Why I love New York reason #132

When I first came to New York in high school one of the things our choir did was sing at St John the Divine Cathedral. It was a really cool experience and when I was able to come back for another visit while I was living in DC it was on my list of places I wanted to see again. I was so excited when I found out I would be living just a block away. It is located on Amsterdam between 110th and 113th. It is a beautiful Romanesque/Gothic church and I get to walk by it ever day on my way to and from work.

I took these two pictures yesterday.



They keep peacocks on the Cathedral gounds and yesterday when I was walking home Juliana and I spotted the white one. We had to chase it down but I eventually got a picture of it.

Pretty darn cool if you ask me.

fall!!

Fall has arrived! It is so wonderful in New York in the fall. The nights are cool and they days are crisp. My favorite part of fall is the the sudden abundance of apples. Nothing beats biting into a perfectly ripe Golden Delicious apple. We have planned a trip upstate to go apple picking next weekend and it's going to be fantastic. I'll try to be more diligent and post something about it up here.

Oh, in other news my sister-in-law Kristiina had a baby girl early this morning! I am so exciting to have another niece. The girls are most definitely out numbering the boys in our family once again.