Monday's Itinerary: Union Square Farmers Market and Chelsea Market

I set out this morning for the farmers market at Union Square.  Not as early as I wanted;  I'm still on Utah time.  I guess that's good, since I'm going home tomorrow.

I've been in love with zinnias lately, been drawing a lot of them.  I am enchanted with the bright colors, the form of the petals.  They just say fun and summer to me.

More examples of my love of multiples.

The sign is right; these are pretty pumpkins!

I like seeing this in the middle of the city.

This was total serendipity, the couple holding hands with the sign above saying "forever".  I would like to say I planned out this lovely composition, but I confess I was just taking random shots and didn't realize what I'd done until I was reviewing the day's photos.  Maybe I should photoshop the other guy's head out and put in the missing E and V.

I have heard that this market is supposed to be one of the best in the country.  I have to say, the Downtown Farmers Market in Salt Lake really has this one beat.  Of course this was only the Monday market, so I really can't compare since I didn't witness the Saturday market.  I imagine it is quite a bit more grand.  What this market has on the SL,UT market is that it runs all year long, and four days a week.  Buuuut............Utah peaches are way superior.  I'm sorry New York, but they are.

From the farmers market, I ambled west to the Chelsea Market.  I had lunch at the green table. It's a farm to table restaurant, and lunch was very tasty.  The market was fun; if I lived in Manhattan I would shop here.  There was lots of food.  A really nice fish store called The Lobster Place.  The floor was wet.  I felt like I was at the ocean.

This is a blue door.  I like doors.  And windows.

On the walk back to the hotel, I happened upon this cemetery, tucked between a couple buildings.  It is one of the cemeteries of the Congregation Shearith Israel, founded by Spanish and Portuguese Jews in 1654.  This cemetery was used between 1829-1851.  I really wanted to go in there, but the gate was locked.  People are always trying to keep me from doing what I want to do.