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Pink Thing Of The Day: Abandoned Pink Balloon

pink balloon and red connection photo by gail worley
Photos By Gail

Aside from the bright contrast of colors between the Pink Balloon and Red Standpipe Connection, what stood out for me as I came upon this scene was how snuggly the balloon was wedged between the standpipe and the building’s black exhaust grate. Someone wanted to ensure that the balloon didn’t blow away. I’m glad for that, because otherwise I would have missed it on my hunt for Pink Things.

pink balloon and red connection photo by gail worley
Balloon Wedgie

Pink Thing of The Day: Abandoned Fancy Pink Shoe

pink satin shoe photo by gail worley
All photos by Gail

People discard the most amazing stuff that, in any other lifetime, I might seriously consider picking up and taking home with me, if it weren’t for the Covid. I’m not sure if the Covid could live on a pair of Fancy Hot Pink Satin Pumps (with a rhinestone embellishment, no less) but I am not taking any chances. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Abandoned Fancy Pink Shoe

Astronaut On The Bowery

astronaut by bd white photo by gail worley
Planet Earth is Blue, and There’s Nothing I Can Do . . .(Photo By Gail)

Street Artist BD White painted a few of his Astronauts on Bowery just south of East Second Street. This one is my favorite.

Joy of Life Sculpture in Zuccotti Park

joy of life sculpture photo by gail worley
Photos By Gail

Zuccotti Park in the Financial District is perhaps most famous for being ground zero for the Occupy Wall Street movement, but it’s also home to several pieces of monumental public art. For example, behold this bright red, 70-foot-high painted steel installation by sculptor Mark di Suvero, entitled Joie de Vivre (Joy of Life), which went up at the corner of Broadway and Cedar Street in June 2006. The sculpture is comprised of “open-ended tetrahedrons” as described by di Suvero, and was formerly located at the Holland Tunnel rotary.

joy of life sculpture photo by gail worley

joy of life sculpture detail photo by gail worley

Update: I was in the area on July 25th and took a couple of new shots (above and below). You can see the city has put barriers around the sculpture to keep people from congregating in the park.

joy of life sculpture photo by gail worley

We Love New York Mural by Queen Andrea

we love new york mural photo by gail
Photos By Gail

Living the Covid Life in its Manhattan epicenter is hardcore. New Yorkers are survivors though, and we still love our city. Queen Andrea wants to make sure we don’t forget how hard NYC rocks. She completed this beautiful mural on Avenue A between 3rd and 4th Streets on May 14th, 2020, which is why it still looks fresh!

 

we love new york mural by queen andrea photo by gail worley