Delaware, August 27-30, 2009

Posted: November 24th, 2009 | Filed under: Out Of Town

The beach at Bethany Beach, Delaware (see also the Bethany Beach Boardwalk):

Beach Near Ocean View Parkway, Bethany Beach, Delaware, August 29, 2009

Beach Near Ocean View Parkway, Bethany Beach, Delaware, August 29, 2009

Crab Feast at The Blue Crab in Bethany Beach:

Crab Feast, The Blue Crab, 210 Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach, Delaware

Tropical drinks at Mango’s on Garfield Parkway and interesting ice cream at The Ice Cream Store in Rehoboth Beach, which features ice cream oddities including spinach ice cream (though the Lucky Charm flavor was the clear winner):

Spinach Ice Cream Cone, The Ice Cream Store, 6 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Bethany Lakes is a typical Toll Brothers development:

Bethany Lakes, Ocean View/Bethany Beach, Delaware

We left via Delaware Route 1 and Interstate 495.

If you lived here, you’d be living at the Cavalier Apartments in Newark, Delaware:

Cavalier Apartments, Newark, Delaware

Driving Can Be Boring, Sometimes You Take Pictures To Pass The Time

Posted: November 20th, 2009 | Filed under: Out Of Town

For a time a while back I had to commute to Connecticut via car, so I began to get to know the Connecticut Turnpike pretty well:

Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95 Near Exit 8, Stamford, Connecticut

Those flags are the WWF Headquarters in the distance:
World Wrestling Federation Headquarters (1241 East Main Street) From Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95 Near Exit 9, Stamford, Connecticut

More traffic for no apparent reason near Norwalk:
Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95 Between Exits 13 and 14, Norwalk, Connecticut

Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95 At Exit 31, Honeyspot Road, Stratford, Connecticut

The adult services industry is alive and well in Stratford:
Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95, Stratford, Connecticut

The adult services industry is alive and well in West Haven:
Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95 At Exit 42, West Haven, Connecticut

Connecticut Turnpike/Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike/Interstate 95 Near Exit 45, New Haven, Connecticut

We went to a wedding here.

45-Minute Microburst Fells Hundreds Of Trees In Central Park

Posted: November 5th, 2009 | Filed under: Manhattan

The aftermath of the strong storm that hit Central Park on August 18, 2009:

August 18, 2009 Storm Aftermath, East Drive Near 102nd Street, Central Park, Manhattan, August 21, 2009

August 18, 2009 Storm Aftermath, North Meadow, Central Park, Manhattan, August 21, 2009

August 18, 2009 Storm Aftermath, North Meadow, Central Park, Manhattan, August 21, 2009

August 18, 2009 Storm Aftermath, North Meadow, Central Park, Manhattan, August 21, 2009

August 18, 2009 Storm Aftermath Between North Meadow and West Drive, Central Park, Manhattan, August 21, 2009

August 18, 2009 Storm Aftermath, Tennis Center, Central Park, Manhattan, August 21, 2009

August 18, 2009 Storm Aftermath Near 93rd Street and Central Park West, Central Park, Manhattan, August 21, 2009

The Central Park Conservancy, the non-profit entity that helps maintain the park, has posted an appeal in case you want to donate to contribute to the cleanup effort.