a quiet afternoon in Central Park

[khedron]

I finally dragged myself out to Central Park, for the first time this summer. I really wish I'd brought my camera. Rain seemed imminent, so I didn't, but that means I don't have pictures of the swing dancers on roller skates, who were great. I'm not sure what they were doing at the outdoor samba lesson, but they were fun to watch so no one cared.

Other highlights included dozens of people rowing about in the mini-lakes, a juggler who incanted "The Way of Happiness" while juggling a progression of acrylic balls, rods, and plastic hoops, and the worst version of "We Built This City" I've ever heard. That wasn't a highlight, exactly, but it was impressive.

Oh, and there were trees. Trees are nice. And there wasn't any rain after all.

Comments

[harimad.livejournal.com]

Swing dancers on roller skates. Oh my. I do miss swing dancing. It's a fun place, isn't it? Kinda like the Lakeshore.

[khedron.livejournal.com]

Pretty much. Chicago has the advantage, I think, in that Lake Michigan provides a nice calm, clear expanse of water that you can't see beyond, but they both fulfill the same needs in pretty much the same way.

I want to say that Central Park is sort of like Lincoln Park combined with a Rennaisance Faire, but that's only because I don't see that many families and people doing such goofy things on a regular basis anymore, and the lake shore is spread out so that it's harder to see them all in a short walk. I suppose there wouldn't have been tens of thousands of people waiting for a Nas concert here.