2024 November 1 Though I had not yet seen the movie, I happily accompanied friends to the New York Botanical Garden to see the Time Burton “The Nightmare Before Christmas” light show. The music was catchy and was the perfect accompaniment to the light displays and statues set up through the garden. We took our…
If I must live in a place where autumn is a reality, strolls through nature in the peak of it are also a must. I’m lucky enough to live near the New York Botanical Garden, so I took advantage of that and free admission for locals to spend the afternoon there. There was a brisk…
The Central Park Conservancy has been working on the restoration of the Conservatory Garden, which means portions of it are closed as the work progresses. For a long while I was not able to visit my favorite garden, the English Garden, but that section is now reopened to the public. At the end of September…
The Great Elephant Migration is an art installation consisting of 100 life-sized Indian elephant sculptures traveling the United States. The sculptures were made out of an invasive plant called Lantana camara by 200 indigenous artisans living in India’s Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It was recently located in NYC’s Meatpacking District. Read more about the exhibition and…
I was in awe watching a thunderstorm approach us from the north. Bolts of lightning would occasionally split the sky, and one by one the mountain peaks disappeared as the storm got closer. Our boat docked well ahead of it, so we had plenty of time to make it to our car before the heavens…
