Chess Benches at Central Park

It's Good to Live it Again

Not much needs to be said here, the landscape speaks for itself.  It's that wonderful time of year, where the colors start to peek through, the air cools down, and the moon at night seems to shine brighter.  We've arrived, to autumn in New York...

A Beautiful Morning Walk in the Park (11.11.11)

The colors, the shadows, the trees and the people in this scene reminded me of A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Seurat (not saying my photo is as good as his painting - just trying to describe how picturesque the park was at that time in the morning!).

Yesterday I got up a bit early and left for work with enough time to allow myself a walk through Central Park. Because I pass through the park every day, I see the colors changing through out the season, and this week we've had amazingly clear weather and I just knew I had to see the leaves as they seem to be at their peak. Fortunately we've not had a lot of rain, and so the leaves haven't been beaten off the trees like they were last year. It was a beautiful morning, full of joggers and people out walking their dogs....much more serene than on a weekend day when the park is crowded. I hope you enjoy the shots as much as I enjoyed the live scene!






I can't tell you how amazing this spot was - with this blanket of red leaves covering the path, and the ducks in the pond...

Snapshots Catch Up - Autumn in Central Park

This autumn has been busy with all sorts of visitors, travel, and general happenings. Today felt like the first cold winter day...the start of what I am sure will be a very long and dark winter season. And I thought I would take a chance to upload some of my autumn photos that I hadn't yet shared, before the snow starts to fly around here.

I took these while walking around with my aunt when she was visiting. I love Central Park all year round, but Autumn is when it is at it's most spectacular. I hope you enjoy these snapshots as much as I enjoyed taking them.


I love the couple just beyond the bridge...

October Afternoons...Enjoying the Fall (Part 2)

This afternoon I took a walk over to Central Park to enjoy a bit of this beautiful fall afternoon. It's sunny and mildly warm again today, making it pleasant to sit in the park a while. It was quite busy with tourists today, and of course the performers for the the tourists. There was the man who usually plays his sax over on the the Mall leading up to Bethesda Terrace. He's always there when I go to my favorite spot...maybe someday I'll ask his name and record him playing some music.





After walking a bit I stopped and sat at the trunk of an oak tree and listened to some music while people watching. I could sit in that park for hours. I ended up moving once the sun went below the tree line, and decided I would join the countless others who were laying out on the super plush grass in the Sheep's Meadow. It was a very relaxing moment, with the sun shining down, and the cool ground below - listening to the wind go through the trees and bring the leaves to the ground.

It's as Ella and other jazz greats say:
"Yes, lovers that bless the dark
On the benches in central park
Greet autumn in New York
Its good to live it again"

Autumn is Coming....

Central Park - November 2007

It seems like it has come so quickly! Of course there are the usual questions about where has the summer gone, and how did fall arrive so quickly? Yesterday I stepped out of work in the evening and actually smelled like fire, you know the beautiful smell in the air when people have started using their fireplaces again...

It's been rainy, but I'm looking forward to fall. Some of my favorite things come during this time of year. Central park will be splendid again, in a new colorful way to replace the green of summer. The picture above was one I had taken a couple of years ago in Central Park - I can't wait to see it painted like that again. But even before the leaves turn, there is more jazz, celebrating my life with my wonderful husband, and after that...Thanksgiving. Those of you who know me, know that I love this holiday. And you can bet that I am already planning my Thanksgiving meal. I've just got to get started on that playlist...