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Walking journal and art reviews by a Texas-born New York resident with entertaining commentary on the cultural life of the city.
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Central Park: Walking Relunctantly Around the Reservoir
This would be the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir between 86th and 96th in Central Park, and I just walked around it. Several people were out walking around this large body of water, but most were running for some reason. Many runners passing me...
Central Park: The Landscape as Painting, and the Landscape Photograph
Leaving the Boathouse yesterday, I snapped this photo of the boaters on the water, and later, as I was looking at it, the image reminded me of a 19th century landscape painting. That's by design. Olmsted and Vaux, in designing Central Park, created v...
Central Park: Mapping Walks from Day 2 in the Park
View Larger MapToday, as part of this week's focus on Central Park, I will shift my attention northward to The Reservoir and to the larger area between 81st and 96th Streets. I plan to again file posts from the Wifi locations in the park, mostly like...
Central Park: Refreshment Break at the Loeb Boathouse
When I emerged from the stroll in the Ramble, just described in the previous post, I emerged at the Loeb Boathouse where I saw many happy campers taking a needed break on this fine spring afternoon in Central Park. Why, on earth, should I walk to the...
Central Park: Wandering in The Ramble
After leaving my temporary office in the Shakespeare Garden, I walked up to Belvedere Castle, a "folly" in the world of Victorian gardening, and then through the natural ecosystem known as The Ramble. Without any predetermined path, and that's the on...
