Bizarre Plastic Toy.

Newsflash: Bizarre plastic toy washes ashore! Draws immediate attention of local children, who instinctively pose for picturephone photo!

...And Another Balloon.

An open house goes very wrong.

As soon as I get a real camera, you'll see the detail, such as the Century 21 logo.

Kayaks.

Neither sun nor haze nor heat nor gloom of water pollution stays these intrepid souls from the swift completion of finding garbage in the water.

First one to the random floating balloon wins!

Upside-Down Stroller.

That nanny is sooo fired.

Mylar Balloon.

Somewhere, a child is crying.

Welcome, welcome.

Just so everyone's clear, this is NOT a blog about environmental advocacy. Or a baseball team. Or dead bodies. Well, actually, that remains to be seen. What this blog is, rather, is a forum in which to document the funny things and not-so-funny things I've seen floating in the Hudson River.

I live in Hoboken, NJ, which is delightfully small city (commonly credited as being one square mile). On every block you'll find at least one bar, a restaurant, a nail salon and a buttload of dog turds. Dog turds and the perpetual Friday night frat party aside, I love living here.

Every day, I take a walk (or ride my bike) along the waterfront, which has been developed to house a large park, a few small ones, a waterfront promenade, a couple of pavilions, a smattering of dining establishments and a skateboard park. The view from the waterfront is spectacular, if you like large cities, and the large city you happen to like the most is New York. Since I am guilty on both counts, I gaze shamelessly, like a giddy tourist, never taking any day for granted that I get to see this view.

But this is not about the view of NYC. This is about the view of the water.

While on these daily jaunts of mine, I've noticed (more often than not) that the tide carries some funny stuff up and down the river. I thought it was high time someone document this interesting phenomenon. That someone, dear reader, is me. Sadly, until I get a real camera, said documentation will be done utilizing my camera phone.

So, without further adieu, I bring you The Hudson Floaters.