tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367926312024-03-05T02:10:48.703-05:00Brooklyn Bridge BeatThe usual, the unusual, the beautiful, the bizarre: documenting my daily walk to work over the Brooklyn Bridge.valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-22557144290633099312007-12-20T21:58:00.001-05:002007-12-20T22:04:51.440-05:00Hipster Art?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgID8pszRsOfMM6OPbVF1La9bgqXgpzEqZpp8Qf01IANix21fYPmF1vE13phmNKiXAFS2uCt6kb93VR2b4ZybTaX-De1zsWV7NwWTM94rz_QmC3xpVPPFYNKe3Kt2D3v3Ot7O1U/s1600-h/DSCN7346.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgID8pszRsOfMM6OPbVF1La9bgqXgpzEqZpp8Qf01IANix21fYPmF1vE13phmNKiXAFS2uCt6kb93VR2b4ZybTaX-De1zsWV7NwWTM94rz_QmC3xpVPPFYNKe3Kt2D3v3Ot7O1U/s320/DSCN7346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146255335322684194" border="0" /></a><br />Came across some sort of shoe instillation under a bench on the bridge, featuring hipster shoes.valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-20510851337942156792007-11-14T15:50:00.001-05:002007-11-14T15:54:44.484-05:00Foggy Bridge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXCCep_X42KsjI4TUyaOUeX6YWSJHnezGqwyo9c-hexYvQ3Fd566B-Mca2udTH_LMOoTJoTRVCVqnDXaegRQ3ahPI4SswWcF2JOYGRUoixVFIkn1gtaTLSkQTFWQBo4WiESbBDg/s1600-h/bridge1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXCCep_X42KsjI4TUyaOUeX6YWSJHnezGqwyo9c-hexYvQ3Fd566B-Mca2udTH_LMOoTJoTRVCVqnDXaegRQ3ahPI4SswWcF2JOYGRUoixVFIkn1gtaTLSkQTFWQBo4WiESbBDg/s320/bridge1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132801436227687666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7hSfrWw6Jf5pEGptRs8VzMJUXbLIpqIpd1xiVX9Z4p1bC-oGA9kzGD88NAOvb7TYlvvBnRX1aMtnVL3vrqjKqeTPKnl2W6C-GR6Hars3rrvOdQgrnDv46JefvvpMCYMQH27LRQ/s1600-h/bridge2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7hSfrWw6Jf5pEGptRs8VzMJUXbLIpqIpd1xiVX9Z4p1bC-oGA9kzGD88NAOvb7TYlvvBnRX1aMtnVL3vrqjKqeTPKnl2W6C-GR6Hars3rrvOdQgrnDv46JefvvpMCYMQH27LRQ/s320/bridge2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132801535011935490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtqCQWhUCE6bH4b9qcxAcu2C7SnyoFYZTsXpq0Z4yj8SwF7TUVYuLshvoLJMkgFO0pLQyXSAKtk2FLnnWjkq61-uDFWzky-TYefa-b_pNtMY5Awfs2s5iaX_HVors1FzVWcn5DQ/s1600-h/photo4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtqCQWhUCE6bH4b9qcxAcu2C7SnyoFYZTsXpq0Z4yj8SwF7TUVYuLshvoLJMkgFO0pLQyXSAKtk2FLnnWjkq61-uDFWzky-TYefa-b_pNtMY5Awfs2s5iaX_HVors1FzVWcn5DQ/s320/photo4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132801711105594658" border="0" /></a>Raised By Wolveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256074573782552965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-91596405649435031132007-11-01T12:50:00.001-04:002007-11-01T12:52:31.833-04:00The Mystery Deepens!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY5BNpDZDxqt0vXPCjKIIS4nEp-N4J5dbDyXJ883sgog2foNni9xZULxGN4_rDTz_1C_hw1ztcpynipAXKNMM5-Pc6z-VgsWi089Iq2I1v58lhw_KTOe0MjLMgb2I13-7W_YIyg/s1600-h/Photo-0148.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY5BNpDZDxqt0vXPCjKIIS4nEp-N4J5dbDyXJ883sgog2foNni9xZULxGN4_rDTz_1C_hw1ztcpynipAXKNMM5-Pc6z-VgsWi089Iq2I1v58lhw_KTOe0MjLMgb2I13-7W_YIyg/s320/Photo-0148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127915521263984978" border="0" /></a><br />If you look at my post from yesterday, you'll see another piece of tape from the Brooklyn Bridge that says "I Did It" and today I found this one that says "I started here".... but what could it all mean? If you know, please tell us!Raised By Wolveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256074573782552965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-49335146573167885582007-10-31T10:50:00.001-04:002007-10-31T10:51:14.906-04:00RRRRRRRR!