of these things. Isn't there also a bike race right around halloween? I feel like I got stuck in the middle of that last year while wearing a really embarassing halloween costume.
This tree was so vibrant I think it overloaded my camera. It looked like the leaves were made of gold! I wanted to take a video because there were gold leaves swirling all around in the afternoon light, but there were a lot of annoying people around me and I didn't want their commentary on my video.
Sadly all good things must come to an end and I eventually reached the end of my walk.
Out of the park and back in to the jungle. I always feel slightly intimidated looking at the buildings here from the edge of the park. I just want to run back and hide in a tree, I know what awaits me as I go further in to that mess.
Actually I had no idea what awaited me today. When I got to times square there was a team of zombies roaming around. It was really cool, you would see a group of people standing at the corner waiting to cross the street and then realize that a couple of them were just stumbling around with blood covering the entire front of their bodies. I was going to take a picture but I was afraid that if I engaged them they would turn on me and attack. Better to play the cool new yorker, too busy to be bothered by the living dead.
For all I know maybe they really were zombies.
