All Parks, to me, have their own bit of magic. Some are quiet and offer solitude for thinking through things to find a solution, to just stroll and think of nothing or to clear my head. They seem to give me a fresh start, a different perspective, new insights that I don't find anywhere else. Other parks just enliven you by the number of activities that may be going on and the range is quite wide! It is fun to see people playing, jogging, different sporting activities and I often never know what I'm going to run into. Some parks have a combination of both and I can choose different parts to spend my time.
I do confess to a favorite park, however. Central Park has long been my destination on a day off or when I need to overcome an obstacle. To me and many others there is no place like it in the World. It's perfect for a Feng Shui Consultant in New York City or anyone else who needs to reconnect to NATURE. Central Park in New York City happens to be the first Landscaped Public Park in the United States. New Yorkers loved the famous Parks of Paris and London and felt New York should also have a first class park. A contest for an architectural design was held and one was approved in 1853 by noted Architect Frederick Law Olmsted in conjunction with Andrew Jackson Downing for Landscaping and Jacob Wrey Mould who designed the 40 Bridges in the Park.
Seven Hundred acres were originally devoted to Central Park which has since extended to over 843 and 20,000 people were employed to begin work on the Park which opened in 1859. The original Central Park Zoo was first established in 1871 and the first playground appeared in 1927; there are now more then 20 playgrounds scattered through throughout the Park. Central Park has been the scene of many movies and is also noted for all the activities it has: joggers, softball players, disco roller skating, concerts, plays, The Boathouse Restaurant, Tavern on the Green, bird watchers and nature lovers to name just a few.
My last visit was just this month; we hit a record breaking 60 degree day and my first thought was of Central Park. I was certainly not the only one that thought that! Enjoy some of my shots from that day and some others and some of the Parks it was modeled after:
Strawberry Fields was created by Yoko Ono to Honor John Lennon. It is almost directly opposite of his former home and is a sanctuary which is maintained by her. Once a year thousands gather to pay tribute to this wonderful man. The rest of the time it is quiet except for the sounds of animals and birds.
Some things are always in Bloom; Central Park is beautiful ANY time of year!
Bocci Ball! I haven't seen this in YEARS! And they are so precise, Look:
He's precisely measuring the distance between balls.
The Disco Rollar Bladers having a blast! Summer, 2007.
Peaceful, quiet serenity on "off the beaten" paths.
The first blossoms of Spring, 2007.
A new found friend in the Park.
Fishing IS allowed in Central Park...as long as you throw them right back. They are currently restocking and renovating the beautiful lake.
A view of what Central Park was conceived of:
Some of the Beautiful parks of Paris, Summer 2007.
Paris, 2007. Any small wonder New Yorkers wanted a beautiful Park?
Central Park is beautiful ANY time of year...You can ice skate at Wollman Skating Park in the Winter and enjoy Shakespeare in the Park in the summer! Or just reconnect to the beauty of nature.
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*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island, New York providing Feng Shui Consultations for New York City and Long Island and for those at a distance by phone.
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