the moving finger

When I grow up...

I first came to New York in June/July of 1999 for a UN conference on Population and Development, and, although I was working all the hours God sent, with what little time I had to myself I walked the streets of the city obsessively.

I fell in love with the place, and decided then, that I'd really love to live here, it got added to the list of things I'd like to do before I die.

Well, today I turned 40, and I live in New York in an apartment in Chelsea, I walk my dogs in Madison Square Park, I eat out in the Village and I shop on 34th street.

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And it's just as fabulous as I thought it would be.

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SQUIRREL!

One of the great things about moving to New York has been watching the dogs try to get their heads around squirrels.

From using Sprocket as a climbing post to try and get a better view, to the sheer excitment of seeing one up close....

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The guys from Pixar nailed it in UP!

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Random Pictures from our new home in NYC.

Spotted on our way to dinner - a fantastic mashup of Christmas and Halloween decorations. I only wish I knew whether the spider had been sans hat before the Christmas period.

Polly sees a squirrel in Madison Square Park.

Daytime view from our apartment. One onf the things I love about this city is that while it can be *freezing* during winter. (seriously, yesterday reached a top of -7C!) The days are crystal clear with sparkling blue skies; somehow that makes the cold much easier to deal with.