HIGH LINE PARK , NYC - Outdoor Wednesday

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A couple of weeks ago, two "teacher friends" and I made a quick four day trip to New York to see the sights. Remember, I am retired. They are still in the trenches! My vacation lasts all year long. Sorry, I just needed to express my delight with retirement.

It was a whirlwind of fun and excitement. We were fortunate enough to stay with the daughter and son-in-law of one of my friends. They live in a Brooklyn Brownstone apartment. I loved sitting on the stoop in the morning, sipping my latte, watching the world go by. Staying with them, rather than in a hotel gave us a real sense of the city.

The area is laced with small shops providing all you would ever need. Each evening we ate in one of the local restaurants. The food was fantastic and we did some serious damage.




P and G in our "home away from home". Don't you love those smiles! We have been friends since I started teaching in 1985. Friends like these are true treasures.


Now, on with my Outdoor Wednesday post. Our second day in New York, we visited High Line Park. The Park is located on Manhattan's West Side and it is literally built up over the city. It is in the meatpacking district of New York. Click http://www.thehighline.org/about/high-line-history to learn more. The High Line Railroad was constructed in the 1930's to carry freight and passengers over the city. The first section was just opened before we arrived. When it is complete, it will be one and one-half miles long and have entrance points along the way from the street below.

The view of the surrounding area is wonderful. You can see the busy Hudson River and many businesses in the district.

G on one of the lounges built along the park. It was a beautiful day when we were there and many were visiting. Several artists were busy with pencil and pad. New York had been deluged with rain for several weeks and they were very excited about seeing the sun.

There was a large variety of perennials planted along the walkways. Several volunteers were working in the narrow beds weeding and dead-heading the flowers.

From our walkway above we could view the busy streets of New York as well as this small restaurant.

In another section of the same restaurant there was a seating area and fire pit as well as picnic type tables. It looked so inviting but we were on a mission to see much as possible that day.

The flowers looked as if they had just grown up between the forsaken rails.

How fitting for New York ----

Keep It Wild!

Art work in one section of the High Line, by artist, Spencer Fench, is called The River That Flows Both Ways. The title is from the Native American word for the Hudson River, Muhheakantuck. It is located on a partially enclosed loading dock. The windows are 700 individually crafted panes of glass representing the water conditions on the Hudson River over a single day. He photographed the Hudson River 700 times from the deck of a boat and then matched each image to a pane of glass.

Our trip to High Line Park was one of the highlights of our time there. When communities take the time to re-create from the discards of the past, everyone benefits.

Goodbye New York!

I can't wait to come back.

Thanks for allowing me to share with all of you.

Have a Wonderful Outdoor Wednesday!

Charla