Sheep Meadow

The ginormous Sheep Meadow at Central Park. There used to be sheep grazing here until Robert Moses (NYC Parks Commissioner) shipped them off to Brooklyn in the 1930s. Now, it's mostly people grazing here. First photo is looking east. Second photo is looking north.

MLK Jr. Community Garden Revisited

I posted a photo of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Garden at the Henry Street Settlement back in March. I stopped by again a few days ago and found the garden wearing its fall colors!

Autumn in Central Park

I climbed up on one of the rock hills in Central Park this weekend and saw this view looking out over the southwest corner of the park.

Angel of the Waters

Top of the Angel of the Waters Fountain at Central Park, Bethesda Terrace

Corlears Hook Park

I'm convinced the trees in the Lower East Side are defective. Most don't bother turning colors before dropping their leaves on the ground. Or, at best, they turn brown and call it a season. But, I managed to find a few trees at Corlears Hook Park (Cherry Street & Jackson Street) that are putting on more of a show than the rest.

Autumn Leaves

The leaves are starting to change colors outside my window

Fall Colors

Still no sign of fall in the city - except in this beautiful store window display on E. 12th Street near University Place. I don't even know what type of business this is. I was in too much of a rush to stop and investigate. The lettering on the window says "Windows in Progress."

Almost Gone

I've been unable to get around this week due to back pain. But, I managed to walk around the block today and caught the last of the leaves on these trees. They'll be all gone in a few days - at least for this year.

Autumn at Pace University

A mini-park adjacent to Pace University (taken from a moving bus)

Carpet of Leaves

Corlears Hook Park - Lower East Side. Park crews were raking fallen leaves from the paved walks. But, there were plenty left on the grassy areas.

Mean Pumpkin

Halloween display, with a mean-looking pumpkin, at a favorite restaurant

Stuy Town Pumpkins

Pumpkins on the rain-soaked Stuyvesant Town oval

Autumn in Central Park

Looking towards the San Remo apartment towers from Central Park

2 for 1: Halloween on the Stuyvesant Town Oval

Just a hint of Fall color at Grand and Lewis Streets, Lower East Side.

Urban pumpkin patch outside an office building in the Gramercy Park area.

Some more local fall foliage at the southern end of East River Park
Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ3

The skies have been gloomy here since last Thursday. But, more of the trees are changing colors every day. Here's some fall foliage - urban-style - from the courtyard behind my apartment building on the Lower East Side.
Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ3