another eye opens

subway stealth shot (NB: these two were not “together”)

dessert at Lincoln Ristorante: torta caprese, before

torta caprese, after

the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York shows up around town with high-powered telescopes — we got to peek at the cratery crust of the moon in closeup

waiting for the ferry at Sandy Hook

product new to me, part 1

product new to me, part 2

brunch in the West Village with Andy, Erick, Randall, and Paul

Ben in line for Shakespeare in the Park free tickets

lunch with Dave by the Sheep Meadow

I love my funky backyard

and seeing how my neighbors use their windowsills as storage space

speaking of windows and backyards — here’s the view from Home and Leng’s apartment at 110 and Fifth Avenue

Home prepared a delicious meal of Vietnamese spring rolls and introduced us to their adopted son Duc (whose shining alert eyes were closed for this snapshot)

as if the conversation and the food weren’t dazzling enough, we watched a spectacular sunset roll out

Lincoln Center sunset

breakfast nook

oatmeal choices

kids these days

at the Guggenheim, in addition to the James Turrell show, you can see a lovely exhibition called “Kandinsky in Paris,” with canvases from the artist’s late period when he was clearly influenced by the likes of Klee and Miro — here, “Around the Circle”

“Graceful Ascent”

Andy at his subway stop in Astoria

wall of divers at Rosa Mexicano

my new at-home art gallery, hung with the help of Mr. David Zinn

Briarwood at dusk

on the R train downtown

Dave Nimmons and Tim Foskett at Tsampa in the East Village, on our way to see THE DESIGNATED MOURNER at the Public Theater

Kai and me on Central Park West

Carolyn and me on Central Park South

Michael and Jessica on the High Line

Andy and Ben on the Seastreak Ferry back from Sandy Hook (with cocktails)