Tarrytown

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Main Drag
Tarrytown's Main Street and its Music Hall. Also notice the cute orange plastic pumpkins on lamp posts. Taken on October 29.	The intersection of Main Street (left-right) and Broadway (a.k.a. route 9) that runs through town. On the opposite corner is Lefteris Gyro, a popular Greek restaurant that serves decent/good food in huge portions. We ate there two or three times, including once outside on the sidewalk. The main point of this image, however, is subtle. If you look at the full-sized image, you'll see that every corner of the intersection has a pole with a scarecrow. Taken on October 29.	Mint Premium Foods on Main Street. Some shops on Main Street have personality; this one perhaps has the most with its eclectic chaotic piles of interesting foods that even spill out onto the sidewalk. The reason I took this picture, however, has nothing to do with the store. Rather, I took the picture to capture the ghost, pumpkin, and scarecrow on the pole in front of the restaurant. The town goes all out on decorations. Taken on October 29.	Di Yin surrounded by the wild abundance of novel items in Mint Premium Foods. At times I exploited its unusual beer and juice selection, and I think almost bought a weird jam (chestnut jam) for Di Yin. Taken on November 1.
Churches
Christ Church (on Broadway). Taken on October 29.	First Baptist Church (on Broadway, half a block away from the last picture). Taken on October 29.
Patriots Park
Patriots Park, the park adjacent to Tarrytown's public library. Also notice split-rail fence on which lean multiple scarecrows and corn husks. It's stylin'. Taken on October 29.	Farther along the fence. Taken on October 29.	The sweep of Patroits Park. The Tarrytown farmers market stands set up along this path on Saturday mornings. Taken on October 29.	Broadway (a.k.a. route 9) as it passes alongside Patroits Park (on the left). Patroits Park is at the border between Tarrytown and the next town over, the Village of Sleepy Hollow. The grassy area with very colorful trees to the right of the road is part of the grounds for the local high school. Taken on October 29.
Residential
A large house converted into apartments. We lived in the upper-left of the building (on the second floor) as viewed from this direction; our four windows visible in this picture are office/living room, kitchen, kitchen, bathroom. Taken on October 22.	The view of the Hudson River from the street in front of our apartment (Benedict Avenue). We walked in this direction to the train station and to downtown. The street descended so quickly, I always felt as if I was falling into the Hudson and I walked down. Taken on October 29.	Ibid, at dusk. Taken on October 22.	Another view of the Hudson, taken from one street over. Notice the soccer match in the foreground. We walk by this field on the way to the train station and downtown. Taken on October 22.
An ordinary residential street just off Broadway (a.k.a. route 9). Taken on October 29.	This picture is the first in a series that attempts to capture both the Tarrytown's residential setting as well as the way the families go all out for Halloween decorations. Taken on October 22.	A haunted graveyard. Taken on October 22.	A house with lots of Halloween decorations, including a haunted stagecoach (at right) and tiny scarecrows by the lanterns next to the steps. It's a nice house even aside from the decorations: for instance, the flowers by the lawn's retaining wall. Taken on October 22.
Figures relax on this house's front steps and porch. I'm not sure how these are connected to Halloween, but it's a cute setup regardless. Taken on October 22.	A gnomish scarecrow and its (?) large umbrella. I also like the tiny pumpkin-face decorations hanging on each tree flanking the columns. Taken on October 22.	Another house with a cemetery. I'm glad that the big smiles on the rightmost scarecrow and on the witch hanging on the door lighten the mood. Taken on November 1.	A typical leafy residential street I went running on. Taken on November 1.
Have you noticed all the trees in town? Well, they have a lot of leaves, so when you rake them into one pile, it's pretty darn large. Notice how long this pile is, and how tall (it rises to the bumper of the van). Taken on November 2.	A typical slightly-larger-than-average Tarrytown house. (Obviously, it's incomparable to the town's mansions and estates.) Taken on October 22.	Tarrytown is hilly, and some of the houses are built on the hill. This gives them a good view I'm sure, but also the opportunity to have stone retaining walls and stone steps. I think that's cool. Taken on November 2.	The garden area of the Tappan Hill Mansion, with the Hudson River peeking through in the background. It's a picturesque (and popular) setting for weddings. Sorry I don't have a picture of the mansion itself. Incidentally, Tarrytown has many large mansions. Taken on November 1.
Tarrytown Reservoir
I sometimes went running by Tarrytown's Reservoir. On October 22, 2009, I brought my camera with me and took some pictures on the way. This excellent high-resolution image is of the western half; the eastern half is beyond the road in the distance.	A close-up of the foliage along one side of the reservoir. If the last picture was excellent, this one must be too.	A pretty twist in the road as it approaches the reservoir crossing segment.	Bright trees along the trail. Excellent, or maybe I'm being too generous.
Looking across the reservoir.	A stone hut near the end of the reservoir, plus a fisherman. Nominated for excellent.	An odd, tiny, tower-building on an overgrown island in the reservoir.	A family of ducks along the trail.