#bits&pieces – Walk with Me, Too

Rows

A row of rowhouses that are this intact is a rare sighting. This one is particularly nice.

A row of rowhouses that are this intact is a rare sighting. This one is particularly nice.

Rows in a variety of configurations on the UES, many of them disrupted by renovation.

Rows in a variety of configurations on the UES, many of them disrupted by renovation.

Fantasy island

In a Halloween post, I referred to this as a haunted house. It just has that quality.

Roosevelt Island

Roosevelt Island

I tend to romanticize the sky, and this one has billowing clouds that overflow with stories.

I tend to romanticize the sky, and this one has billowing clouds that overflow with stories.

A sky this blue looks like it was painted.

A sky this blue looks like it was painted.

Observed on this day

It’s a lobby that has the look and feel of a doll-house.

It’s a lobby that has the look and feel of a doll-house.

A building sits catty-corner from Starbucks in the sunshine.

A building sits catty-corner from Starbucks in the sunshine.

Potted plants and flowers give home a feeling of joy.

Potted plants and flowers give home a feeling of joy.

A potpourri

As I passed the corner (York & 82nd), I remembered that I had looked up the connection and the reason for the plaque.

Harper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird, definitely a writer from the South, kept an apartment at 433 East 82nd, which went on the market 6 years after her death. In 2022, it was listed for just over $3100.

Other things I have come to know:

Isn’t it refreshing to think of this tree as a natural redhead? I recently heard or read that the fall foliage we think of as a change is actually a reveal. These are the leaves true colors.

So sorry! This spells trouble for these tenants just as heating season hits.

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