what about the plastic animals?

Storm King Art Center

Five Swords, Alexander Calder

Mozart's Birthday, Mark Di Suvero

Endless Column, Tal Streeter

Storm King Wavefield, Maya Lin

While in the neighborhood on Saturday I also paid a visit to the Storm King Art Center.  I especially wanted to see the new Maya Lin sculpture that opened to the public earlier this year.  The late-afternoon autumn light did not disappoint.

Some readers may be familiar with Di Suvero's Old Glory (aka Special K) sculpture in the Willa Cather Native Weed Garden at the University of Nebraska.

Walkway Over the Hudson

I finally got a chance to go up to the Walkway Over the Hudson in Poughkeepsie.  When it opened in 1888 the Great Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge was one of the longest bridges in the world and the first bridge crossing the Hudson south of Albany.  The bridge was closed in 1974.  In 1998, after nearly a quarter century of sordid dealings, the bridge was deeded to Walkway Over the Hudson a non-profit that has spent the last ten years raising money and renovating the bridge.  Last month the pedestrian bridge was finally opened to the public.

It was cool yesterday, 212 feet above the Hudson.  Despite the chill the pedestrian bridge had plenty of pedestrians.  The bridge is still a work in progress.  Eventually it will connect to trails on either side of the river.  For now all you can do is walk, or ride if you have a penny-farthing, back and forth.  It's worth it.  Look at those views!

Speaking of walking, the Times has a great narrated slide show of a woman who walks up to 90 miles a week around the city.

Western Landscape

An old picture of a road once traveled.

Earl's Village Pizza

I like Earl's multitude of teeth.

Cookie Croissant

A few years ago I wrote about the City Bakery's pretzel croissant.  Today I ate a cookie croissant at the newly reopened Panya on Stuyvesant St.  It doesn't look pretty but it was buttery, flaky, and almondy.  More of a deconstructed croissant than a cookie.