One Is Silver and the Other's Gold

Silver (tone)

You'd never know that autumn began today by the weather in Manhattan. It was hot and sunny and by the time I made it to my doctor appointment this afternoon, I was kind of a sweaty mess. It was not what I expected for the first day of autumn. 

But my appointment went well -- a miniscule improvement in my retina, but I'll take it to the alternative -- and I remembered that there more cows of the Cow Parade at Bloomingdale's just a few blocks away. I walked over to Bloomingdale's via a stop at the bank and a stop for a Diet Coke. 

Unfortunately I didn't have sun glasses with me and my eyes were still very sensitive to light. It was easy to take photos of the silver cow, but had a tough time when I stepped outside the store and took pictures of what I believed was a gold cow. On the bus home -- still in my blurry state -- I decided that I would title this post "One is silver and the other's gold," after one of my favorite Girl Scout songs. 

As I was editing the photographs in a non-blurry state I realized that the cow gracing the front of the store is not gold. It's a takeoff on the "Big Brown Bag" that Bloomingdale's gave out to customers. 

Not really gold

If you look carefully you can see the words "big brown cow" on the side of the cow formerly known as golden cow (to me). I've thought of changing the title, but "One is silver and the other is a big brown cow" doesn't quite have the same ring to it. 

That's my story of the first day of autumn. How did your day go?

As ever, thanks for visiting and take good care. Happy Autumn!

Pink Saturday Goes to the Cow Parade

 

Please meet some very attractive bovines of Cow Parade

This beauty was designed by Cynthia Erivo

On Friday I made my way to Hudson Yards, aka the Manhattan Pasture, of the Cow Parade. The Cow Parade is a display of life size fiberglass cows that have been put out to pasture in eight different places in New York City. There are two more sites in Manhattan and I hope to visit both before the end of the exhibition on September 30.

This bovine beauty is Cowzza

The Cow Parade began in 1999, and has been around the world, with visits to more than 34 countries. The last visit to New York City was in 2000. The cows of 2021 join the 6000 cows who have been "out to pasture" in the last twenty plus years. Starting on September 1, they will be auctioned for the non-profit group, G-d's Love We Deliver, which provides assistance to people with significant illness who are unable to shop and cook for themselves. 

Please meet Seventeen Hundred Bags of Peanuts

This is Beyond, a very different take on the cows of Scotland 

I've just spent some time looking at photos of all of the cows of the 2021 Cow Parade, and I missed some fabulous (PINK) cows at Hudson Yards. I'm going to plan a return to see all of the cows that are there, as well as a trip to Brooklyn to see Frida Kowlo. 

While I've written this Pink Saturday post I've been listening to AccuWeather and keeping up with Hurricane Ida. My prayers are with all of Buttercupland -- and all of Louisiana and the Gulf -- that live in the affected area. Take care and stay safe, my friends.

As ever, thanks for visiting and take care.