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2410/1809043376_aef4e7c0da.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2410/1809043376_aef4e7c0da.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />One of the people figures on the bridge has a new face! This is a really great one. Must have taken a while to draw!Raised By Wolveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256074573782552965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-78190165923396365172007-10-31T10:45:00.000-04:002007-10-31T10:47:51.422-04:00I Did It!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2017/1808872060_d9505d5ad2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2017/1808872060_d9505d5ad2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This note (written on tape) was stuck to the Brooklyn Bridge this AM. What does it mean? What did they do and why? Who did it? Well, at least we know WHEN they did it.Raised By Wolveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256074573782552965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-19626528748484675562007-10-30T11:49:00.001-04:002007-10-30T11:51:07.666-04:00Dogs of the Brooklyn Bridge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2305/1804653152_6fc9f3bf54.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2305/1804653152_6fc9f3bf54.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This little dog is so psyched that his owner is in GREAT shape and taking him out for a run on a beautiful crisp fall day.Raised By Wolveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256074573782552965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-88214595614897655562007-10-26T08:15:00.001-04:002007-10-26T08:17:33.836-04:00The Bridge Is Always With MeMy new shower curtain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/1758252126_81f708c27f_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/1758252126_81f708c27f_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Raised By Wolveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256074573782552965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-31018242114497742462007-10-22T20:56:00.001-04:002007-10-22T20:59:58.352-04:00Warning: Worn Wood<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_iv6FXk-jeSssbLjfQH4pyfOOzxrsdRG4I9rbvh3ajxXY-XLZjynnH0fkWXTfCCakmLopuibOOZzUb5VvZcydFktfTVbRWN1eBRE5TwuqLVLB1dXiswxBaZgLfRY6w6r1OBo/s1600-h/DSCN7115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_iv6FXk-jeSssbLjfQH4pyfOOzxrsdRG4I9rbvh3ajxXY-XLZjynnH0fkWXTfCCakmLopuibOOZzUb5VvZcydFktfTVbRWN1eBRE5TwuqLVLB1dXiswxBaZgLfRY6w6r1OBo/s320/DSCN7115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124329910089886498" border="0" /></a><br />Thank God the bridge maintenance people highlighted the small hole in the wood plank with a bright orange circle...otherwise I would have tripped on it for sure and fallen on my facevalentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-15618106904941804812007-10-22T20:50:00.000-04:002007-10-22T20:55:42.516-04:00Dead Rat in the Bikers lane<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nEW8aeONLuNKZeLojiqvxvihbEYb08xqJbg2nhb5h93nR3jxR7UXJctc1OxUwyQJUeEq8PcrlapYnkDBZHiJQNpA59tFQjWeSmmKTniZkrsffCAuFlz7EGuNafrRZTrl_0g2/s1600-h/DSCN7117.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nEW8aeONLuNKZeLojiqvxvihbEYb08xqJbg2nhb5h93nR3jxR7UXJctc1OxUwyQJUeEq8PcrlapYnkDBZHiJQNpA59tFQjWeSmmKTniZkrsffCAuFlz7EGuNafrRZTrl_0g2/s320/DSCN7117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124328651664468754" border="0" /></a>Wonder if it was run over by the jogging cat?valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-5563654642507759852007-10-10T22:15:00.000-04:002007-10-10T22:22:22.558-04:00Run Kitty!