Picture window is better than art on the wall.

This is the view from my daughter's Arizona apartment, the Santa Catalina Mountains. What a beautiful world we live in! Zoning laws in parts of this state require that the colors of local commercial establishments  compliment the landscape. They also prohibit a lot of lighting you would expect along the roadways--so the stars are visible at night. Good idea, except my future son-in-law says it's hard to see the old people wondering around.

Cirque du soleil Zarcana on Broadway

I saw Zarcana, this crazy acrobatic rock opera, at Radio City Music Hall with my hubby and my friend Laura. Zarcana is a Cirque du soleil production which had my face in a perpetual jaw-drop the entire performance! I had no idea what the story line was. It didn't matter. The visual delight was enough! Now, I love me some good hard rock music--and the score of this show did not disappoint. Every scene was a surprise. Every act shockingly beautiful or brilliantly horrible! For anyone who saw it and was as clueless as me about the plot, here's a video link that explains what you just saw: Zarkana. It's next stop is Madrid, then Moscow, then back to New York in 2012.

You Won't See This in New York.

Once again, I just have to post this funny picture unrelated to New York living that my brother took of these wild turkeys roaming his property! There are fifteen of them. He sent an email to friends and family that included the pictures with the subject line: Now Taking Orders.

People taking pictures of other people at the Statue of Liberty:

When Laura visited, we took the ferry to Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty on a rainy day in September. We couldn't buy tickets to go into the statue and climb to the top because those were sold out the day I purchased ours--about a week earlier. But we did opt for the audio tour headsets. I prefer this type of touring when I am alone, but it kept me from commenting with Laura along the way. Even so we came away with a better understanding of what people went through to get to America, and it was humbling.

Paper Dresses

 

My friend Laura and I came across this paper dress on display at the Papyrus in Grand Central Station. One of their employees explained that they (there were two dresses, but my photo is blurry of the second one) were created by Project Runway designers!

Cincinnati has a view, too.

My son's getting married today! Here is a picture of the Cincinnati skyline from the windows of The Celestial where the rehearsal dinner was held last night.