Jenny and Cosette, kickin' it

All of my neighborhood pictures featured here were taken weeks ago except for these of this courtyard next to our building, which were taken today. I dashed down the stairs, walked briskly to this spot and scanned the streets for any neighbors (I feel weird about taking pictures of the neighborhood when they're people around). And as I started to snap, a most unexpected thing happened: it started to snow. Yes, it was the first New York snow of the season. It only lasted a couple of minutes. I've never experienced snow falling before so at first I wasn't sure. Was there something falling from the window of a building? I wondered. But no, I studied a truck parked behind me, watching these tiny white balls collect on its roof. "Oh my Gosh," I exclaimed aloud to myself, and surveyed the streets for anyone who might be witnessing the same phenomenon. Needless to say, experiencing my first snow lifted my spirits for a few moments, which was very necessary indeed.

Oct 29, 2008

I was procrastinating for so long about getting a picture of a Day of the Dead statue that's always sitting in this courtyard. I finally run out there today to get a shot and it's fallen over, probably because of the wild weather we've been having the past few days. Of course.

An apartment complex across the street

The entrance to a park near my apartment

Emblazoned across 190th, it covers this large piece of the street from curb to curb. He did it overnight, but I can't think how without being interrupted.