Strings

March 26, 2020 - Unemployment, First Astoria Desire Path

Notes:

  • 9:57am to 1:04pm
  • 7.29 miles
  • 20,771 steps
  • Walks,  a blur of anxiety and fear

March 27, 2020 - Losing Track of the Pandemic Days

Notes:

  • 11:20am to 2:46pm
  • 7.83 miles
  • 21,284 steps
  • dropped off the work computer.
  • The park was busy
  • The plague has zapped my creativity
  • bright sunny day, losing track of the pandemic days, sore jaw,
  • Spotify liked songs on shuffle
  • red flags and long nights
  • dropped off notebook at ups store
  • clerk coughed into shoulder

March 29, 2020 -  Rainy Morning

Notes:

  • 9:13am to 10:06pm
  • 2.49 miles
  • 7,374 steps
  • The guy walking past the mom with a stroller and saying ‘that kid needs a mask.’
  • It was quiet.
  • I bought beer at the store.

April 1, 2020 -  Pink Blossoms Over the East River

Notes:

  • 10:28am to 2:10pm
  • 8.65 miles
  • 23,364 steps
  • didn’t know where I was going, just like the previous days.
  • The sidewalks were mostly empty, except for the few people catching buses and running errands.
  • 90 percent of the people were in masks.
  • the feeling that I was going to be stopped by the police and asked why I was out walking.
  • I would tell them that I was in a daze and got off course, but was heading home.

April 4, 2020 - The Sun Started Flooding Into the Apartment Around Noon

Notes:

  • 12:55pm to 3:04pm
  • 6.15 miles
  • 13,516 steps
  • shaved head and beard
  • Morning twitter action was great. Feeling good. Then reminded about the horror
  • The live wire. This is the solution.

April 6, 2020 - Masks

Notes:

  • 1:09pm to 2:35pm
  • 4.17 miles
  • 8,865 steps

April 7, 2020 - Elmhurst Epicenter

Notes:

  • 11:14am to 1:47pm
  • 7.68 miles
  • 16,147 steps
  • brought the digital camera
  • knew it was the day to walk back to Elmhurst
  • feel guilty about it...but it’s also a thrill.
  • didn’t know what to photograph so I just went with my instincts.

April 12, 2020 - The Philosophy of Martin Heidegger

Notes:

  • 11:38am to 2:16pm
  • 7.1 miles
  • 15,240 steps
  • The poems composed by every great poet are attempts to put into words one single poem. Their greatness depends on the extent to which they have entrusted themselves to this unique poem, for it is this which enables them to maintain the purity of their poetic utterances by keeping them within the ambit of their single origin.”
  • left the book behind on a pedestrian bridge.
  • the wind knocked the book over while I was filming it

April 14, 2020 - The Last Days of Socrates

Notes:

  • 9:14am to 12:35pm
  • 8.36 miles
  • 18,129 steps
  • “I want you to think of my adventures as a sort of pilgrimage undertaken to establish the truth of the oracle once for all.”
  • Walk along the Skyway path to leave the Socrates book.
  • Left it on a rock near the path overlooking La Guardia.
  • birds chirping, traffic sounds ahead, no people, shoulder pain, two walkers in masks

April 16, 2020 - Observing the Lines to Get Into the Grocery Stores

Notes:

  • 12:36pm to 3:10pm
  • back to the daily turmeric shot routine to control inflammation
  • loop walk south toward Maspeth and Ridgewood, familiar terrain.
  • walked east toward the Borden Ave pedestrian bridge.
  • If there are no rules, then we’re free to just make pictures
  • the problem is that if I make them, then I need to process them and figure out how to use them.
  • Struggling with maps
  • a line 5-7 deep at the Korean market the last few times I’ve passed.
  • want to buy some kimchi pancakes but it seems indulgent at this point.
  • need fresh vegetables

April 17, 2020 - One Walk, One Piece

Notes:

  • 11:25am to 1:47pm
  • 6.56 miles
  • 16,567 steps
  • Greenpoint Ave route without a clear idea of the destination
  • arrived at Borden Ave, decided to veer into the industrial area of Sunnyside and into LIC.
  • debated going all the way to Hunters Point Park South but wasn’t feeling it
  • finding simplicity in art
  • Ideas no execution; must execute, one walk, one day, one piece
  • The diary, the journal, On Kawara

April 18, 2020 -  Small Raindrops on the Glasses

Notes:

  • 3:35pm to 5:40pm
  • 4.87 miles
  • 10,739 steps
  • Gloomy day. Late afternoon walk.
  • Day walk idea fully formed; the format, the canvas.
  • Connection and strings; an issue for another day.
  • Always a few key ideas; synthesize to form a new process
  • No work in chaos, need parameters.

