The night is cold and wet here, after a week of warmth. I love the cold and wet, so I’m happy. The sky began to darken at around 4, you could sense things hunkering down, you could sense the weather approaching.<\/p>\n
I had some errands to do. It was around 6 pm. I walked along the Hudson River, Jersey-side. The Empire State Building was bright blue and bright green. There are dogwood trees in a little park, the blossoms glowing white in the dark grey air. It wasn’t raining yet, but the air felt wet, if that makes sense. I did my first errand, came out of the shop, and walked towards my video store. I glanced to my right, through the dogwoods, and saw a magnificent sight.<\/p>\n
The Queen Mary 2 slowly floating by, right there, a massive beautiful boat, a skyscraper on its side, majestic, quiet, slow – like a glacier. Moving south, so tall, it blocked out the skyline beyond. Only the blue and green spire of the Empire State Building showed above it. It was such a sight. Especially because the Hudson is so narrow, and the buildings of New York City are so toweringly tall … and yet, in that context, the Queen Mary dwarfed everything. She was the only game in town.<\/p>\n
People just stopped in their tracks and watched her go by.<\/p>\n
It was absolutely magnificent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The night is cold and wet here, after a week of warmth. I love the cold and wet, so I’m happy. The sky began to darken at around 4, you could sense things hunkering down, you could sense the weather … Continue reading