What I Saw

Riding through Manhattan to Boston during sunrise Saturday.

Passed by a familiar apartment building in the Bronx along Interstate 87.

This photo doesn't even capture how crowded it was in the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival.

When I returned Sunday afternoon to Manhattan, I found these four women -- dressed as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for Halloween -- frolicking up Fifth Avenue and greeting folks.

Veggie Conquest Halloween Party

The organizers took care of every detail. Graphic design by Michelle Cavigliano.

Photo credit: www.exercisecompassion.com

I don't usually post photos of myself, but I won a prize in the Funniest Costume category for dressing as a Wall Street Fat Cat. I'm appropriately posing in front of a large cat. No, those aren't real Crocs. These I bought for a science-training program for young journalists I participated in a few years ago.

My shadow.

That ribbon is now one of my most prized possessions.

Highlights from a Halloween party at DCTV in Chinatown. Veggie Conquest is an amateur cooking competition -- inspired by the Food Network's "Iron Chef" -- featuring vegan-friendly fare.