April 19, 2020 - First Walk into Manhattan in a Month

Notes:

  • 11:01am to 4:24pm
  • 12.97 miles
  • 26,469 steps
  • Plan to walk a loop through pandemic Manhattan
  • Apple with almond butter
  • Matcha green tea
  • crowded crossing the Queenboro bridge
  • empty streets on 59th St felt like satire
  • found a tree on 53rd and Park. The light was amazing.
  • No, I wanted to go to Central Park, so I veered back north and walked up 6th Ave and into the park.
  • plenty of people out, mostly New Yorkers I suspect. No tourists right now.
  • red bird, squirrel leaping trees to get to kid with crackers
  • stare down with the squirrel at 12:59pm
  • walked over Bow Bridge, destination 81st.
  • Walking to the Pinenum was too far.
  • The epic across Ward’s Island Bridge was too far.
  • been over a month since a train ride as well. One month. It’s a long time in pandemic time.
  • walked around the tree thinking about empty streets
  • the walk is magic
  • i wonder what it looks like on a normal day
  • the facetime friends, walking the same route, 3.3 miles today
  • up the ramble, the sax player asks for a tip

April 21, 2020 - Every Walk is a Concept

Notes:

  • 7:27am to 9:49am
  • 4.83 miles
  • 13.849 steps
  • Wake up, do the first thing you love: early morning walk,
  • integrate assignments into the daily walks.
  • Keep it simple. Beginner's mind. Choose a color. Plants in windows. The sounds. Food. It’s endless.
  • the only path, interconnectedness.
  • Art, wellness, history, philosophy, walking, technology
  • every walk is a concept

April 22, 2020 - Horror Show on the Bridge, Car Noise, Maddening Mechanical Annihilation

Notes:

  • 9:12am to 12:014pm
  • 7.19 miles
  • 15,633 steps
  • Almond yogurt with raspberries and blueberries, chia seeds
  • the spot on the bench where i left my camera once
  • thinking On Kawara.
  • made another video this morning
  • Guardian of the Dead Tree

April 23, 2020 - Felt Good Back on the Infrastructure

Notes:

  • 1:09pm to 3:37pm
  • 5.41 miles
  • 11,856 steps
  • Stick to the daily walk plan, find a theme
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter
  • Matcha green tea
  • kimchi
  • walk in the morning; radar indicated rain, waited until afternoon.
  • Keep it simple, complexity at some point.
  • walked to the Queensbridge Greenway, photographed a desire path.
  • thinking about the Maspeth project, 50 frames, plot them out before I walk. Use all 50 on one walk around the perimeter

April 24, 2020 - Terrible Day to Walk

Notes:

  • 5:07pm to 6:58pm
  • 4.3 miles
  • 9,440 steps
  • Rain all day, gloomy mood, simple day walk
  • Matcha green tea
  • Kimchi
  • Sluggish

April 25, 2020 - Walking the Tracks Flawlessly

Notes:

  • 12:27pm to 3:57pm
  • 7.31 miles
  • 15,889 steps
  • Sunny, planned a Hunters Point South Park walk
  • Stir fry
  • Matcha green tea
  • walked the rail and looped back home.

April 27, 2020 - Downed Tree in Landing Lights

Notes:

  • 2:52pm to 5:24pm
  • 6.35 miles
  • 13,744 steps
  • Gloomy day
  • tomorrow is the big one to Forest Park
  • Spinach, apple, strawberry, walnut, avocado, cucumber salad with chips and salsa
  • Matcha green tea
  • Downed tree in landing lights
  • kid screaming from the window, trumpet practice across the street
  • What’s the point. But we walk anyway.
  • plenty of photos for a lifetime.

