![]() We see it as something so familiar that it makes no sense to document, much less bother with all the trouble. It's easy to see why many of us are so dismissive towards documenting the minutiae surrounding our lives. Only when it's too late do we realize the opportunity we have missed. assuming we had even thought about it, in the first place. As such, we would put it off and forget about it. Either we never believed it was worth the effort, or we just assumed there would always be a better time to do it in the future. How many of us have lamented in that oversight, for not being more vigilant in making personal records of our mundane existence. It was a period of my life I wished I were more attentive in documenting. and it gave me an excuse to stroll down memory lane, and revisit my long forgotten stint in town and country living. seeing that maple trees and autumn don't exist in Hong Kong. So, on the occasion of this visit to New York, I knew I had to make a side trip to Connecticut. It has been eight years since I've last seen a maple tree turn red. One never knows how much something is missed until that something is no longer in your life. Looking back, I suppose our ETA would have fared better if we didn't cross the park and just took I-95 across the East River instead. ![]() But, I suppose it didn't help that we took the scenic route from the Westside, up along the Hudson River, across the Hutchinson Parkway, and through the Merritt Parkway - all the way over from the Upper East Side. ![]() I couldn't believe how long it took me to drive to Connecticut - over two hours! How was that even possible? In the many years I made that commute, it had never taken this long - especially on a Friday morning well past rush hour. ![]()
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