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrETxggvSsuFTE9BvhlopaXfN1L85yiKueY1sO_hLMaqcmCAr3VtKQmuap4497DVuslJPXKyB6n9MSBE1zPwbDaSFUQN4ZrHkSZ996oYw0Ms10xpih4OH0ehc0BKZVtyCt6bOyA/s1600-h/1223303632_965f0ad78b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrETxggvSsuFTE9BvhlopaXfN1L85yiKueY1sO_hLMaqcmCAr3VtKQmuap4497DVuslJPXKyB6n9MSBE1zPwbDaSFUQN4ZrHkSZ996oYw0Ms10xpih4OH0ehc0BKZVtyCt6bOyA/s400/1223303632_965f0ad78b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119898028030484322" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Saw this jogging cat on the bridge the other day. Hot stuff!Raised By Wolveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256074573782552965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-47173227712783709262007-10-02T11:41:00.001-04:002007-10-02T11:45:57.479-04:00Marry Mary?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSG1-M8-8e5J-Jm0JnYajyhG6rnmAz5uqCi5VoSNVgyXfiWUypaBkCAvJSy2Cbb3661HKk5VhFw5sKatSgdbh1_YIbDDT17JmDfmXFVIixPRqeSgedj6Xk3-NDY2zEZBEammm/s1600-h/DSCN7015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSG1-M8-8e5J-Jm0JnYajyhG6rnmAz5uqCi5VoSNVgyXfiWUypaBkCAvJSy2Cbb3661HKk5VhFw5sKatSgdbh1_YIbDDT17JmDfmXFVIixPRqeSgedj6Xk3-NDY2zEZBEammm/s320/DSCN7015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116765338810264322" border="0" /></a><br />For a minute I thought I spotted Mary F. in a wedding dress on the bridge, but alas, it was a look-alike...valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-51139814395684739162007-09-04T21:11:00.001-04:002007-09-04T21:13:41.524-04:00Yoga Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRRPMbTapCr1dZGDOO1LX60v8rCaxAbym5kT9IfUteCxTbS_CPiTAwhEjDpIajgvU4roH1ViCTxNJAiIpBe9E141xOqy4JXvn2zVWC8_3gGRIO54SglBwpmk_wBMfK2WvU76Y/s1600-h/DSCN6974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRRPMbTapCr1dZGDOO1LX60v8rCaxAbym5kT9IfUteCxTbS_CPiTAwhEjDpIajgvU4roH1ViCTxNJAiIpBe9E141xOqy4JXvn2zVWC8_3gGRIO54SglBwpmk_wBMfK2WvU76Y/s320/DSCN6974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106521666855148482" border="0" /></a><br />A man was practicing yoga on the bridge today wearing only tighty-whities...he was very flexible.valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-62068766055041584332007-09-04T21:09:00.000-04:002007-09-04T21:11:22.481-04:00Found: bird head<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEKMZiTJWF71-quNVDyrTmsFzOl1tcvHpnzosgS-EWUbb45y5Y5ooJPtm4vN2NvTGzibU-nkLBlEuY5fK5gB0PX3XXH5wcNPiWkRi81bjLqDBDujep-aEEpgx459Ed0NbYUUs/s1600-h/DSCN6949.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEKMZiTJWF71-quNVDyrTmsFzOl1tcvHpnzosgS-EWUbb45y5Y5ooJPtm4vN2NvTGzibU-nkLBlEuY5fK5gB0PX3XXH5wcNPiWkRi81bjLqDBDujep-aEEpgx459Ed0NbYUUs/s320/DSCN6949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106521357617503154" border="0" /></a><br />Need I say more?valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-49194683280711293212007-07-12T10:10:00.000-04:002007-07-14T22:27:17.585-04:00Scooter Lady and Singing Bum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVs-0OK1IrmJqOMKwBg-v_GQ0aFJKC2xIch9BZmcxzz8bYniwFH9rcnp3nrCO1xShu4Hx4accc9BxfMgIvUaTLkiP-g9gnvZHd6x950obRnHxHzJq-1jIRGsie9sM-r_lpp3Ag/s1600-h/DSCN6523.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVs-0OK1IrmJqOMKwBg-v_GQ0aFJKC2xIch9BZmcxzz8bYniwFH9rcnp3nrCO1xShu4Hx4accc9BxfMgIvUaTLkiP-g9gnvZHd6x950obRnHxHzJq-1jIRGsie9sM-r_lpp3Ag/s320/DSCN6523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087244277798535698" border="0" /></a><br />I spotted these 2 regular bridge folk today.<br /><br />Scooter Lady rides her electric scooter wearing a black leather jacket no matter what the weather is. I saw her wearing that same jacket when it was a sweltering 90 degrees a few weeks ago.