April 28, 2020 - Author Portrait in Forest Park

Notes:

  • 11:49am to 4:24pm
  • 14.63 miles
  • 32,985 steps
  • Macaroni and cheese with broccoli and spinach
  • Matcha green tea
  • Cabbage
  • turned around after 15 minutes, realized didn’t have health insurance card.
  • dreams of love in santa fe
  • don’t think about the future
  • smells like teen spirit from the kids looking for sue
  • saw a cardinal
  • why did I swat the bumble bee?
  • Magali to the portrait artist
  • walk was a breeze, almost floating.
  • answer is in the Kodachrome

April 30, 2020 - After the Rain, Went for a Walk

Notes:

  • 12:05pm to 2:00pm
  • 4.93 miles
  • 10,789 steps
  • hangover day
  • conversation with Alex Wolfe pedestrian
  • Apple with almond butter
  • Matcha tea
  • a few photos of puddles, and the usual garbage.
  • not motivated to do anything
  • Destiny. meditation. Calmness.

May 1, 2020 - Some People Getting Too Close, In a Daze. 1:33pm.

Notes:

  • 12:50pm to 2:14pm
  • 3.27 miles
  • 6,981 steps
  • Rain in the morning, sun broke through in the afternoon, made the usual neighborhood walk.
  • Multigrain toast with jam and butter
  • Matcha tea
  • losing my step but mostly due to the weather.
  • Today the photos were made on one block. That’s it. Simple. Nothing more.
  • 38th & 47th Av
  • a car accident, fire trucks, EMS, a few residents observing.

May 2, 2020 - Reverse This Energy. It’s Going to Be a Downward Spiral.

Notes:

  • 1:25pm to 4:10pm
  • 5.9 miles
  • 19,991 steps
  • considering the Maspeth walk after last night’s research
  • woke up, didn’t feel ready.
  • thinking about a nice epic walk, perhaps in Manhattan.
  • pushed the power button on the Mac
  • made some breakfast, was feeling good.
  • 20 minutes later,  the Mac wasn’t on. It wouldn’t turn on. It was dark.
  • Almond yogurt with blueberries and raspberries
  • Matcha tea
  • Despair over the broken MacBook
  • first principles of walking
  • made it to Hunter’s Point South park. It was crowded. Felt normal.
  • walking past lines at the craft breweries.
  • Life is not going to stop in New York. It can’t be contained.
  • It’s now the rich navigating the blight, holding out hope I suppose.

May 3, 2020 - No Data Other Than the Photos and Map

Notes:

  • 1:22pm to 5:25pm
  • 4 miles
  • 9,108 steps

May 5, 2020 - The City Will Never Be the Same

Notes:

  • 9:41am to 3:41pm
  • 14.11 miles
  • 25,551 steps
  • iPhone sleeping in the kitchen
  • How can I help?
  • Almond yogurt with blueberries and raspberries
  • Matcha tea
  • Amazing burn into Manhattan.
  • Manhattan was quiet. It was strange.
  • The city will never be the same.
  • I’m almost forgetting what life was like before.
  • Walked into Central Park, took a bench, and overheard an argument after a guy started yelling at someone about feeding the pigeons, then the other dude got confrontational and told him not to talk to his wife. The informant called the police but it took too much effort so he gave up. 10 minutes later two police cars showed up. I moved on. Found another bench before walking back to the Queensboro bridge.

May 6, 2020 - Standing on a Tree Stump, Sirens, Rain Drops, 11:26am

Notes:

  • 10:46am to 12:47pm
  • 3.72 miles
  • 8,613 steps
  • Cloudy day. Rain on the way
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter
  • Turmeric lemon orange juice
  • Matcha tea
  • Just what it is. Pictures from the walks.

May 7, 2020 - Computer Repair Day

Notes:

  • 10:12am to 3:26pm
  • 10.37 miles
  • 20,579 steps
  • Walk to Mikey’s
  • Whole Wheat toast with avocado and kimchi
  • Whole Wheat toast with jam
  • Matcha tea
  • Next up a park. One park. But that takes longer.
  • Drifting over the bridge into Brooklyn.
  • find a job in NYC.
  • walking, green spaces, not necessarily outdoors, but lay the framework
  • the transition into the the hiking, and slower life.
  • The bad news. Bloated battery. 5 weeks to diagnose.
  • The walk back along the river, so many people out, absolutely perfect day.
  • covid is hunting me.
  • I have to stay out of the factories.

May 9, 2020 - The Outline of a Walk, The Gesture of a Memory

Notes:

  • 9:21am to 1:09pm
  • 11.75 miles
  • 27,417 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • absence of data
  • conduit for the data in the moment
  • photography is the burden
  • transformational walks
  • art is the consciousness of art and then the gesture
  • a memory of costco park with murder
  • three red benches in socrates sculpture park, facing costco - fisherwoman standing
  • The work was in the field today.
  • The walk today illuminated the power for first principles thinking and repetition.
  • The same walks over and over. It works.

May 10, 2020 - Enthusiasm is the Path Out of This Mess

Notes:

  • 8:58am to 11:45am
  • 9.15 miles
  • 19,064 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter
  • Toast with butter
  • slight pain in the back of my knees.
  • I think I need a day off.
  • 30 miles the last four days.
  • don’t need an epic for a few days.
  • Share, inspire, stumble, make mistakes.
  • Stay focused. Get the computer back.

May 11, 2020 - You Might Consider The Haab

Notes:

  • 2:27pm to 4:25pm
  • 5.28 miles
  • 12,079 steps
  • No planning. Expected rain.
  • Matcha tea
  • Noodles with vegetables, kimchi dumpling and fish balls
  • if i were to give you script for this walk, would you accept it?
  • you might consider the haab
  • three tree stumps
  • marketing process and philosophy
  • Intense focus on the walk.
  • Script the short walks. Details.
  • The notes process is crucial.
  • The cameras are not necessary. Keep reducing.
  • The books really need to go too.

May 12, 2020 - Hunters Point Park South Variation #5

Notes:

  • 7:39am to 10:17am
  • 8.21 miles
  • 17,248 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter
  • don’t fear stating the obvious
  • smashed car borden n vernon
  • walk sign - end performance 1023am
  • felt present, in the moment
  • The performance was flawless
  • shadow walk to the benches.
  • The rail walk
  • The Trump countdown clock too
  • walking the dots

May 13, 2020 -  Gnarly Desire Path Intersection

Notes:

  • 8:52am to 3:01pm
  • 12.9 miles
  • 27,409 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter
  • SaunterBe
  • the tip of the spear had to be art
  • determined to have a long, blissful walk.
  • the flow to be so intense. On the bridge I started to feel it.
  • The spiritual generous being.
  • tough to even remember specific moments in the park.
  • It’s such a joy to just roam around.
  • The Ramble was amazing this morning
  • Shakespeare Garden and knew I’d been there before, the day I was on shrooms.
  • Was the Frog King there today, pushing to solve the problem?
  • a gnarly desire path intersection. In the shadow of the obelisk.
  • made a photo on the portra.
  • Walking back over the bridge was painful.
  • Head down, step by step. I knew it was a good walk though.

May 14, 2020 - A Trip to An Old Friend, The Queens Giant

Notes:

  • 10:22am to 3:20pm
  • 16.08 miles
  • 36,247 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter
  • guy in bike with say no to tyranny take off your mask sign
  • walking the divide
  • the bad times are ahead but for now, living in bliss.
  • walked out of the apartment planning on going to Flushing Meadows; arrived at the 61st Station and suddenly got the urge to get on the LIRR.
  • The destination would be Alley Pond Park.
  • know the route well, walked it twice, April 14, 2019 and November 10, 2019.
  • walk to the Joseph B. Hellmann Overlook park.
  • found the entrance to Alley Pond quickly, off down the trail. It was a bit muddy in parts
  • Next up was the trip to an old friend, the Queens Giant.
  • entered the trails heading south for a nice forest bathing walk.
  • The Vanderbuilt Motor Parkway walk was with music but couldn’t find a groove, until switching to Michael Nyman radio.
  • took a bench in Flushing Meadows, ready for the home stretch walk down Roosevelt.
  • dreaming of carrot cake and pizza. I could taste it.
  • Time to end this epic walk.

May 15, 2020 - Cannot Walk in the Middle of the Day

Notes:

  • 11:35am to 1:13pm
  • 5.17 miles
  • 10,901 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Greek yogurt with berries and granola
  • warm weather is here. could tell it was over 80.
  • need early morning walks during the summer. Work inside during the afternoon, perhaps a late afternoon walk.
  • Need to get the fucking computer back.
  • An hour later. Apple isn’t going to charge for the repair! wasn’t expecting that but damn, that’s a good break

May 16, 2020 - Ward’s Island Pedestrian Bridge Into Manhattan

Notes:

  • 9:50am to 1:56pm
  • 13.14 miles
  • 28,045 steps
  • Woke up with a stuffy nose after zonking out for an hour. Laid in bed concerned it was covid
  • Matcha tea
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter
  • Sourdough wheat toast with raspberry jam and butter
  • standing on a tree stump, dread in my heart, trying to get back to bliss, the worst is not the worst if we don’t let it be
  • what is the first walking project without photos?
  • Into Astoria, down Newtown, veer off the 20th, overshot the entrance to the RFK.
  • On the other side down the tunnel into Randall’s Island.
  • Into the park, found the path up and around to the greenery, and the marsh.
  • Walking under the bridge is a trip, worth the visit alone.
  • Time to get up move, keep going, to the pedestrian bridge. It was crowded, very crowded.
  • Mostly in the moment, looking at plants, infrastructure, thinking about the projects.

May 17, 2020 - 34th Ave to Walk the Open Spaces

Notes:

  • 3:34pm to 7:01pm
  • 7.28 miles
  • 15,720 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter
  • if the subject is green spaces, what do you define as a green space?
  • Tethered data for one hour.
  • full northern blvd walk - plot out every block?
  • total information experiment
  • took a bench, marked the spot, and then walked back home, standing on a few tree stumps along the way.

May 18, 2020 - Into Astoria Park to Walk the Desire Path Before Back to 30th St to Pick Up Some Apples and Trailmix

Notes:

  • 6:34am to 10:33am
  • 7.92 miles
  • 22,547 steps
  • Up at 5:30am. Perfect for an early morning walk.
  • Matcha tea
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter
  • walking the existential first principle

May 19, 2020 - The Convergence of Place, Moment and Idea

Notes:

  • 9:23am to 5:52pm
  • 15.1 miles
  • 32,047 steps
  • decided to make a walk of it to Ridgewood Reservoir, knowing it would be an all day event.
  • Matcha tea
  • Fage yogurt with morning trail mix
  • how to make each walk novel? it’s the game, the script, the challenge, can be the derive
  • Maspeth project, first field observation
  • Ended up Googling novelty and memory before leaving for the walk.
  • The map and the notes connecting.
  • The process is alive
  • Leaving the reservoir, and into Ridgewood, then the border with Maspeth.
  • Finding the spots and then thinking about the questions. It was magical.

May 20, 2020 - Maspeth Perimeter: Variation 1

Notes:

  • 9:42am to 4:06pm
  • 13.13 miles
  • 28,524 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Honey crisp apple with almond butter
  • Sourdough toast with butter and cinnamon
  • Something new happened on this walk.
  • Finding the locations and then figuring out the clues was magical.
  • Remove the camera. Just look. What do you notice?
  • Starting on the desire path was perfection.
  • The remaining walk around the perimeter was filled with more surprises.
  • Arriving at each location felt like a jolt of inspiration.

May 21, 2020 - Hunters Point South Park Variation 6

Notes:

  • 10:55am to 3:09pm
  • 7.98 miles
  • 16,404 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Honey crisp apple with almond butter
  • feel the boulder slowly rolling down the hill, getting closer and closer.
  • The walk of course was glorious.
  • All is well on the walk, in the field

May 22, 2020 -  We’ll Reach the Final Destination Soon

Notes:

  • 11:41am to 3:38pm
  • 9.1 miles
  • 20,137 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Honey crisp apple with almond butter
  • Artists who want to do more, level up, experiment
  • walking helps regulate time and energy
  • video every block in sunnyside
  • Fraud everywhere. Am I the fraud?
  • What am I doing? I’m 43. This is stupid.

May 23, 2020 - Slow Zone

Notes:

  • 8:22pm to 9:34pm
  • 3.2 miles
  • 7,430 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Honey crisp apple with almond butter
  • Give yourself clues to the future
  • the language is all around
  • Back to 48th St at 9:04pm
  • Writing in the field
  • Experimented with the walk and it worked.
  • Not a real school. Internet school

May 24, 2020 - A Virus and a Tree Stump

Notes:

  • 2:56pm to 6:56pm
  • 8.72 miles
  • 18,156 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Blueberries with almond yogurt and granola
  • Two pieces of sourdough toast
  • Smell of the grill, nostalgia to St. Cloud, live another life from the beginning
  • “Bryan you’re not coming home with one leg”
  • pitbull
  • return of the mack
  • The late afternoon walk can never be epic.
  • The heat is coming.

