Concrete Jungle Where Dreams are made of - New York!

I had a fantastic opportunity to head to the big apple this past weekend to meet up with my oldest friend Leslie and a few other wonderful ladies. I had a whopping 72 hours in this blissful place. My senses were assaulted - in a good way save the street meat vendors and sewage.  Every little street told a story with the token fire escape staircases winding down brownstones,  yellow taxis whizzing by me at questionable speeds, imposing skyscrapers, delicious food, street music, broadway and yes SHOPPING.. all with the accompaniment of different languages, including
the tell tale New York accent. I didn't even begin to scratch the surface of my ambitious list. West village,East village,Chelsea, central park, Barney's, canal street, museums I will be back to see you...  What an amazing time. I tell you, nothing beats this city. It is a truly incredible place!

A little bird, he told me so

He said come on, get on the go

Open your eyes, the sky is full of butterflies

The blossoms on the trees stir up the honeybees

Spring makes my fever right
-Elvis Presley


We set out for brunch downtown with family Sunday it was delicious and great to catch up!

I also had resigned to not letting another year go by and it is too late to photograph the infamous Vancouver

cherry blossoms.

Turns out I'm a bit eager and have to wait a little longer....

On the other hand the craving to take pictures and try my hand at being "artsy" couldn't.

So we went to a place I had never been or heard of before. I'm glad Liam's brother has, and that is the

biodome at Queen Elizabeth park. It satisfied the urge to be in a warm, humid climate..even just for a little

 while. Gave C a huge feast for her eyes and I got to practice taking pictures of something that I really enjoy.

Just for awhile I forgot about the gloomy day and was transformed to a tropical paradise!