while chanda worked on her card for her ballet teacher, i walked downtown to the burdick store for chcoolates (and treated myself to a burdick mocha coffee to go).
we met at the christopher street station . .
to take the train uptown . .
we came down the ramp at columbus circle to the sound of classical music drifting through the tunnel . .
the new underground market which i hadn't seen before . .
chanda is saying there's no time for photos!
the carriage horses and their drivers are off to work in beautiful central park . .
trying to keep up . .
i love these old stairs . . but you have to be careful, especially coming down them as the final set has a wider gap in between steps and it can set you off balance. in some old buildings, the steps are worn and uneven . . and slippery (as chanda well knows!).
upstairs in the studio lobby . .
waiting for the lesson to begin . .
working on adagio with her private teacher, charla.
tour jetés . .
charla's corrections are very precise and not always easy to execute
turns . .
turns . .
this wonderful lady has taught her so much and been such a source of encouragement, along with miss irene, who was once charla's student when she was chanda's age.
afterwards, i hopped on the crosstown bus along 57th street to have lunch with korrina, and to pick up our farm vegetables.
greek salad . .
on my way home now . . which will take me seemingly forever as i stop at various places along the way . .
the kiamie arcade building on 27th street (beautiful columns!) . .
the sing for hope crew was celebrating the summer solstice in madison square park. they had an impromptu songfest with the random nyc residents and tourists . .
i love watching the artists work on their cityscapes in the street!
my mom used to take painting lessons with our local school district when i was growing up. the adult classes were either a small fee, or free. her brushes and oil paints are still in a case in the basement of the house on long island (which is currently rented out for another year).
i treated myself to an affogato at the eataly market . .
the gelato line . .
here i'm walking west along 23rd street and passing several people watching the world cup . .
on a tv in a window display . . i think argentina was playing.
water towers . .
a favorite selfie spot on 25th street . .
this week the linden trees have been in bloom and i've been exclaiming about it to greg and chanda constantly.
you'll be walking along a smelly nyc sidewalk and then . . pow! . . you get a wiff of sweet linden flowers. i love it.
a magnolia blossom in our apartment complex's courtyard . .
it's a southern magnolia and some winters we think it won't make it . . but so far it's hanging on.
solstice sunset over abingdon square.
greg and i had black truffle ravioli that i brought back from the eataly market, along with sautéed mushrooms from the veggie box, and then i walked with janet to see a photography exhibit on 20th street that had its opening this evening. one of her costumes was included in the display (the "birdman"). afterwards, greg and i checked in on minerva before heading home.
