Instagram #5 – New York City

New York City is different than any of the other places I travel. It has a hum…

I have been back from New York for close to 10 days. The trip was filled with inspiration. New York City is different than any of the other places I travel. It has a hum that keeps you energized for long days and short nights. I am enthralled with the diversity and cultural mix. I love my home town of Kansas City. I think it is a remarkable city, but sadly we still don’t offer the blend of cultures that you find in some other great American cities. Most notably, The Big Apple.

This is another batch of images I took with Instagram. I was reviewing the other blogs and I like the collection so far. But, I do feel now that I could have – and should have – taken more photos.

I would enjoy hearing which images you liked, didn’t like or found interesting.

Casey

PS. If you want to know where or what any image is, just drop me a comment.

Some other New York images blogs by Casey Simmons.

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Instagram #4 – New York City

Tonight we headed down to SoHo for dinner and a long post-dinner stroll. I adore New York City at night…

Tonight we headed down to SoHo for dinner and a long post-dinner stroll. I adore New York City at night. You could roam the streets for hours and hours on end. The August weather this year is mild and soft. There was almost a chill in the air as we walked. I did not want the night to end. These images were taken during our wandering.

Bike tire in a tree in SoHo, New York – 2012

 

Casey

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Instagram #3 – New York City

This is a series of Instagram images I took on August 19, 2012, in New York City. They were all taken within four blocks of our hotel.

This is a series of Instagram images I took on August 19, 2012, in New York City. They were all taken within four blocks of our hotel.

 

Casey

We discovered a new hotel in New York City. It opened in February of 2012. We took a chance and booked our stay with them. It was a great choice. We really like our digs and are planning to return. You can find this fab little hotel here.

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Instagram #2

I wrote recently that I am pretty smitten with Instagram. Here is my second Instagram photo blog. These images are from our summer vacation to the beach in Florida. Sorry it took a while. My life kind of ran amok recently.

I wrote recently that I am pretty smitten with Instagram. Here is my second Instagram photo blog. These images are from our summer vacation to the beach in Florida. Sorry it took a while. My life kind of ran amok recently.

Casey

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Vacation Epiphany

It has taken entirely too long to pinpoint why I love vacations near the ocean. I am 47 years old and have loved the water my whole life. I have reverence for the power of large bodies of water but no fear of them.

It has taken entirely too long to pinpoint why I love vacations near the ocean. I am 47 years old and have loved the water my whole life. I have reverence for the power of large bodies of water but no fear of them. I love swimming and can find great solace floating on water or diving under and holding my breath. Oceans. Pools. Lakes. Streams. Waterhoses. Doesn’t matter. Water makes me happy and makes me want to be a part of it. (Except bathtubs. I’ve never enjoyed them in the least, and it’s probably just about the temperature. But I digress.)

 

Yep. The requisite sunset photo.

 

I love water-based vacations because, if I plan my day well, I can wake up and go directly to my swim suit from my pajamas, and then, at the end of a water logged day, I can move gracefully back to my pajamas or another form of lounge wear that doesn’t involve any form of undergarments. Right there. The pinpoint. After 47 years.

 

My son and me.

 

I have never had to suffer under the daily strain of panty hose. I have never lived in an era where girdles were de rigueur. But I am fed up and done with bras and most forms of underpants. Unfortunately, they are a necessity at my age, and I do miss my “commando” days. I am, however, tired of being confined, and, for two weeks a year, I make sure “foundations” have no part of my life.

 

Dramatic sky before sunset.

 

I am the queen of fashioning a cover-up for trips to the grocery store and casual restaurants. That’s what scarves, old cotton skirts, and T-shirts are for. This last vacation was on a beach, and trips away from the house had me sporting my favorite oxford cloth button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled way up over my strapless swimsuit with its attached skirt. That’s the whole outfit. (OK. The suit has one detachable strap, but I despise tan lines, so I save the strap for special occations. Like boutique shopping, because that demands a level of stylishness, for heaven’s sake.)

 

The view from my towel on day one. Possibly my favorite shot this year.

By the time I get to vacation each year, I have tired of feeling cooped up and locked down. And vacations, if done right, are about feeling exactly opposite. And, for two weeks, I am free as a bird and loving every minute of it.

Sloane

 

p.s. These photos were taken on Anna Maria Island over the past two weeks. A trip off island to the fishing village of Cortez warranted the oxford cloth coverup and swimsuit strap you see here.

My son, me, and the stylish swimsuit strap under oxford cloth.

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