In the past I have purchased roses in bud and waited for them to open, but they never did. I finally know why. I pass this flower stall attached to a deli on my way to the subway. I often see the flower seller busy with his bouquets but just recently the pieces fell into …
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Rooftops of March 24
Found that I had the picture after all. Have a look.
Tulipmania
No doubt in my mind I would have been a tulipmania person in old Holland in the 1700’s. These tulips are current, but the pictures are of old specimens. I cannot walk by without bringing them home; I mean I bought them. Did not pick them in the park!
All the Pleasure..
..and none of the work. These are in my most local park. These are not cheap throwaway bulbs.
Flowerbeds
Around the bottom of trees in small spaces, larger spreads in small parks, window boxes, everywhere tulips and other bulbs are blooming. What amazes me is that they are standing unpicked. Everyone walks by and enjoys them, but no one is cutting them for their personal enjoyment. I’m impressed. I know of sub-urban stories of …
The Womb of Adverts
Subway cares are individually devoted to one advertiser. You can ride in the Delta Airline car, the Lion King car, the MTA car, your choice when you step through those open doors. However, it’s tough when you’re waiting on the platform and a car slides by that has new ads you haven’t read, but by …
Great news!
This is another one of those ‘great news!’ but I really don’t know details, and neither does anyone else working for the MTA. At least not anyone I asked. To purchase a ride-the-bus-card, one usually goes underground to the Metrocard vending machines . Once you locate them, and understand that they are always at the …
Imagine This
It’s Sunday 9 am and I hail a cab. I step in and he says something after we exchange ‘good morning’. I don’t understand and ask him to repeat it. On three tries I am hearing something about ‘1st’. Concerned that he has mixed up my directions to go to 4th, I ask him to …
All Time Best Advice
Learn which avenues/streets run North and which South. This was suggested to me by an astute young man, when I initially told him the story of coming out of the subway and having no idea where I was or how to get to where I wanted to go. Learn which streets run one way north, …