They were right next to the war memorials in Patriot’s Park so I assume they were left over from Veteran’s Day, which was a week before.
Taken with a Sony A7IV and Nikon Nikkor Micro 55mm f3.5
In Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow – Flags
In Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow – Patriots Park
During the Revolutionary War Major John André of the British Army was captured, disguised in civilian clothing, at this site by three Patriot militiamen. They found papers on him that implicated him in espionage with Benedict Arnold, a high-ranking officer of the Continental Army. After a military trial André was executed; Arnold defected to the British and lived his remaining years after the war in England.
A memorial was erected on the site in 1853, on land donated by some members of the local African American community. It was one of the earliest monuments to honor any event of the Revolutionary War. Later it was expanded and incorporated into Brookside Park, a late 19th-century Beaux-Arts residential development by the firm of Carrère and Hastings. Still later it became the campus of two different girls’ boarding schools, one of which was attended by Lauren Bacall. It became a park and took its current name in the middle of the 20th century, and all buildings but the gatehouse were demolished.
Note the statue commemorating Andre’s capture in the top left corner of the first picture.
It has a special meaning for me. For a long time in the 1990s and early 2000s I pretty much lost interest in photography. Then I left my camera in a taxi in Geneva, Switzerland in 2010 (I eventually got it back thanks to the effort of one of my sons-in-law), but before I did, I bought a new camera: a Panasonic Lumix LX-3 and somehow it reignited my interest.
I had a serious illness in 2020 and wasn’t able to get around much. After I recovered this was the first place I went to take some pictures.
Taken with a Sony A7IV and Nikon Nikkor Micro 55mm f3.5
In Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow – Roses
Seen while walking along Route 9/Albany Post Road. Such delicate pinks.
Taken with a Sony A7IV and Nikon Nikkor Micro 55mm f3.5
In Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow – Bibillé.
Inside Bibillé, the Korean restaurant I mentioned in last post. I had the Tofu bowl with pork. They asked if I wanted it spicy. I wasn’t sure how spicy it would be, so I asked for medium spicy. While it was fine, it wasn’t as spicy as I would have liked. I’m fond of spicy food so next time I’ll ask for it to be spicier.
I very much enjoyed the food, and the price was quite reasonable. I’ll definitely come again.
Taken with a Sony A7IV and Nikon Nikkor Micro 55mm f3.5
In Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow – Keith and Linda
I love Korean food and a little over a week ago I went to Tarrytown to try out a Korean restaurant I’d never noticed before: Bibillé.
I was a little early, and I was standing outside the restaurant waiting for it to open. The couple in the picture were also standing there. They weren’t waiting for it to open as I was. They’d already eaten. Rather they were perusing the menu in the window. We struck up a conversation and I discovered that they had recently moved from California to Ossining.
We talked for some time, and I asked them if I could take the photograph above, and they agreed. Keith gave me his business card (he’s a chess coach) so that I could send him the picture, which I did. I’d enjoyed the conversation so much that in the email transmitting the picture I asked if they’d like to get together sometime for coffee or lunch or something. They agreed and I hope to see them again soon.
Taken with a Sony A7IV and Nikon Nikkor Micro 55mm f3.5