{"id":23124,"date":"2026-08-06T16:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/?p=23124"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:44:34","slug":"monday-morning-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/new-york-2026\/monday-morning-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday morning in New  York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">When I woke up on Monday morning at around 9:30, on our last full day in New York, I looked out the window to see what was happening down the avenue.  There was a guy on the roof across the street.  He didn&#8217;t seem to be doing much.  Loitering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n75.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n75.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n75-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Down below, traffic had resumed after being blocked all weekend.  So many cabs in front of the Hilton over yonder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n76.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n76.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n76-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">And then I realized the guy had been waiting for a window-washing gondola.  Aha.  I waited for them to start but they were actually finished with their job.  Oh well.  If they&#8217;d just begun who knows how much time I&#8217;d have wasted, watching them work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n77.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n77.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n77-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I looked in the windows of the building and saw that not very many people were in there.  I think it&#8217;s all due to the advent of Covid, people have just never went back to work in offices so much.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n78.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n78.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n78-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">My plan was to take a walk\/run through Central Park by myself.  I left at the crack of 10:15.  I realize now that I took so many pictures, why did I think I wouldn&#8217;t?  I think it&#8217;s just instinctual now.  Here&#8217;s The Pond at Central Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n79.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n79.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n79-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">And here&#8217;s the Hallett Nature Sanctuary, a small wood inside the park at large.  The pavement was very uneven at best so I didn&#8217;t linger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n80.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n80.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n80-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 540px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I took somebody&#8217;s picture and they returned the favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n81.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n81.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n81-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I feel like I&#8217;ve never seen this landmark, the Louis Vitton Trunk.  I wish I&#8217;d taken the time to stop by and see the thing in its entirety, and I just read that it was only constructed in late 2024, so the last time I was there it hadn&#8217;t been there.  Next time I&#8217;ll peruse it more carefully, and will probably venture inside even though famous label stuff isn&#8217;t my scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n82.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n82.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n82-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 540px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s the skating rink has been converted into many pickleball courts for the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n83.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n83.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/n83-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 540px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I hadn&#8217;t been in the park that long and like I said, so many photos.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">More to follow&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Ok then, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">G.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I woke up on Monday morning at around 9:30, on our last full day in New York, I looked out the window to see what was happening down the avenue. 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