January 13th – Enjoyed the blue skies over Manhattan today.

Empire State Building from Union Square.

The sky reflecting in the facade of the New School.

January 14th – heart cookies for Valentine’s Day, because we all need a little love right now.  I also enjoyed a class field-trip to the Bronx Documentary Center, where we got to see the current exhibit “Whose Streets? Our Streets!” a collection of activist images from New York City in the 1980s and 1990s.

Italian jam cookie from Cranberry’s on Valentine’s Day.

Italian jam cookie from Cranberry’s on Valentine’s Day.

Bronx Documentary Center

“Whose Streets? Our Streets!” is a photography exhibit at the Bronx Documentary Center that features images of activism from NYC from 1980-2000.

Wheat-pasted images outside the Bronx Documentary Center from their current exhibit, “Whose Streets? Our Streets!”

“Whose Streets? Our Streets!” is a photography exhibit at the Bronx Documentary Center that features images of activism from NYC from 1980-2000.

January 15th – After hauling 50 pounds of dog food home from work in a backpack, I ended a busy day having dinner with friends.

Hauling 50 pounds of dog food home from work, where postal service is much more reliable than in Flatbush.

Celebrating Colleen’s birthday at Nostro Ristorante in South Slope, Brooklyn.

January 16th – A slow day on Seamless.

Delivery bikes lined up along 2nd Avenue in Manhattan.- Welcomed good friends to the city today.  We watched the sunset over rooftop beers and enjoyed dinner in the Lower East Side.

January 17th – Welcomed good friends to the city today.  We watched the sunset over rooftop beers and enjoyed dinner in the Lower East Side.

Sun setting behind the Statue of Liberty.

Alison and Jamie enjoying rooftop beers at sunset.

Manhattan skyline and sunset relfecting in Jamie’s glasses.

Pretzel seller underneath the Brooklyn Bridge.

Marinated radish at the Fat Radish in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

January 18th – Brunch, Brooklyn Bridge, and reflections in sunglasses.

Plastic sheep on display at The Farm on Adderly.

The collection of tiny animals makes a visit to The Farm on Adderly even more unique.

Bloody Mary at The Farm on Adderly.

Plastic goose at The Farm on Adderly

Sleepy passenger at the 7th Avenue subway stop.

Sunset on the Brooklyn Bridge reflecting in Jamie’s glasses.

Sunset on the Brooklyn Bridge reflecting in Jamie’s glasses.

Sunset on the Brooklyn Bridge reflecting in Jamie’s glasses.

Sunset on the Brooklyn Bridge reflecting in Jamie’s glasses.

Brooklyn Bridge reflected in Jamie’s glasses.

Selfie reflected in Jamie’s sunglasses.

Sunset from the Brooklyn Bridge.

Alison and Jamie on the Brooklyn Bridge at sunset.

January 19th – Today was beautiful.  In February.  Breakfast at Russ & Daughters, a walk through the Lower East Side and lounging in Central Park.  A pretty perfect NYC day.

A baker slices bagels at Russ and Daughters.

Russ and Daughters in the Lower East Side.

A father and daughter strolling through the Lower East Side on a sunny Sunday.

A black-throated sparrow perched about Russ and Daughters entertaining customers waiting for their bagels and lox.

Lower East Side

A violinist entertains a little girl at Central Park on a sunny Sunday.