Recently summoned to my civic duty, I was in lower Manhattan in the heart of the NYC Judicial system. Sat for hours and hours in a large room … Waiting. Waiting. Waiting.

While out for a lunch break, I stumbled upon this octagonal urban oasis in the middle of a small park. Beautiful and refreshing.

Gotta love public art installations!

One of the many missions of City Uprising 2009 was the Arts Renegade Projects on the streets of NYC. And one these Arts Renegade Projects followed one of my recent, personal projects … Purity in the City, the 25 white helium filled balloon project.

On Monday afternoon I followed one of the many groups that descended on the city with 25 white helium filled balloons, and we went up on the Highline. We had a great time … Short-lived, but lots of fun. We spent about 30-45 minutes walking down the Highline, and I took a handful of portraits in the process.