Saffronistas

And hey, who's that in the upper left hand corner, but WhiteHeat, Ted, Julien and crap, I can't make out the other disorienteers.

Up with Orange!

A glorious splash of orange, the 7,500 "gates" by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, twists and turns through Central Park from 59th Street to 110th Street. The installation became a 21st-century happening last week, pulling in throngs from across the continent and over the ocean. Many visitors, caught up in the frenzy of saffron, plunged into matching costumes. Some carried orange African daisies. Dogs wore orange. The color made a backdrop for statues, lending a party air, which will vanish after Feb. 28, to clear the way for nature's spring painting.