{"id":273,"date":"2010-06-01T02:07:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-01T02:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=273"},"modified":"2014-10-01T03:07:03","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T03:07:03","slug":"yesterday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=273","title":{"rendered":"Yesterday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A visit to NYC&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(which felt kinda counterintuitive on Memorial Day Weekend, considering the horrendous traffic heading OUT of the city)<\/p>\n<p><i>but I live at the beach<\/i><\/p>\n<p>(lucky me, I know)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/strawberryfields.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/strawberryfields-300x185.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477607482951587474\" \/><\/a>I saw <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strawberry_Fields_(memorial)\">Strawberry Fields<\/a>, finally, and was reminded of my best friend growing up and her total adoration of all things John Lennon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/aphotographicopportunity.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/aphotographicopportunity-300x200.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477607321768642706\" \/><\/a>I wandered around The Ramble in Central Park looking for photographic opportunities and good birds&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>and loving the fun edge-aberrations of <a href=\"http:\/\/recycledphotons.blogspot.com\/\">MevetS&#8217;<\/a> wide-angle lens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/marazwannabe.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/marazwannabe-200x300.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477607186116120114\" \/><\/a>I was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/100strangers\/\">prowling for stranger pics<\/a> and found many&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><i>NYC is especially good for that!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/happybride.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/happybride-217x300.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477607049175244770\" \/><\/a>A happy bride on a beautiful day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/elvis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/elvis-200x300.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477606727806970018\" \/><\/a>Somewhere along those wooded paths, by a bridge, we came upon a drumming group&#8230; but this one had singers!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/queguapo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/queguapo-229x300.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477606884468510146\" \/><\/a>My sense was that they were Cuban and this old guy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>He totally stole my heart and my imagination and reminded me, somehow, of a long-dead uncle who I wish had lived long enough to share his stories with me..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/madness.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/madness-200x300.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477606271788356738\" \/><\/a>I very nearly got run over by a bus to take this shot on 42nd street&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>NYC is madness!!<\/p>\n<p><i>death by bus or yellow cab, I wondered, as my short life flashed before my eyes<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/sailors.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/sailors-200x300.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477606104552851794\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fleet_Week\">Fleet Week<\/a> and Steve forced me to talk to lots of handsome sailors&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><i>Who insist they HAVE TO wear the uniform and don&#8217;t do it just to pick up girls&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>(Right.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/postmanhattanhendge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/postmanhattanhendge-300x200.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477605916001885682\" \/><\/a>The real reason for this crazy goose-chase across NYC was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.haydenplanetarium.org\/resources\/starstruck\/manhattanhenge\/\">Manhattanhendge<\/a>, which we somehow missed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>??<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/timessquare.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/timessquare-200x300.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477605756204118898\" \/><\/a>At the end of the day, in Times Square, I felt very much like a country-bumpkin, out of my element, distracted with the bright lights and the madness of city life&#8230; and very glad for the little patch of sand waiting for me at home by the sea.<\/p>\n<p>: )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A visit to NYC&#8230; (which felt kinda counterintuitive on Memorial Day Weekend, considering the horrendous traffic heading OUT of the city) but I live at the beach (lucky me, I know) \ud83d\ude09 I saw Strawberry Fields, finally, and was reminded of my best friend growing up and her total adoration of all things John Lennon&#8230; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=273\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Yesterday<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14,2,8,20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}