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| Harlem Flor - a sweet flower shop at 123rd and Fred Douglas Blvd. |
As I announced in a previous post, I live in New York City. Harlem, to be exact. Though I have several "I Love New York" t-shirts, I can't say that I actually do. New York is crowded, dirty, smelly, expensive, stressful, etc, etc. I have lived here with my hubs for twelve years altogether (we had a two-year stint in our nation's capital), and this place still doesn't feel like home. I was born in the Midwest and raised in the South. I consider myself a southerner, and the mid-sized Georgia town where I grew up is my home. However, New York City - Harlem - is where I live and, most importantly, create. Since God, literally, smiled on us this past weekend, the hubs and I decided to take a walk around the neighborhood as we have done many times before. This time, though, I took my camera.
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| Standing on 125th looking south down Lenox Ave. The Empire State Bld. in the distance. |
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| On 125th looking north up Lenox Ave. The blue and white building is Harlem Hospital. |
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| On 125th Street, looking west towards the Apollo Theater. |
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| Harriet Tubman Memorial at 122nd and Fred Douglas Ave. |
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| An up-close pic of Harlem Flor. |
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| Our fave place for cupcakes - Make My Cake at 116th and St. Nick. |
1 comment:
Wow, I know that shop! And I know what you mean about New York. It is a big place, and it can be very hard to call it "home."
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