From New York

 

It’s fun to visit different places and experience different kinds of things and see how people live in different ways. In New York City, in November, there were all sorts of different and new things.


Central Park-We wanted to go to the Cooper Hewett Museum, a design museum. But, it was closed for renovations and not due to re-open until December 12. So, we went and looked at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir instead.

At the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Unusual things

 

 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me

Matthew 25:35 (NRSV)

 

 

I’ve found most New Yorkers to be kind and welcoming, and patient. Yes, lots of folks are in a hurry, focused on where they are needing to be. And, OK, maybe they’re not quite as in-your-face friendly as folks where I come from. But whenever I’ve looked confused or seemed to need help, someone has stepped up. Like the woman at the bottom of a flight of subway stairs, who, when I stopped to take a breath after a flight or two, before climbing up one more, asked, “Do you need help?” “No, thanks,” I said. “Are you sure?” “Yes, I just need to rest a moment.” “Okay,” she said, stepping back. But she stayed watching, until I was all the way up.

Banksy graffiti art

Cupcake ATM

2 Responses to “From New York”

  1. Diane Orcutt

    Fascinated with your mini-tour of your New York trip. Also enjoyed learning about Banksy!

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