<br /><br />And the lady bum who sits t the foot of the bridge on the Brooklyn side was singing today. I usually see her sleeping peacefully. She sang" GIVE ME $150,000 AND I WILL SHOW YOU WHAT I CAN DO WITH IT!!!!!"valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-34850025019877340142007-07-11T22:28:00.001-04:002007-07-11T22:37:41.023-04:00Stick Figure in Prayer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcy13BIXBhlMxU4unam3hjGv8BIVsZgg6dXryed0Wj81gx1rVGhNJNdk8nw6jLY8vl1YBlSmAeXQjOyqMs5pTVWxpRKvp9phCR1K60k1Mmk0c0mekAGEvt13Lgx5BVaJovqvb7/s1600-h/DSCN6521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcy13BIXBhlMxU4unam3hjGv8BIVsZgg6dXryed0Wj81gx1rVGhNJNdk8nw6jLY8vl1YBlSmAeXQjOyqMs5pTVWxpRKvp9phCR1K60k1Mmk0c0mekAGEvt13Lgx5BVaJovqvb7/s320/DSCN6521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086131846909133314" border="0" /></a><br />Yup, that's just what it was...a praying stick man! Except that the prayer pose was obviously Christian, not Muslim, not Jewish, not Buddhist. Hmmm, perhaps the same people leaving the fliers?valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-33138488119084403872007-06-20T22:55:00.000-04:002007-10-22T20:55:11.229-04:00Shoe CrisisSo I thought it was just drizzling as I decided to walk over the bridge. Halfway across it starts raining heavily. I noticed a lost red shoe on the bikers lane and the sight made me snicker. Little did I know the joke was on me!<br /><br />It started raining harder and harder, and I started slipping in my sandals with leather soles. All of a sudden, the sole of my left shoe was so drenched that it curled up. I almost fell on my face! The rest of the trip was dreadful, hard to walk with my broken shoe. With each pathetic step, I had to lift up my leg up and out, hard enough so that the flap flattened out before my foot hit the ground. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JlZCU9Qi1r3XzPqcdPIFD_PNdojRV3boLS_nOzhujtC2Xjh7-Iu7pTvCbJqSuTB13nDk-nKz-2jf395ELpNzN9y9g_bngStSEKYXcTjSlZZRCCpXAiX1gzVvT9LJQMVjnisZ/s1600-h/DSCN6228.JPG"><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JlZCU9Qi1r3XzPqcdPIFD_PNdojRV3boLS_nOzhujtC2Xjh7-Iu7pTvCbJqSuTB13nDk-nKz-2jf395ELpNzN9y9g_bngStSEKYXcTjSlZZRCCpXAiX1gzVvT9LJQMVjnisZ/s320/DSCN6228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078346449280567586" border="0" /></a>valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-53607162300796278142007-06-19T21:36:00.001-04:002007-06-19T21:40:47.137-04:00Newly painted bike signs, finally!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidTMK2rLoVGJIss8nTQyxMWIacgQLZ0gaKJ3cZiyieB7djztimdG5GJxKeR_rDqviFfUzJ52mjKkdSQdz1dMuLUTZLi9PPc8OuStI4v7JiHb3v_zEEN-N9i3q4JR7IzuXK-32/s1600-h/DSCN6181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidTMK2rLoVGJIss8nTQyxMWIacgQLZ0gaKJ3cZiyieB7djztimdG5GJxKeR_rDqviFfUzJ52mjKkdSQdz1dMuLUTZLi9PPc8OuStI4v7JiHb3v_zEEN-N9i3q4JR7IzuXK-32/s320/DSCN6181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077954658068859154" border="0" /></a>valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-37396091580400289912007-06-19T08:44:00.001-04:002007-06-19T21:44:37.400-04:00Golden Monks Spotted on the Bridge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQa_94-kgM-nze5biCa1OfpQJejKrMy3JsdqpTcdgYbjD98UEp6n-lQssH0JE760dtfk98mg26R6Q3VZLCJte2O4M9RpfFI8-AWPy0dy4ev5N68_yIPzjghipFMh2taPqic1M/s1600-h/DSCN6192.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQa_94-kgM-nze5biCa1OfpQJejKrMy3JsdqpTcdgYbjD98UEp6n-lQssH0JE760dtfk98mg26R6Q3VZLCJte2O4M9RpfFI8-AWPy0dy4ev5N68_yIPzjghipFMh2taPqic1M/s320/DSCN6192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077755775313250546" border="0" /></a><br /><dl><dt><b><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><strong>Why do Buddhist monks and nuns wear a yellow robe? </strong></span></b></dt><dd> </dd><dd><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">When the ancient Indians looked into the jungle they could always tell which leaves were about to drop from the tree, because they were either yellow, orange or brown. Consequently, in India, yellow became the colour of renunciation. Monks and nuns robes are yellow so they can act as a constant reminder of the importance of not clinging, of letting go, of giving up.