Firefighters in Times Square:

Halloween Night, 2012, at St. Joseph:

The Cloisters:

The Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, was assembled from architectural elements, both domestic and religious, that date from the twelfth through the fifteenth century.

The building and its cloistered gardens—located in Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan—are treasures in themselves, effectively part of the collection housed there. The Cloisters' collection comprises approximately three thousand works of art from medieval Europe, dating from about the ninth to the sixteenth century.

Now, back to the bus, then to the Subway, then more eats!

Time to eat, again.

"Serendipity" for Lunch. We shared a Frozen Hot Chocolate yum

Now, on to Dylan's Candy Bar (Store). Wall to wall sweets!

A few more NYC pics:

Patsy's Italian Restaurant (great eatin!)

Guy's brand new Restaurant down from Carmine's in Times Square:
(good eatin' as well)

Another Thought for ... Wednesday

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Reading today’s Gospel leaves me feeling inadequate, unprepared, and materialistic. Can I give up all my possessions? Can I carry the cross? Do I have solid foundations and adequate plans? I hardly feel collected, prepared, or detached.

Yet, what I think the Gospel calls us to do is to put God first and to offer all of our lives, including our possessions, to God. This sentiment is echoed in the “God, Country, Notre Dame” inscription emblazoned on the Memorial entrance to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Notre Dame’s campus: God comes first. In putting God first and giving to God all that we have, God returns it to us in abundance to go about the work to which we are called.

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Carriage ride through Central Park

More NYC:

Rockefeller Center:

Times Square: