Waiting for spring...

It's quite amazing how the weather can influence us mere mortals, today the temperature finally rose a little, and the sun peeped out from behind the cloud-cover this afternoon.... it was only for a couple of hours, but I have been loooonging for spring since I came back to the city, so I immediately got on my sneakers and headed out. 

The James Bailey House is a large freestanding house which resembles a castle, and which sits at 10 St Nicholas Place (the intersection of St. Nicholas Place and 150th Street) in Hamilton Heights, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York. The house was built 1886 to 1888 to the designs by architect Samuel Burrage Reed for James Bailey, most famous for his role as business manager of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. As of 2010, the house is known as the M. Marshall Blake Funeral Home.

The house is located within the boundary of the Hamilton Heights / Sugar Hill Historic District. Among the house's numerous design features are numerous stained glass windows, designed by a cousin of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The interior is richly paneled in hand-carved timber. The AIA Guide to New York City. (2010) described the building, built 1886-1888 as a "rock-faced granite, stylishly Dutch-gabled and corner-towered. Once it was a major mansion owned by circus entrepreneur Bailey, who joined with showman Phineas T. Barnum in 1881 to form the Barnum & Bailey Circus."
In 1951, the house was purchased by a black woman, Marguerite Blake, who ran a mortuary from it until her retirement. In late 2008, she brought the house to market, seeking to sell it for $10 million. As of May 2009, it was being listed for $6.5 million. On August 31, 2009 it was reported that the house sold for $1.4 million, which was only around $170 per square foot

And wow, how feeling good and showing some happiness sure gives way for the positivity to blossom in the people one meets.... I don't think I've had as many flirts, comments and "come-ons" as I had today.... Must have been in the air *giggle* and though I of course brushed them off, it was nice to feel appreciated that's for sure! We all need a little lovin' as the song says I suppose. :D 

So I was on top of the world today, the city seemed to have a buzz about it, and the squirrels in the park certainly had a fabulous afternoon...

The lambs were out at the zoo, the peacocks were... well, amorous, and people were smiling... I think spring is in the air!!! ;D