Dad's second surgery to remove the spot of cancer from his second lung was last Monday (the 7th). Suze was there for the surgery and again for a bit on Thursday, Neal visited on Thursday, the weekend was my planned visit - and of course Mom was with him the entire time. This second surgery was rougher than the first, at least partly because it was scheduled a short 3 weeks after the first. There's nothing like having a second major surgery before full recovery from the first... It was hard seeing him in pain, although there was visible improvement before I left on Sunday. I'm still sending lots of good wishes his way, and I'm sure your wishes will help too.
New York isn't a place that I voluntarily visit - if you haven't figured this out yet, I'm really not much of a city gal! As cities go, Boston is about my size - and New York is the home of too many people and too many cars. But this was a good weekend for a vist to New York, and I owe my dad thanks for that. Saturday was the opening day of Christo & Jeanne-Claude's exhibit "The Gates" in Central Park. I carved out the time for a couple of hour-long walks, and of course my target destination was Central Park. I arrived there Saturday morning in time to see the unfurling of some of the orange gates, and I absolutely enjoyed the spectacle.
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| A sea of orange marching forward. |
 | A nice contrast - blue sky, trees in their winter state of undress, and a bright orange banner. |
Interested in more photos? You can find them in my New York, February 2005 --- Christo's The Gates, plus..." photo gallery.
