A former speed skater (he competed against Dan Jansen in the 1988 national trials for the Calgary Winter Olympics) real estate broker, and former resident of the area, Michael was driving through Upstate Manhattan and found himself overwhelmed by its incredible beauty in that moment. Parking his car near the entrance of Fort Tryon Park, he donned the roller blades that he kept in the trunk, turned up the music on his car stereo, and began to pirouette, swoop and glide to the beat, making himself as graceful as the hawks circling and diving high above him.
His skill and joy soon elicited much favorable comment and even some appreciative photography from dog walkers, sight-seers and general neighborhood arts afficionados. "I'm amazed at how much love I'm feeling from everyone" he told me later.
Since he was dancing what evidently the rest of us were feeling, I asked if I could take his picture. Here he is:
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