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I had an errand in Manhattan this weekend, and even though I was only in a small area near Union Square there were several weird and wonderful things that caught my eye.
Dinosaur anyone? As far as I could tell, this mural is totally random.
Upside-down elephant? Obviously, this sculpture is based on my life with kids: defying gravity and balancing more than I can handle... and a bit of sagging skin. A little
Google search taught me all about Gran Elefandret. It won't be here forever, so see it while you can.
This giant installation, called Metronome, is on the side of three buildings facing the Square. I didn't realize at the time that the digital clock to the left was part of it, so it's not in my photo. Apparently it comes to life at noon and midnight! The installation has its own
webpage where you can read about it or
watch this interesting video, see it in action and discover its link to George Washington. I love crazy, public art. Life would be so boring without it.
New Yorkers: they don't mince words.
I loved this yarn at the farmer's market even more when I saw that it was all made with natural dyes. Gorgeous. It almost makes me want to take up knitting.
Almost.
New York City: keep your eyes open.
What crazy things have you been seeing lately?
This is a fun post!
ReplyDeleteI love New York!
ReplyDeleteAnd it's things like this I have to remember on days that we're tripping over each other in our small apartment and fighting for a washing machine in our building's laundry room and my three-year-old daughter says, "I want to live in a house in the suburbs and have a garden and a porch and play in the backyard."
I saw your blog mentioned on Hmmm....schooling and thought I would check your blog out!
ReplyDeleteI live in the boonies of Maine, surrounding with trees, wild animals and few stores and people, so New York is "culture shock" to me. LOL I have been there a couple of times though. VERY different than my home near the mountain! It's great to see!
These sorts of things are probably what I miss most about city life. That natural-dyed yarn is stunning!!!
ReplyDeleteFun! I love the yarn!
ReplyDeleteYour post made miss New York! On the other hand, I still like it better here :)
ReplyDeleteI heart these random picture posts.
ReplyDeleteI love the photo with the random dinosaur. You live in an amazing city! Hope to get the chance to visit it some day :)
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