Sunbathing

Lunch at the 79th Street Boat Basin, Jul 2009 - 04

 

This woman was stretched out on the concrete siding that runs along the pier at 70th street; the view is looking south, with the Hudson River behind her. I don't know what she was writing, so industriously, but it must have been very serious work...

 

Note: this photo was published on a Wikimedia Commons page, with the same title as the caption I used on this Flickr page, on Mar 25, 2010. It was also published in a Sep 22, 2010 blog titled "Sunbathing." And it was published in an undated (early Jun 2012) blog titled "Los mejores consejos para prevenir una insolación."

 

Moving into 2014, the photo was published in a Jul 28, 2014 blog titled "Sun Exposure Could Cut Risk Of These Cancers In Half, Study Says."

 

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There's a cafe by the 79th Street Boat Basin, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan -- nestled into the stone arches of the 79th Street entrance/exit of the West Side Highway. I've walked past it numerous times, during strolls along the river, but I've never had the time or inclination to stop for a snack or a meal. But on this quiet, sunny Fourth of July weekend, it seemed like just the place to go for a relaxing lunch, looking out over the river as people walked by, and boats sailed up and down the Hudson River.

 

After lunch, I couldn't resist the temptation to stroll down to the pier that extends out into the river at 70th Street, part of the landscaping improvements that Donald Trump made on behalf of NYC when he built a row of luxury apartment buildings along this stretch of the west side. After that, I strolled back up past the Boat Basin to 82nd Street, and then back down to 72nd Street again - before exiting from Riverside Park, and heading off to the gym for some additional exercise.

 

And, oh, did I mention that I had my camera with me?

Done