I came across this guy in Henry Gourdine Park.

Ossining’s Henry Gourdine Park is a small riverfront park in the Old Village with beautiful views of the Hudson River, paved paths for walking, benches for watching the sunset, and a neat playground. Located in front of the Ossining Train Station, the park is adjacent to the 3 Westerly Bar & Grill, the Harbor Square apartments, the Ossining Boat and Canoe Club, and the Louis Engel Waterfront Park. Since the park is so close to Louis Engel next door, you can easily visit both at once.

Henry Gourdine was a legendary Hudson River fisherman, storyteller and Ossining resident who died in 1997 at age 94. A fisherman from age 17, he also made and repaired his own nets, built boats, worked as a carpenter between fishing seasons, and relished passing on stories and wisdom to others.

In the part of the park nearest to the train station there’s a tiny area covered by an overpass that takes the road over the railroad tracks. It’s a nice shady place to sit in hot weather (which we’ve had a lot of lately). I was sitting there when I noticed the subject of this photo. I suspect that he was an employee of 3 Westerly Bar and Grill taking a break. He certainly walked off in that direction when he’d finished.

Statue in the park. It’s called: “The angel”

Hudson View from the park.

The bit of the park under the overpass.

Taken with a Sony RX10 IV