1466. Reflections of Union Square

We stopped in Union Square to enjoy the sunshine. New York has treated us to London/Seattle like rain and fog. Today the eastern sun burned off the fog long before noon, providing opportunity for sight seeing. In New York the sights are the people. The tatooed black man with CP wearing the CCCP soccer shirt ambled along the fenceline watching his dog pace. Out of the corner of his eye he watches the small crowd gather to watch two beautiful women dressed in sports bras and leggings performing random acts of yoga in the park. From where I sit I can only catch the occasional glimpse of a naked foot or the twist of a shoulder. Men smile and some slow to snap a photo. Women slow to gawk and complain. A woman in leggings remarks, “Why can’t they do that on a weekday?”

 “or on the grass.” Her friends says. Leggings only groans in return.
I smile, seeing that on the surface the complaint is about these two women crowding a small space but below that they both carry an air of disdain toawards the open sexuality. A wolf trots by, dragging its owner and the owner’s daughter. Perhaps it is a dog, but the size and coloring make me question that. I become aware of other barking dogs and my eyes follow my hearing to a dog park tucked between the trees. New York in the summer.
Some Thoughts:
  1. The City that never sleeps never provides free internet either. I lost the link sometime after 1465 so the next few are catch up.

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