Camera Critters~Jan 22, 2012~ Ducks!!

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In Nov, 2011, I went on a trip with my girls to NYC!

This is my granddaughter, photographing the ducks in Central Park!

Every little town should have a duck pond in their park!

  ;)

Junie

Ruby Tuesday~Dec 13, 2011~ Alli's NY adventure!

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Alli -checking out NYC on our first night there.

We didn't get snow on our visit but we DID get some COLD!

~ LOVE the red hat! ~

Junie

Mellow Yellow Monday-Ruby Tuesday-Midweek Blues-"NYC Subways"

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 ~More Midweek Blues found here~

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~~~My pics will be grouped in Yellows-Reds and Blues~~~

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Without the NY subways it would not have been possible for us to  see and do all the things we did in 4 days... at least, not possible for the senior lady in the group!

My daughter, Tina, did a lot of research and planning  before our trip and she knew exactly where we were at any given time and knew which subway we'd need to take to get to where we wanted to go....and how far the walk would be to get to the subway station!  My girl is truly amazing!

(On the other hand-I was lost the whole time I was there...I just left it to the girls to figure things out!)

We found riding the subways a fun experience....lol- not at all like it is so often shown  to be in movies or TV shows; with unsavory characters running through all the connected cars with guns!  :)  We did see some interesting guys, though,  entertaining the passengers with their music - a wide variety!

This one act we got a picture of was fun!!  :)

We saw 2 or 3 others during our rides around the city!

ALSO-

We were surprised at some of the interesting art displays at the stations and I will share some  here.

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~Mellow Yellow Subway Scenes~

(for Mellow Yellow Monday)

June - getting there

~Some subtle yellows~

~Red Subway Scenes~

(for Ruby Tuesday)

Alli captured my first subway ride!

 My girls at a different times

More Ruby Red Scenes

~Blue Subway Scenes~

(For Midweek Blues)

Still- even with the subway system, (and all those steps down and up again)  a LOT of walking is involved in a visit to NYC! Lol- and at the end of the day you have tired feet!!

  ( Those feet in the white Nikes were especially tired!)

:)

Love,

Junie

(The end of the ride)

9-11 Memorial Site

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9-11 Memorial Site

Being there was a surreal experience. I kept trying to imagine what that day had been like...the images I had seen on the news shows came flooding back. It was an emotional and sobering sight- reading the names of some of the ones lost that day...seeing how the names go on and on around  the monument.

Seeing the survivor tree that was saved from the rubble and nurtured back to health and replanted on the site is a fitting reminder of how life goes on for us-just as the buildings going up there are a reminder of how we strive to rise above our loss.

May God bless our country and those lost on that day, and all the families and friends left to grieve!

A few pictures:

(click here)

~Survivor Tree~

Love,

Junie

Statue of Liberty

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The 9-11 Memorial site and the Statue of Liberty  were the two things I had looked forward to most of all on our trip to NY.  We were able to  accomplish both,  but on different days!

Both required high security checks of visitors, the same as boarding checks at the airports.

 The lines were long to get in (both places) but we didn't mind . These places were always at the top of our 'must see' list.
 

Statue of Liberty

~The day we did this tour was a beautiful, blue sky day!~

On our way!

 Waiting for the return ride back to shore...

this is me resting on a bench only provided for SENIORS!!  :)

  Who says it's not COOL getting old!!  LOL!

 What a thrilling experience this day was!

(Next post-9-11 Memorial site)

Love,

Junie

Cara Mia ~ a different kind of Thanksgiving meal for me!

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We had our traditional kind of Thanksgiving meal at home on Sunday before Tina, Alli and I left for our NY trip on Tuesday. Our turkey, and all the rest, turned out just about perfect!  So no one was cheated out of our usual holiday meal! (and I didn't feel guilty)

In NY we had a different kind of  Thanksgiving dinner...We ate at this Italian restaurant!.  Not sure exactly what I had but it was a really yummy pasta dish.

Alli was the one with the camera that night and she only made pictures of the people!  :)

Robyn and Ken  are from our town and they just happened to be on a trip to NY  over Thanksgiving , too!

Tina and Robyn went through nursing school together and Alli, at age 4, was the flower girl in Robyn and Ken's wedding! :) 

  ( Now that little girl ~ our Alli ~ is in nursing school, herself; following in her mom's footsteps! ) 

...Anyway, the funny thing about meeting up with these friends was like this... Tina and Robyn had, by chance, run into each other while working in the hospital recently...and the plans for  both the trips had been mentioned. Robyn thought it would be fun to meet-up and pretend ( with Ken) that it was not a prearranged plan when we all  turned up there at Cara Mia!  (so far away from our homes here in Ocala)   :)  It turned out to be a fun couple of  hours over an excellent dinner.

Surprise! Surprise, Ken!!  :)

By the time we walked the few blocks back to our hotel I was ready to call it a day! It had been a long and full one- having done the parade watching and also going to Central Park (and who knows what all else?) and then going to dinner!

Tina and Alli, though, went out for more exploring of the Big Apple!!

I slept well that night!!

Junie