Downtown Manhattan from JFK

...with the teeny, tiny Fujifilm F850EXR, 25 mm wide, 20x zoom, red. Not too bad.

I also brought to Morocco a Fujifilm XP water proof and shock proof, 5x wide optical zoom, blue.

These cameras represents the compromise I accept when traveling without a car. I weigh the possibility of damage or loss, extra weight, extra complication of setting up shots. In Morocco I did not want to be burdened with fear of losing or damaging expensive pieces of equipment. The desert, where we would spend most of our time, has a lot of sand (though most of it is rocky) and some windstorms. I do not like the distance from other people that any camera adds to my presence. I was traveling with a few other people whose main purpose was birding, not sightseeing, so requesting a stop added an imposition I did not want to overuse.

I kept the red camera in a small weatherproof bag when not in use.

Aaro Saarinen's TWA Flight Center at JFK

Aaro Saarinen designed the TWA Flight Center at JFK, then Idlewild, which opened in 1962. It's been vacant for a decade and parts of the original complex have been torn down. It has an historic landmark designation now. Jet Blue owns rights to it and have not, as far as I can tell, determined how to use it yet. It is dwarfed by more modern terminals including Jet Blue's brand new Terminal 5.

We are on our way to Ireland tonight.