Another Shout-out to the Great Central Park

Being so close to NYC, it's almost a shame I don't make it out to Central Park more often-- or any of the other city parks for that matter but that's besides the point. Every time I go there I discover something new. This isn't to say I've been there that many times (maybe a dozen,) but it's certainly a gem in the heart of Manhattan. Last time I was there was back in February.

Recent circumstances found me staying in a hotel with my boyfriend (the Roosevelt for those familiar with it) faced with the prospect of spending 3 hours all alone in the middle of a sunny Saturday while the dear boyfriend worked. Being only 13 blocks or so from Central Park, it seemed pretty obvious what I was going to do. Armed with my camera, I went on an adventure to explore. 

Blurry selfie in the hotel

Model boats

Central Park

Look at that grading!

Details everywhere!

Horses!

In the great Central Park for a brief, super cold visit. My hands were about to fall off from frost-bite so I refrained from too many pictures. I'm sure Olmstead would understand.

One awesome bonus was meeting up in the Artillery with woman who works for the parks department for a review of the master plan of Fort Washington Park. In the meeting room was the original competition entry for the design of Central Park by Olmstead and Vaux. It was glorious. Unfortunately I didn't get a great picture of it because everyone was crowding around it.

Substandard phone pic