</span></dd></dl><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0VZICeneV4bb9E2lXv5RQCRe1ul1UisPnsxejJR6FZjuCCK2QDjylDnA5Wq7tT0aDWnOG7KBsfRLt8vn-bfQERk2ZL43ava23w9GABbq_stPRzL3E3nC5yHGgEim0Jv6gAGm/s1600-h/DSCN6185.JPG"><br /></a>valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-52088161522510121682007-06-10T11:33:00.000-04:002007-06-10T11:36:53.806-04:00Love is in the air...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfC2KQAz43aOH579MWzSCJNQHOfzNQNfP4dSVLY5pI73_woclanFn4HQxkqjD1XsPKBDeehdmNJf-4RmaPYWy9Q0jJ5Bbtc_909ZP3hyphenhyphenAaCDwu49YS01uDAcJv34ZKdinBKWaJ/s1600-h/DSCN6135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfC2KQAz43aOH579MWzSCJNQHOfzNQNfP4dSVLY5pI73_woclanFn4HQxkqjD1XsPKBDeehdmNJf-4RmaPYWy9Q0jJ5Bbtc_909ZP3hyphenhyphenAaCDwu49YS01uDAcJv34ZKdinBKWaJ/s320/DSCN6135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074460002093893826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhDJnXnH5DnxqXDfsIDMQP4vBrF7VdG5gaTmExubQ6JKNVjmVqyqT0cj3d9_X6mZfnve2wiQtkGov9S1IPjrijgAcSkHiZbzGZ27LKIJrhQQ8YSh3-lUatca2uFGSePd-V9F8/s1600-h/DSCN6137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhDJnXnH5DnxqXDfsIDMQP4vBrF7VdG5gaTmExubQ6JKNVjmVqyqT0cj3d9_X6mZfnve2wiQtkGov9S1IPjrijgAcSkHiZbzGZ27LKIJrhQQ8YSh3-lUatca2uFGSePd-V9F8/s320/DSCN6137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074460002093893842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RgpqFtf34sdSdVDgym7waEyryrt-Vgr5d1heuInblBkIarTw1JKbXFWiFF0P7jE1D7Aedp660DDjXcAEQBKllQSVvira1_WcjZ6IBr03DOSNeeKuVWusqIe9To828vUQX2kc/s1600-h/DSCN6141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RgpqFtf34sdSdVDgym7waEyryrt-Vgr5d1heuInblBkIarTw1JKbXFWiFF0P7jE1D7Aedp660DDjXcAEQBKllQSVvira1_WcjZ6IBr03DOSNeeKuVWusqIe9To828vUQX2kc/s320/DSCN6141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074460006388861154" border="0" /></a><br />...despite the car exhaust on the bridge path.<br /><br />The pictures tell all:valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-21421513609159369012007-06-08T11:49:00.001-04:002007-06-08T11:50:52.248-04:00City On The Water<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/536108193_8dd8a3d2ca_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/536108193_8dd8a3d2ca_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />A great view from the bridge this morning. It's going to be a hot one.... can't wait until the river gets clean enough to swim in! I'll dive right off the bridge!Raised By Wolveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256074573782552965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-39210364982456809262007-06-08T10:04:00.000-04:002007-06-10T11:32:23.691-04:00Lost and Found...and a bouncy step<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gsnK3CM4rPmpoXr0en9aYBOYs5ETo6Z5vDSs0a_uDZT0pcaN3zESG9YGQedddEnkPQJJqbtpiUtpfKbz0TIY6XQ-8Oh6jVLgoyKhsbj-hFlmYS69QntFnIhUV6ep678IvcVT/s1600-h/DSCN6140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gsnK3CM4rPmpoXr0en9aYBOYs5ETo6Z5vDSs0a_uDZT0pcaN3zESG9YGQedddEnkPQJJqbtpiUtpfKbz0TIY6XQ-8Oh6jVLgoyKhsbj-hFlmYS69QntFnIhUV6ep678IvcVT/s320/DSCN6140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074458851042658482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqJdYAcTThfqi02tCORKqANb_WICg0IcjAeUSWCjjPX0cNp6_TTCHNPu5iiDmUMsSyziofXXhMCO43Z6oKspAo1JFKHmKMwk4d3FPpGyhyphenhyphenTGjhUzOcnfyitymBE3-wuKzqeyl/s1600-h/DSCN6138.