Saturday, April 18, 2020

Parks (And no Recreation)

 The snow flurries fly.  The sun refuses to shine.  The virus still has its hold on New York State.

The Parks are empty. We stay at home and if we go out and know we may not be able to keep social distance, we wear masks.  It's the law now.

Let us visit some parks from afar.

The Blogging from A to Z Challenge is challenging me to Paruse the over 10,000 Photos on my iPhone, and I realized I had a number of Park pictures.


Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, Christmas Day 2018.

MCU Park, where the Brooklyn Cyclone minor league ballteam plays - except, of course, this year.

Speaking of the Brooklyn Cyclones - here is the original Cyclone, which my phone says is in Steeplechase Park.  This was taken on Christmas Eve 2018, when there were no crowds.  Normally, in the summer, it would be quite crowded, but this year, the opening is delayed indefinitely.
Kershaw Park, Canandaigua, New York.
 Recreation Park, Binghamton, New York.  It is said that Rod Serling of Twilight Zone fame (who grew up in Binghamton) carved his initials into this bandstand, but I've never seen them.   Right now, there is no recreation in any New York park; the playgrounds are roped off.  I'm sure the carousel and swimming pool in this beautiful park won't be opening any time soon.

Finally, Breitbeck Park, Oswego, New York.  It's a beautiful place to watch the sunset.

We can all hope these parks will reopen soon.

"P" day in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  My theme "America the Beautiful" has turned more into a local theme, but I hope you are enjoying it anyway.
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5 comments:

  1. songbird's crazy worldApril 18, 2020 at 5:42 PM

    Great photos of wonderful parks. Now I want to go to Coney Island ....

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  2. Liz A.April 18, 2020 at 6:44 PM

    Nice to see the open spaces. They'll be open once more soon enough.

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  3. Dorothy BordersApril 18, 2020 at 7:53 PM

    At least the wild animals are enjoying the parks while we humans are unable to!

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  4. JamieApril 19, 2020 at 12:52 AM

    My family has an annual gathering at an amusement park... not this year though. It's hard but better than someone getting sick.

    I nominated you for a Blogging Liebster Award on my blog. I picked people who are on the #atozchallenge list.

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  5. Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork AppliquéApril 19, 2020 at 4:15 AM

    Wow, lovely places! Love the Recreation Park, and Breitbeck Park too, lokks like peaceful parks.

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