Early, early springtime in Manhattan: a walk in Battery Park

I feel guilty when I take my phone out on a walk, and tell myself that “it’s really just a camera.” Taking photos like this one, taken yesterday along the Hudson at Battery Park, isn’t something I’ll give up. But as I walk I hear conversations, or halves of conversations, and find myself sad to think that maybe a quarter of the people

February 28th, 2017|Categories: Oddments|

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One Comment

John Silvius 2017-05-01 at 9:56 am - Reply
Hello Ms. Christensen. Interesting post, but seems that some of the content is missing. I love photos of the early bloomers in Spring, so thanks for your photo. I am curious though if you noticed the Statue of Liberty off in the distance at the margin of your photo. Was that by your design?

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Early, early springtime in Manhattan: a walk in Battery Park