Best Month Ever: Island Hopping

Here's some pictures from governer's Island that aren't from the re-enactment. The Island is really cool, it has bike rentals all around  (there are no cars allowed) and all the old historic houses are now shops and art studios. It was just nice even to be around so many trees and grass. You could forget you were even in New York. 

Old canon from the old fort there. 

Best Month Ever: Battlefield Edition

I went to a civil war re-enactment at Governers Island with my friend Colin. The ferry there is free, the Island is beautiful, and it was a fun day. 

summer sun

beautiful city

I've gone on many times about how beautiful my neighborhood is. In the summer it's bursting with plants everywhere. Although there are trees everywhere, there aren't any high rises, so you can see the wonderful clouds that are always sweeping by. It's calm and peaceful and full of wonderful people. I'm absolutely in love with my neighborhood. I know I can't capture it with pictures, but here's an attempt. 

broken summer

Summer is my favorite time of year. It is also the time when I'm completely broke. Luckily for me, most of my other friends are too, so we manage to find things to do.

here comes the sun...

I'm crossing my fingers this is the beginning of spring...

a beautiful cage

 Some snow highlights.

calming sheep

 SHEEP!

Last snow pleasepleaseplease!!!

I woke up to snow on President's Day. 

natural history museum

I finally went to the Natural History Museum. I went for one reason:

KC+KS

So, way back in the very begining of September, I went on a trip to help my friend Caitlin move from STL to Denver CO.  I never posted the pictures, partly because my computer was acting up and partly because of how busy work got. BUT, here is our fabulous road trip!

fires

So, we accidentally drove past some fires.

colorado!

So we made it to Colorado.

wet leaves

While everyone else in the USA was getting snow, in NYC we were getting rain. I do love wet wintery days, walking with my ipod in the park when hardley anyone else is there. 

Christmas stuff

 

This is the happiest pile of trash I've seen.