TheRealTamara

The devil is in the…

This is a row of details on the south side of 23rd Street. I am standing at the beginning of Madison Avenue. It’s starting point is here at 23rd Street, with Broadway to its west. Madison starts here, but Broadway goes on forever, slowly edging east til it crosses 5th just about here.

Madison Square Park starts here, too, rising two blocks up to 25th Street. This weekend was the end of the NoMad Jazz Festival in its 1st year. It boasted a brilliantly packed schedule. We stayed for Arta Jēkabsone, who, with a nine piece band, presented Searching for a Song and The Brandee Younger Trio. There were harps in both; in The Brandee Younger Trio, she leads on the harp. Wow.

To borrow a theme from Paul Krugman’s Substack, I will leave you with music. It’s jazz, too.

A picture tour

Left to right, top: •115th Street brownstones ▪︎106&3rd Avenue ¤clothing store w painted front & parked cars 101st ●church on a side street■101st betw 3rd & Lex, painted stoop ◇next 8: restaurant on Lex bet 101-100☆101-100 across from restaurant row, park and painted structure

Projects on 114th & 3rd, walking down 3rd to 112th

Unwelcome

Storekeepers spend a good deal on rent alone to sell their goods.

You would think they want to make customers happy. And that they would welcome any custom that came their way.

This makes me wonder about the sign in this big old laundromat. ¿They do not want you to bring in wet laundry from outside.¿

On the way to….

I went to an art show at PS109 El Barrio Artspace, and this was all en route.

My friends represented at the show, among others:

@lisamariamayaart

and….

@eleanor_jane_27

The gallery show, which features 68 artists, is on display at PS 109 El Barrio Artspace through Aug 29th. [215 E 99th St]

In a pickle

Is pickleball cooling? Today, on this cloudy Wednesday, cooler than it’s been in a while, I walk by the court in Carl Schurz Park. It’s empty. Almost. Only one court was taken.

The weather was conducive for a rugged match. Where were the players?

Where and why

John Singer Sargent had a remarkable eye. I was less impressed with the paintings I **knew to** associate with him then the ones I never heard of before. He did **amazing things** with *light.*

The views from the ortho floor at WCM. Ain’t it grand.

This was an MSK site at which people could relax and get massage care. Now it’s for rent. I love the *1429 1st Ave* sign.

For my friend DP who has a fascination with summer wear boots. These were color coordinated with a great summer dress.

The clouds in 1-2 (left-right) caught my glance and won my heart. The *really overwrought* building from 57th Street actually just scares *my heart.*

07❓️

I have to make an admission, I thought this was my stall number.

I also thought it was some sort of omen.

Turns out that this is The Smith’s numero de plume, 07.

Let me explain, Burt and I shared the 7. We were children of 7, just on different months. That was a pleasing fact. We liked both being born on the seventh. Plus, for me the 07 was almost 007, which I thought was cool. That all sans benefit of alcohol.

Omen, no man.