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"ALL THIS USELESS BEAUTY!!"
North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan
March 1st 2008 by travelswithdan
I have no idea as to the origin of that quote, but I first saw it scrawled on the wall of an old building in Berkeley, CA where it resembled the handwriting of a street person being pushed over the edge of mental stability by the sheer inundating power of the beauty around him. It's amazing what you see when you really look...
So these images are all "stuff I happened to notice while on my way elsewhere," hurrying down the street to get here or there by some appointed hour when my attention was snagged by something wonderful that was just SITTING THERE, waiting patiently to be noticed. Never run so fast that you can't stop and photograph the roses (after smelling them)...
Running fast is what I've been doing a lot of in the 8 months since our time in New York ended. Luckily, I have this little 'hole' in my schedule that allows me, in mid-November, to go back to my NYC experience & photos and write a few more installments of this blog as if it were the beginning of March again (if only to keep entries in the proper sequence). I had planned on doing about 15 more, but will make peace with these four. On to 'Transportation...'
Dan
03--Let's light this right HERE.jpg
Sunlight hitting that one window in a building I was passing by.
07--Down low, art in a basement windowbox.jpg
I noticed this window box while in the NYU area and was so impressed that someone would take the time to add a little beauty so that others might see it on the way by...
09--In the tree near St. John the Devine--albino Peacock.jpg
Another surprise--while visiting this church we heard the cries of this peacock and then discovered how beautifully unique it was, sitting up there in the tree.
10--The old reflected in the new.jpg
There are thousands and thousands of such shots all around this city. It's how buildings communicate with each other...
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