First Day of Fleet Week

Linus Gelber

The ongoing and evolving Utata Thursday Walk project is a straightforward one - take the camera, go for a walk. See what comes of it.

This image is from my fourth Thursday outing - the sixth one overall, but I've sat a couple out. I generally do them on Fridays, but I've been off work for the last couple of weeks, so Thursday is fine. I get a late and overcast jump on things, and head out to Staten Island for a haircut with Danielle, who is the only person allowed to touch my hair with Implements of Destruction.

Today is the first day of Fleet Week in New York, which is when a collection of major warships from a variety of nations dock here and the sailors flood out for land leave. Given the nature of New York, the leave is frequently not what they expect; that's part of the charm of it. This afternoon they're all still pressed and shiny and eager.

Here a pod of them waits for the Staten Island Ferry in the St. George Terminal.

See the rest of my Thursday Walk images in the Getting the Hang of Thursdays set.

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