Every summer at the Graffiti Hall of Fame (located at 106th Street and Park Avenue) they put up some new artwork. So it was time to go take some pictures.

Last time I went over there, I didn’t take so many.

Yesterday we went to Chinatown. There were sidewalk salespeople selling a fruit I had never seen before - a fruit they called “dragon fruit.”

I wondered if the name of this fruit was what the fruit was actually called or if this was some kind of marketing gimmick. I looked it up online and found that sure enough, wikipedia has an entry for a fruit referred to as the “pitaya” but that also goes under the name “dragon fruit.”

Looking at the outer appearance, I thought it would be hard to get past the peel to the fruit - but the outer layer peels off very easily - more easily than an orange.  The inner fruit is white with black seeds.  The texture, consistency and perhaps even the taste are very comparable to the kiwi fruit - though it isn’t as sweet as the kiwi.  It tastes good.

Diane and I went to listen to the New York Philharmonic orchestra in Central Park last night. Someone was kind enough to take a picture for us.

As you can see in the background, everyone shows up and spreads their blankets on the ground. It’s just about the best picnic experience you could ask for.

This performance of the philharmonic orchestra was originally scheduled for last week, but it was rained out. The weather was a little bit better this time around.