C Is for Central Park

 

It's spring in Central Park

I had a totally different place in mind last night when I finished my post. We were going to virtually travel from Botswana to the Cotswolds in England. But I was looking at pictures I took yesterday in the Central Park and decided to share another of my favorite locations. My apartment is four blocks from the park and the gym, where I was coming from yesterday when I took this picture, is half a block from the park. Putting the focus on a local site reminds me that there's a lot of beauty and happiness right in my own backyard. 

Central Park in the Winter 

This is one of my favorite pictures of the park, taken four winters ago. I love the brightly colored jackets and seeing that kids will find a place to play, even in the biggest of cities. 

The park includes baseball fields, a theater, statues, fountains and beautiful walking paths. I don't think to walk in the park as often as I can and sorry to admit, I somewhat take this complete treasure for granted. I think 2025 is going to be the year to slow down and smell the flowers in Central Park. 

Biddeston, England

I've still got the Cotswolds on my mind and want to share a few photos of one of the prettiest places I've ever visited, and if it wasn't for my dear blog friend, Sybil, it's likely that I wouldn't have known about it and certainly wouldn't have visited it. After years of exchanging notes, Sybil very graciously hosted me in her home near Biddeston and I got the best tour of this lovely area imaginable. We visited Biddeston during my second visit and also got to the American Cemetery in Cambridge, which was so moving. 

 Main Street, Biddeston 

I felt as though I was in a Jane Austen novel

 Have you had the opportunity to meet blog friends? Besides my visits to England, I've met blog friends in Australia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Arizona. I've also enjoyed sharing New York City with blog buddies who were visiting here. My upcoming trip includes Capetown -- I'm getting in all the C's -- so if anyone is in Capetown, please let me know.    

Most years when I've done the A to Z Challenge I've made a list of posts ahead of time, but so far I've only chosen a dozen places to write about. Even those dozen could be changed at any moment. But I'm thinking of a very fun one for D. Tomorrow, though is a packed day, so D may not appear until Saturday. 

Again, many thanks for stopping by, especially friends visiting from the A to Z. 

As ever, thanks for visiting and enjoy the spring weather.