Tuesday, March 29, 2005

nature and how i see the world each morning

i never appreciated nature or took the time to look at the natural world around me. within the last two years, i have not only paid attention to nature but have spent more time outdoors.. NO like hiking as my friend suzi in ORegon and the oregonians do.. I find that hard and boring...
but i like to ride and walk in nature...the nature that is around me...

i drive through prospect park each morning.. i have come on enjoy those moments and have taken to turning the radio off so i can take in the view. The view of the lake, the ducks, the road and the trees and grass.. the walkers and the dog run on the great lawn that is only open til 9am( NYC dog laws state that dogs have to be on their leashes after 9am) so i watch the dogs run with their owner sipping coffee.. all while i am driving to the parkway...

on the sides of the parkway, are the cemetaries... the ones i see going to work are active.... i see the frontloaders digging new graves, the new flowers, the mortuary cars, the lines of mourners and burials... I watch the flowers wilt and die off and the teddy bears and other items left behind get old..

on my way home, i see another older cemetary but i dont really look at it because i spend more time looking at the magnificent skyline view of Manhattan... no one really sees it and you have to look through the trees... but i look every night and glimpes of the lights going on or Manhattan lit up at night in winter.. is stunning

there is a baseball field that goes from brown to green to filled with kids playing little league..

i walk to the park near my house.. the same park i drive through each morning- i see the natural world of NY through the park at the park....

i have come to appreciate the change of seasons, the fall that i have always loved, summer with the steaming streets of ny and stinking trash heaps and you cant cool off no matter what you do, and finally winter, the bitter cold that i complain about, the snow that interupts my routine and impacts my parking and commute..*sometimes you need a driveway* in NYC...and now spring..with a special light night sky, crisp cool breeze and clear nights where you can see the stars...the spring that i never really liked til this spring..spring is all around with the flowers blooming and new life appearing,

something about spring this year is special.... its in the air....