NYC and VT.

10-7-14 VERMONT: This post is a double entry because last Sunday we were in NYC to walk the High Line and see the new section. For anyone who doesn’t know it, the High Line is an elevated park on what used to be a railroad bed the rails are still there. The trains are gone and replaced by trees, shrubs and flowers and restaurants, benches, playgrounds and great views. It runs from Gansevoort Street in Greenwich Village to 34th Street, about 1.5 miles along the west side and through Chelsea. The new section ends at the Javits Convention Center. It has sparked a big construction boom along its route.

We walked with Val, Lucy and Steve and came back south via the Hudson River Park, another nice city feature. After a quick stop and the Chelsea Market, we all met Alison, Dan, Anna and Gardner for dinner at Scarpetta.

I came up yesterday with out any Judy or any dogs to start fall cleanup. The fall color has past peak here, but there are still nice spots and some trees are still green. The change is always variable from neighborhood to neighborhood depending on exposure, sun, elevation and tree species.

In bloom: feverfew, sedum, asters, chrysanthemum, boltonia, witch hazel, black-eyed susan, helenium, toad lily, cimicfuga, ligularia, echinacea.


The color here is past peak, but still there are nice spots.

And here....

And here...

The Highline in NYC. The older sections have plant vibrant growth.

The new section, less plants, but plenty of construction cranes.

The Hudson from Hudson River Park with a distant statue, sail boats, an out-rigger canoe race and kayakers.