The Sphere

This is a beautiful sculptured globe that was between the Twin Towers in New York City, downtown Manhattan. We visited there last Friday, May 21, 2010.  It now is a memorial in Battery Park, the entrance to the area where we hopped a ferry to the Statue of Liberty.  You can check out what it originally looked like before September 11, 2001, here. What a beautiful day, a beautiful park and a very fun tour guide who took us on the subway from Time Square to get here, the southern tip of the city.  Our guide, Darrel looked like a tall Matthew Broderick from Brighten Beach Memoirs, with the Brooklyn accent and the wide grin. I'll have to check through dh's (dear hubby) photos to see if he has a pic of the Squirrel Man.  A nice older gentleman who must enjoy entertaining the tourists (and getting a tip or two) .... he sits on a bench near our group of 34 and squirrels from the park come from all over to eat nuts from his hands.  Then he summons people over who are watching him, teaches them how to hold their hands, and the squirrels jump on them to nab a nut!

Laugh out loud, I got some new paper, saw a layout and came up with this simple (hee hee) layered card. Love the butterfly!

I'm about 4 hours behind in my day today!  Bubba got his braces taken off early this morning, 2 years & 2 months!  His smile is gorgeous!!  Some time soon, I'll show before and after.