Walking in the Warmth

You know what I like about Brooklyn? Especially on a sunny 70 degree day? Elderly people. You see lots of them slowly walking about the neighborhood. You also see disabled people, baby people, Jewish people, Catholic people, Arab people, Chinese people, and at least one visitor from Iowa. People are coming out from the dark of their double and triple locked apartments.

Here, people live close to each other. They have to because there is simply no room for otherwise. You can't believe how valuable a parking space is. You could get claustrophobic. Or you could simply soak up the warmth of honest to goodness human contact with people of all sorts and sizes.

There's an unexpected gentleness in Brooklyn. Folks walk slowly. It's nice.

I still feel sad when I stand at the 69th street pier, scan New York Harbor, spot the Statue of Liberty, and miss the two towers that disappeared. I don't think buildings should be built that tall, but I still miss them.

Thanks for coming over to the Charmer Blog.

With love, T