by Roberta Hershenson | Nov 28, 2021 | Thoughts
I took a shadow selfie with a medium-sized street tree on a recent September morning. It was a nice tree at the corner of Park Avenue and East 37th Street whose shadow branches seemed to embrace me. Six weeks later it was gone, replaced by a metal plate. Street trees...
by Roberta Hershenson | Oct 18, 2021 | Thoughts
The thing about New York—and maybe cities everywhere—is the light. The natural kind, where one minute a building is cold and grey and the next it’s a shining beacon. This happens mostly at sundown, when the light is pink, then magenta, and a unique show gets under...
by Roberta Hershenson | Sep 14, 2021 | Thoughts
We climbed to our seats high in the Family Circle section of the Metropolitan Opera House and waited for the 9/11 tribute to begin. The house was packed, thanks to $25 tickets and the thrill of attending a live performance again after 18 months of Zoom or nothing, The...
by Roberta Hershenson | Aug 20, 2021 | blog, Thoughts
Surely there is. Music is part of something bigger out there. The universe hums. Whales sing. Day-old babies widen their eyes when their mothers croon a lullaby. Music is not something separate we hear through our headphones; it is integral to however life is defined....
