I'm still not feeling that great today. But I did have the day off from classes, so I rested. When I got tired of that, I took a late bike ride.
Along the way, in Ozone Park, I made this interesting find:
I'm trying to find more information about the rather attractive but otherwise unremarkable building:
At least it seems to have weathered Superstorm Sandy and last week's Nor'easter. The same cannot be said for a house I saw about three miles down the road:
Like many houses in Howard Beach and Lindenwood, it incurred more damage on the inside than out. The exteriors of most of those houses didn't seem much changed by the wind and rain; it probably would've been difficult to tell that a storm had passed were it not for the bags and piles of debris in front of them.
For once, I wouldn't have complained if someone were blocking the bike lane! I was grateful, though, that no one was.
At least I didn't have to contend with anything like this:
Even if the tree were still sounding, the scene would have looked foreboding. Lately, the overcast skies, which I often welcome, seem that way.
Jamaica Bay and the ocean are just beyond those bare trees and reeds.
