No time like the Spring

Since today is the first day of spring, I thought it would be a good time to get back to this thing. Though the world did not bloom into spring overnight, it's grey and windy today, and though the leak in my kitchen is annoying me, NPR reminded me that all in all I have it pretty good since I don't work for Bear Stearns, I don't live in Iraq, and I am not caught in the middle of riots in Tibet. Good old Morning Edition.

The fall picture was taken in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, the day before I started work at the Met. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon. The second picture was taken last month during my walk to work on a very snowy Friday in Manhattan. It's so serene while it falls, but the perfect canvas can't help but eventually illuminate all the dirt and grit of the city. We'll have to wait for spring to let me know when it's ready for a closeup.