C.J. & Mary Do New York. Part 4. Oct. 2011

New York City has fun art, serious art and everything in between. There is a group of ladies who crochet coverings for all kinds of stuff...like this shopping cart. I've also seen pictures of covered lamp posts, fire hydrants, statues...Jamey said they even did "the cube"! (Which is a huge famous street sculpture in the village.) I think there's a group of folks who do this in San Francisco too. Some local govts. call it "graffitti"...oh COME ON....don't be such a Republican!

We quickly went thru 2 galleries as we were on a time schedule on Saturday. This is the art of Nick Cave. This stick guy looks kinda like Big Foot, No?

I liked Nick Cave's art alot! Is it whacky? Sure. Does everybody "get it"? No. But it sure made EVERYBODY smile. I'm jealous and want to make one of these figures.

More art.

This was a big tapestry type thing on the wall that had ALOT of beads etc. on it.

C.J. disappearing into the art of Richard Serra.

Some art is to look at and some art is to walk into. I find it all very beautiful...this stuff was rather calming.

Jamey drove us about 30 minutes out of the city to this wonderful park called WAVE HILL. This is the estate house. We couldn't see it because there was a big wooden fence around it. (I stole this pic off the internet.) It'll reopen in 2 years after renovations. It was built in 1843! Ya'll should Google Wave Hill to read all about it.

Wave hill is absolutely lovely. It is on 28 acres right on the Hudson River so it has great views.

Every where you look is a photo op. The park has performances, workshops, art exhibits, weddings etc.

The park is broken up into different kinds of gardens. You can see the Hudson in the background.

This is near the entrance and has all kinds of hot house plants inside. The plants inside and out change throughout the year. I bet in Springtime Wave Hill is quite spectacular. We loved it.

I like everything about this picture: the plants, the stonework and the little wooden bench way back in there.

A wall of succulents inside the glass hot house.

A pretty arbor that looks out on the river. We didn't have as much time as we would've liked as they were closing soon. We made them kick us out. There were families walking the wooded trails, kids playing on the lawns and some folks just sit and relax in the lawn chairs.

Doesn't think look ODD????? Reminds me of the movie "Little Shop Horrors". I think it's beautiful! You can see a smaller, younger green one just like it in the upper right...it's kinda hidin' back there.

We decided that THIS is what the bud in the previous picture looks like when it blooms. It's odd too...but beautiful.

This is yet another oddity. It's a big, heavy gourd...and that's all I can tell ya about it...even though a nice lady overheard us exclaiming over it and she stopped and told us all about it.