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqJdYAcTThfqi02tCORKqANb_WICg0IcjAeUSWCjjPX0cNp6_TTCHNPu5iiDmUMsSyziofXXhMCO43Z6oKspAo1JFKHmKMwk4d3FPpGyhyphenhyphenTGjhUzOcnfyitymBE3-wuKzqeyl/s320/DSCN6138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074458524625143970" border="0" /></a><br />Today's lost and found items were the following:<br />a green necktie<br />a tripod in a trashcan<br />a shiny earring<br /><br />I also some some familiar faces: bouncy lady overtook me (she's a daily bridge walker who bounces dramatically when she walks) Pictured here with a hatvalentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-71616238993071498452007-06-01T13:47:00.000-04:002007-06-01T13:50:40.711-04:00Bridge Falcon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9IIZ5Ho6DOGZCr47G_JCbMmDnjrDedJWSVqxD62e4I8stHQJnS30Edij6sYM5695mfKidEPHOZ6Uyhn8Bjv56F2iBsWNwHY47tTXhfeKI2RSnIk5f5l_5nMCdHON7zfVCeiexw/s1600-h/512203924_561c329782_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9IIZ5Ho6DOGZCr47G_JCbMmDnjrDedJWSVqxD62e4I8stHQJnS30Edij6sYM5695mfKidEPHOZ6Uyhn8Bjv56F2iBsWNwHY47tTXhfeKI2RSnIk5f5l_5nMCdHON7zfVCeiexw/s400/512203924_561c329782_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071154649030091074" /></a><br />Sitting on the bridge, watching the tide go up the East River.Raised By Wolveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256074573782552965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-79024576389949868192007-06-01T13:44:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:26:42.011-04:00Little Red Tug Boat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4kqb9uaafDuU26Y9G2mzH2oFsoQtIz09xtmZp9kst94THiLLVPtW93_JndzQciJLAG-J0lhM-rYC2Lt54HJ2CEH0cPsluDn00fx2yUAoVQxOIMh54JsZY4C9IfC4NANXrXJI2w/s1600-h/524957340_aab1bb854f_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4kqb9uaafDuU26Y9G2mzH2oFsoQtIz09xtmZp9kst94THiLLVPtW93_JndzQciJLAG-J0lhM-rYC2Lt54HJ2CEH0cPsluDn00fx2yUAoVQxOIMh54JsZY4C9IfC4NANXrXJI2w/s400/524957340_aab1bb854f_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071153798626566434" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Felt like riding my bike right off the edge of the bridge into the river.Raised By Wolveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256074573782552965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-51510424153781576432007-05-31T20:45:00.001-04:002007-05-31T20:46:41.967-04:00Tourist Sports Playful Poker Pants<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Py0OEXSL4BQWEeWP7N7z9YG78sGCy2TUym3r4fQ9KIiAjci5S09cs4wl5Hnhqs7obpVIsjJyhLUp2SyxU0Aa8v2envCwYQ4xtk18ISB5GU6pb_9FjZep6xuWMLLWuYn6Zi6f/s1600-h/DSCN6086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Py0OEXSL4BQWEeWP7N7z9YG78sGCy2TUym3r4fQ9KIiAjci5S09cs4wl5Hnhqs7obpVIsjJyhLUp2SyxU0Aa8v2envCwYQ4xtk18ISB5GU6pb_9FjZep6xuWMLLWuYn6Zi6f/s320/DSCN6086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070890684794820018" border="0" /></a>valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792631.post-26450657565803339222007-05-23T22:23:00.000-04:002007-05-25T12:08:28.305-04:00Trendy Tourist Sports "worn out, old looking" Jacketor maybe it's a bum with a ripped jacket?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaQaBu-e3ARFITTCCoU_qU-T4sACdhfwSF1hjrg71vMHhnMabFb-x7M9uEjWYUatEFLGTd_lHzKsX1nM3YpZ-bfsPciCMkC8LKffcJt60z9B_TCmnZpNM3vnbCUZpufiSbEkJ/s1600-h/DSCN5960.JPG"> <img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaQaBu-e3ARFITTCCoU_qU-T4sACdhfwSF1hjrg71vMHhnMabFb-x7M9uEjWYUatEFLGTd_lHzKsX1nM3YpZ-bfsPciCMkC8LKffcJt60z9B_TCmnZpNM3vnbCUZpufiSbEkJ/s320/DSCN5960.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067947433901184418" border="0" /></a>valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518867819820964535noreply@blogger.com0