Teri and The American Museum of Natural History

My friend Teri was in New York with her brother Dana and their friend Joann. We grew up playing in bagpipe bands together. They are en route to Egypt. Teri's son Cesar and his fiancee Jen joined from Maryland and we all went to the Museum of Natural History What a great time. It was a joy to see them all AND see this museum. Keep in mind I live less than a block away, I see the building every day, and I play bagpipes in front of it yet in the two years I have lived in New York I had never been. Until today. Why? Because it is right there; I can always go!

And I had forgotten The Star of India is in there. I live down the street from the largest and most famous star sapphire in the world! Wow.

Gambols in the Rambles. No Shambles.

Sunday in the City. A beautiful, NO I MEAN IT - like STUNNING, Fall day. Sean and Greg and I had smoked fish (which stayed with my breath the WHOLE day no matter what I did) and bagels for breakfast on my terrace.

Then Sean and I took a walk in the Rambles in the Park. Just beautiful. There are all sorts of trails and bridges and lake views. It is just hard to believe you are in the middle of Manhattan.


But first we happened by the Museum of Natural History. This is the side that has been behind walls ever since I moved here and here it a fountain and staircases and flowers out of nowhere!

I have really gotten jolly since my weight gain...

Later I met up with Greg and we took a late night stroll in the Park. Something I would never do alone, but it was well lit and very different.