Commentary &Photos 01 Jan 2013 08:40 am
Happy New Year
- For years Heidi and I would go to Central Park to watch the runners do their mini jog; there’d be fireworks following it. We haven’t been there in a while, so we went last night. Boy has it gotten bigger. We saw a lot of runners but didn’t see the race. I guess we weren’t even in the area where the race took place.
I took some photos.
1We used to enter the park at Tavern on the Green.
But now that beautiful site of a restaurant has turned
into some boarded up unattractive thing. It’s sad.
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We walk in complete darkness tring to find out where we’re going.
That’s Heidi walking just ahead of me.
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Following the lights we started seeing some people.
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The crowds were deeper into the park, and the trip was longer.
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We had to go as far as the bandshell where some hip-hop
loud music and a light show was taking place.
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Some of those in the audience were trying to dance to
the music which had no real rhythm to it. Just loud.
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The crowds started thronging and Heidi and I pulled back a bit.
We headed for a different area.
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That’s Heidi posing for a picture, but you
can’t really make her out very well.
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So I went in for a tighter picture.
It was a bit better.
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We moved over to a statue. I couldn’t make out what it was.
When I got closer, I realized it was just a mass of eagles.
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The fireworks couldn’t have started a moment too soon.
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The fireworks display here is always close so it feels big, yet
small enough not to be overwhelming in a Macy’s kind way.
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This was the cue to leave before the masses caught on that it was ending.
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Once they caught on, we’d be bombarded with people. Didn’t want that.
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Lots of people had settled outside the park to watch the fireworks.
Actually it wasn’t a bad place to watch the show.
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Some other people sitting waiting for the subway had their
213 tiaras in hand. These things have gotten pretty sophisticated.
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We had a good time and went home to a nice little spread
that Heidi had bought and set up for us. We ate shrimp and
chèvre and pâté by candlelight. A nice start to a new year.
Happy 2013, Everybody
on 01 Jan 2013 at 4:50 pm 1.Jason said …
Happy New Year Michael & Heidi!