New York New York

Accosted by Elvis

New York is a city that always surprises, and quite literally in my case.  In the dewy hours of a Saturday morning, while walking down to Time Square for a coffee, I encountered Elvis Presley jumping out at me on 7^th Avenue! Appearing from nowhere, with fingers outstretched and a face contorted, he shouted ‘Ahh,’ and gave me such a fright I recoiled and shrieked. Although the chuckles of two young men watching from some steps nearby quickly brought me back to my composure, I turned to ‘Elvis’ and shouted after him.  I told him it was much too early to be scaring people on the street. In actual fact though it was rather nice to see an Elvis impersonator out on the street, and his black woosh-wig, leather pants and silver circle sunglasses did a good job of startling me.  

A Salvdador Dali Surprise

WholeFoods in New York is food heaven for me! And every New York trip I get I always rush to check out the gluten-free, wheat-free, vegan, raw and vegetarian food they stock. While nothing usually would get in the way of me and the WholeFood’s salad bar, on this occasion a large elephant did. Dali’s elephant statue! There was also the ballerina and the grand piano! The actual sculptures were right there, in New York, displayed on the ground level of Colombus Centre. As it had only been a few months earlier that I had been in Paris touring the actual Dali museum, I was so excited and carefully photographed each one. Seeing Salvador Dali’s art, while on the way to the supermarket, just doesn’t happen in most cities. Oh I love New York and its surprises.

Central Park through the Seasons

I have been so lucky to have had New York trips in every season. Here are some of the photos of my favourite place, Central Park; in the sunshine and the snow. AhhJ