On the final weekend of the event, I visited a second time with my friend Anne. Snow had fallen and the view was much different. The clouds hung low and the sun barely made a presence, but the park was lit with color, and still filled with pedestrians, and photographers, to catch the last impression of an epic art installation. It was very special to see with Anne, as we had been at the Met exhibit the previous summer.
I could smack myself for passing up a saffron fabric tote, being sold the summer of 2004 at the museum. I don't know what we were thinking....that perhaps they would still be available in February? They weren't. So as a consolation prize, I ordered us each one of the Met logo bags last month....with orange base. After completing my Gates journal, I have moved all my remaining souvenirs - books, postcards, the HBO documentary dvd, a subway ad, and few other things that go with my Christo collection, into the tote.
More views of the park....with snow.
