My grandson Alexander at the Eileen O’Connor Weber Historical Center, home of the Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society.
Taken with an iPhone SE II
Alexander
An Ice Cream Van
I used to see lots of these when I was growing up in England. They played music, and when we heard them coming, we would rush in to our parents to get money to buy something.
I don’t recall seeing many of them nowadays, possibly because there are no children in the immediate vicinity, and there are no convenient places to stop.
I had the opportunity to speak to Mr. Angamarca. He was happy to chat for a while, and for me to take his picture. But he did insist that I show his telephone number. So there it is in the third picture: 929-306-9555
Taken with a Kodak Easyshare 880.
In New York City with Jasmine – In Chinatown
My feet were no longer hurting (much). I wasn’t thirsty, but I was starting to get hungry. Luckily Jasmine appeared with a couple of her friends. We had a drink (or in my case another drink) and after a while one of her friends left. We went to Chinatown with the other friend (who I’ve known since she was about 14 and at the International School in Geneva with Jasmine).
The chosen venue was Dim Sum Go Go. You can see the sign behind me in the fifth picture. There we met Jasmine’s friend’s two sons.
Lin Ze Xu. According to Wikipedia (which has a lot of additional) information:
Lin Zexu (30 August 1785 – 22 November 1850), courtesy name Yuanfu, was a Chinese political philosopher and politician. He was a head of state (Viceroy), Governor General, scholar-official, and under the Daoguang Emperor of the Qing dynasty best known for his role in the First Opium War of 1839–42. He was from Fuzhou, Fujian Province. Lin’s forceful opposition to the opium trade was a primary catalyst for the First Opium War. He is praised for his constant position on the “moral high ground” in his fight, but he is also blamed for a rigid approach which failed to account for the domestic and international complexities of the problem. The emperor endorsed the hardline policies and anti-drugs movement advocated by Lin, but placed all responsibility for the resulting disastrous Opium War onto Lin.
Picture courtesy of Jasmine.
And that was about it for this particular trip. The next morning, we had breakfast, and after that I went back to Grand Central Terminal and took my train home.
Taken with a Sony RX10 IV
In New York City with Jasmine – Mudville
It was a hot day and after walking around for some time I was thirsty. I was close to the hotel so I popped in and asked them what they would suggest. This is what they recommended. It’s called Mudville and its just across the road from the hotel. It was a pleasant location where I could sit, read and have a few beers.
Taken with a Sony RX10 IV
In New York City with Jasmine – Pigeons
By this time my feet were getting tired, so I sat down in a park opposite the hotel for a while. If you’ve read my blog before you’ll know about my problems getting pictures of birds that aren’t Canada Geese or Mallards. Well, pigeons are neither of these. And there were lots of them in this little park…
Pigeons are odd creatures. The way they waddle around is quite amusing, but in some of these pictures they look quite scary (see first and second pictures).
They are after all descended from dinosaurs.
This one doesn’t look particularly scary. I watched it slowly falling asleep, and when it finally did, I took this picture.
Taken with a Sony RX10 IV