Oh, how I love this park! I love to run on the small gravel trail around the lakes where I have to focus not on my workout, but on avoiding tripping over the geese or stepping in their poop (weren't they supposed to go south for the winter?).
In the mornings, I watch the ducks interupt the still water as they fish for breakfast. I watch the young men play frisbee with their dogs, and the old men who have lost their wives walk together, encouraging one another through simple companionship. I watch the kids walk to school, and I giggle as they scatter when the bell rings.
In the evenings, I get to see the sun set behind the mountains in the west, and watch the light deflect off the trees and water. I watch daddies walk with their daughters who are just learning to ride their bikes. I see mom's with their jogging strollers laughing as they catch up with their friends. I watch men in business suits playing catch with their sons. I watch couples roller blade together. I smile as everyone that I pass greets me.
My favorite, however, is long boarding through the park with Jenae in the summer, and finding a place to lay in the grass between all of the volleyball, soccer, and rugby games.
I love this park. I love the people that it attracts, and the escape that it provides.
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The geese and ducks are in Prospect Park too. I thought that is was an East Coast thing...or maybe we can hope that Spring is already here?
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