Monthly Archives: August 2010

I’m just about ready to leave Hopewell Junction and head out to my next stop, but before I leave I’m using the computer here to bring you up-to-date on ME!

The weather, as you know, has been very hot and humid, so I didn’t go out too much.  I mostly hung around with some new friends I met here.  This picture shows us having afternoon tea — we did that almost every day and it’s a tradition I’ve grown to like a lot. (Don’t forget you can click on the photos to make them  bigger so you can see more detail.)

I also spent time learning to read music and SING!  Here I am practicing a few of my favorites, including a Bach aria.  (I’m a tenor.)

On nice days, I liked to spend time in the garden smelling the flowers and climbing on the old stone wall.

Then came a REALLY big day.  It was time for me to hit the scene in the BIG APPLE!  I was so excited I could hardly stand it.  First we drove to the train station at Cold Spring, NY.  It’s right on the shores of the Hudson River.  Here I am by the river (I had to be careful that I didn’t fall in and get my fleece wet.  You can’t go to New York City wearing a wet fleece.)

The train trip was great except that some people were looking at me funny.  I didn’t like that.  But the views of the river and the scenery from the train made it worthwhile.

And then — there I was in Grand Central Station (“Crossroads of a million private lives, a gigantic stage on which are played a thousand dramas daily.”  Never mind; that’s from an old 1940s radio show and I don’t expect anyone reading this to remember that little bit of arcane entertainment history.)  Here’s a picture of me taking a look at the Main Concourse in the station.

I made my way down 42nd Street to the Main Library.  I wanted to meet the famous library lions, Patience and Fortitude.  You know the whole thing about the lion and the lamb lying down together, right?  So I wasn’t the least bit afraid, although those lions were bigger than I expected them to be.  I could have been in serious trouble.

As long as I was at the library, I thought I’d stop to do a little research.  Here’s a photo of me in the Main Reading Room.  Interestingly enough, no one here paid any attention to me.  I wonder if many sheep go there to do research. . . .

Then, at long last, I made it to the ultimate destination for any sheep visiting Manhattan.  Where, you ask?  Why, the Sheep Meadow in Central Park!  I simply couldn’t control myself.  I had to roll around in the grass.

Then I stopped off at Strawberry Fields and the Imagine Circle.  People there seemed to like me and my picture was taken by a lot of tourists visiting at the same time.  I like the idea that people from all over the country and from other countries, too, will have a photograph of me when they get home.  If only they knew my whole story. . . .

Then I made a quick visit to another iconic New York City landmark.  I’m not going to tell you which one it is.  I bet you can figure that out for yourself.

Whew!  What a busy, exciting day I had.  When I got back north to Dutchess County, I decided it was time to climb back into my box and move on once more.  There is always more to see and learn.  In this photo you can see the nice pin I got  for my collar.  It shows one of the library lions.  I’m not sure if it is Patience or Fortitude — but it is one of them.

My new best friend forever, Nicky, came to say good-bye to me.  So long, Nicky!  We had great fun together.  I’ll miss you, but I know I got miles to go and many more exciting times ahead of me.