Original Article on New York Social Diary

An afternoon drizzle. 2:20 PM. Photo: JH. Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Cool autumn weather, some Sun, some heavy looking dark clouds. Spritz, thats all. My sister wrote me from Cape Cod to tell me that the leaves were falling a lot, helped by the storms. Here in Manhattan, the leaves have yet to even show signs of turning. It takes much longer, I guess because the city is warm, still self-heating. The apartment buildings usually dont turn on the heat until it hits 55 degrees. I think. Its somewhere along there. When I lived in Los Angeles, I didnt miss the foliage back here the way a lot of people claim to. But when I am here in New York, I look forward to it. I see hope even when its hard to see, when the leaves turn color. Its too beautifu...(read more)