The weather this "spring" is nothing like it was at this time last year. Yesterday was the first day since the equinox that the temperature rose above 50F (10C). Plus, we've had various combinations of precipitation, on and off, ever since the official beginning of the season.
Today I got out for a brief ride after an errand. Along Greenwich Street, near the meat-packing district, I spotted this:
These days, it's hardly remarkable to see a bike parked on just about any street in New York. But I wondered about the desert boots (That's what we used to call them back in the day) someone left beside it.
Sometimes I see pairs of shoes left outside the doors of buildings in parts of Brooklyn and Queens. That usually means that the building is a mosque. However, I didn't think that the building behind the shoes--and bike--was used for Islamic prayer services.
Although the "tongue" of the left shoe stuck out, I didn't get the impression that the shoes were abandoned. Still, I had to wonder why they were left next to that bicycle.
Today I got out for a brief ride after an errand. Along Greenwich Street, near the meat-packing district, I spotted this:
These days, it's hardly remarkable to see a bike parked on just about any street in New York. But I wondered about the desert boots (That's what we used to call them back in the day) someone left beside it.
Sometimes I see pairs of shoes left outside the doors of buildings in parts of Brooklyn and Queens. That usually means that the building is a mosque. However, I didn't think that the building behind the shoes--and bike--was used for Islamic prayer services.
Although the "tongue" of the left shoe stuck out, I didn't get the impression that the shoes were abandoned. Still, I had to wonder why they were left next to that bicycle.
Perhaps they used those shoes to pedal the bike, and switched to heels?
ReplyDeleteAilish--Hmm. I should've thought of that, as I've made such a switch many times myself.
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