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Greening Up Cup
Cup of the Day #29
Greening Up Cup
by Gwyneth Leech, 2010
Green India ink on white paper coffee cup
The High Line Park, that extraordinary oasis atop an old elevated rail line in Chelesea, is looking lush and gorgeous right now. The plants are acclimatizing well since the park opened a year ago and it feels more and more like the urban nature preserve of many imaginations, albeit with comfortable places to sit, amazing lighting at night and spotless, litter-free walkways.
There are also lots of trash cans - not found on the old High Line of course - and giving into my trash picking artist instincts I peeked into many during my walk there the other day, doing a quick survey of the contents around noon on a weekday. Far and away, there were more cardboard coffee cups than anything else: Joe's Coffee, Ninth Street Coffee, 'Wichcraft, Starbucks, 7-11, anonymous deli cups and more. 'Wichcraft sometimes has a coffee cart up here, but not today. These are all carry in, and leave behind.
Is it a New York City thing or is it everywhere, this walking with a coffee cup?
Read more at www.gwynethsfullbrew.com
Greening Up Cup
Cup of the Day #29
Greening Up Cup
by Gwyneth Leech, 2010
Green India ink on white paper coffee cup
The High Line Park, that extraordinary oasis atop an old elevated rail line in Chelesea, is looking lush and gorgeous right now. The plants are acclimatizing well since the park opened a year ago and it feels more and more like the urban nature preserve of many imaginations, albeit with comfortable places to sit, amazing lighting at night and spotless, litter-free walkways.
There are also lots of trash cans - not found on the old High Line of course - and giving into my trash picking artist instincts I peeked into many during my walk there the other day, doing a quick survey of the contents around noon on a weekday. Far and away, there were more cardboard coffee cups than anything else: Joe's Coffee, Ninth Street Coffee, 'Wichcraft, Starbucks, 7-11, anonymous deli cups and more. 'Wichcraft sometimes has a coffee cart up here, but not today. These are all carry in, and leave behind.
Is it a New York City thing or is it everywhere, this walking with a coffee cup?
Read more at www.gwynethsfullbrew.com