Manhattan Sidewalk Drawings

Let's see where was this? Around 11th street and 6th avenue I think... but that may not be right. But it's somewhere around that area. Might have been 5th avenue actually? On saturday (that's April 28th of 2007 my brothers & sisters) we came across these chalk drawings on the sidewalk. Pretty elaborate really. I thought it was pretty cool that someone put so much effort into these when they would surely all be gone the next time it rains or after enough people walk over top. Also knowing that 95% of people won't notice it because it's not an expensive purse in a fancy store or a Derek Jeter jersey. Which brings me to the whole "too cool for ..." mentality of your average New Yorker. I've been here for almost 5 years now and it's something I try to avoid. I think there's so much going on you know that you can't respond to all of it. But I do try to be open to things, to appreciate them. I mean why not? What else are we here for?

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