May 25, 2020 - Time Landscape

Notes:

  • 11:12am to 6:46pm
  • 17.13 miles
  • 33,834 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter
  • 2 pieces of sourdough toast with butter
  • starts with a screaming kid
  • the flow the bridge
  • decision to time landscape
  • art is the tip of the spear
  • first time at 51st bridge
  • I am at time landscape
  • count how many people cross bridges in an hour, how many days? locations?
  • down 14th St, through Washington Square Park. It was packed, took a bench, then the restroom.
  • The output. The output. The output.
  • translate data into art.

May 26, 2020 - 34th Ave Open Streets, Nice Breeze, Warm, Lazy Summer Day, No Future

Notes:

  • 2:46pm to 6:46pm
  • 4.85 miles
  • 10,557 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Avocado toast with kimchi + honey and red chilli flakes
  • Old man in the ER, testing for Covid19
  • barebones and sidewinder are freelancers trying to get back pay while evading debt collectors
  • Watched the Basquiat PBS show

May 27, 2020 - Walking Immediately in the Morning is Optimal

Notes:

  • 8:06am to 1:14pm
  • 9.37 miles
  • 21,000 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Fast since 8pm previous night
  • Tree stumps, walking shoes
  • Dropbox walking article
  • Top five bucket list cities to walk
  • Up early for a refreshing walk to Roosevelt Island.
  • Walking immediately in the morning is optimal. Starting at mid-morning is a curse. Late afternoon can work on the right occasion. Night for 90 minutes max.
  • took a seat and spotted the 51st pedestrian bridge.
  • All the connections. They are everywhere.
  • 250 color photographs of green spaces.
  • hate real writing.

May 28, 2020 - Walking in the Opposite Direction is Illuminating

Notes:

  • 7:28am to 10:52am
  • 7.75 miles
  • 16,741 steps
  • Woke up super early, around 5:30am, no walk plans. Breakfast and map rumination.
  • Matcha tea
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter and honey
  • Two pieces of sourdough wheat toast with butter
  • The Seven Walks
  • At the Queens Blvd split, opted to go into LIC for a trip to Hunters Point South Park.
  • walked a different route through LIC, and into the park. First stop, the bathroom.
  • No need to complicate anything.
  • Walk back along Queens Blvd. Perfect loop.

May 30, 2020 - Skyway Loop Variation

Notes:

  • 10:05am to 3:42pm
  • 9.98 miles
  • 20,890 steps
  • No planning. Another day of protests.
  • don’t know how to process the news out of Minneapolis
  • Matcha tea
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter and honey
  • the morning calm contrasted with the news on the TV
  • In a daze.
  • can walk, but the mediation is meaningless.

May 31, 2020 - Weather is Beautiful, But Everything is Melting

Notes:

  • 9:05am to 2:49pm
  • 7.61 miles
  • 16,464 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter and honey
  • unique city green spaces
  • what words do POC use to describe a walk
  • community garden, unique city green spaces
  • too much leisure at the park
  • the white couple talking to cops about the daily party outside their condo
  • weather is beautiful, but everything is melting.
  • On Skillman, the light and the weeds on the sidewalk
  • walk on the rail line. First time. There was another photographer. It was weird.
  • a nice walk until I heard the guys yelling, thought they wanted me to get off, but they were graffiti artists asking me if I write. No, I’m a photographer. They wanted to come up and write. They were curious, told them I like what they do, we’re all artists!
  • To Hunters Point.
  • Luminiscence photo was quick. A long time on the bench.
  • need to sleep.

June 1, 2020 - The Guardian of the Dead Tree

Notes:

  • 3:19pm to 7:31pm
  • 9 miles
  • 19,038 steps
  • Matcha tea
  • Honeycrisp apple with almond butter and honey
  • Two pieces of sourdough toast with butter
  • Walk to Mikey’s to pick up the computer. Nothing of note.
  • Ran into PaulK on Manhattan Ave on the way back.
  • Anxiety over the protests in Minneapolis
  • Plenty of work ahead.

FIN