Thanksgiving Day

There's a lot to be thankful for this year.

Last year the holiday was much darker. My aunt and uncle had died in the preceding months and my mother was in the hospital. We gathered as we always do but our hearts weren't in it. This year our numbers were still diminished but those around the table were in good health and good spirits.

Earlier in the day my family went to see what we could of the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade. We saw very little other than huge crowds. The highlight of the day, though, was walking down Manhattan's west side greenway to my sister's house in lower Manhattan. It's a gem that the city should be proud of; an uninterrupted pedestrian/bicycle route along the mighty Hudson. The 3 mile walk along the waterfront gave us a great feel for the diversity and vibrancy of life in New York as well as a big appetite for a great meal.