I needed to add a little exercise to my day so on my way home from school I biked around the park I had intended to walk around on typhoon Sunday. As I biked passed the steps to the art museum I saw:
a half dozen mini dogs walking their owners
schoolgirls giggling over their cellphones
a man and a little boy playing badminton
and an elderly couple ballroom dancing.
I love all the humanity you can see in one glimpse of a city park.
I've found parks to be amazing places to see all the various ways we're human. I have to say that i've found the parks in other countries (other than the US) have more fabulous displays; is it more teeming masses, use of parks as living rooms, a dfferent idea of public vs private space?
ReplyDeleteIn Asia in particular I think part of the appeal of outdoor space is the lack of private space at home. And who doesn''t want to decorate your spaces? There are legions of people cleaning the parks too so there isn't blight or vandalism like I associate (maybe unfairly?) with American public space.
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