A Walk in the Park

Last night was so beautiful that I decided to go for a sunset walk along the waterfront in Lower Manhattan.  Bloomberg has done a fantastic job of building out these waterfront parks - I think they'll be one of his most lasting legacies as mayor.

I took some pictures, just for fun.  These are crappy iPhone pics and don't capture it completely, but you get the idea:

 Sunset across the Hudson.

Football practice with a bunch of totally adorable mini-footballers dressed in full regalia.

Another shot of footballers with an autumn moon.

I love this one - this guy was fishing off the pier and had just caught a fish (that little blob on the ground).

Beach volleyball game (yes, in Manhattan!)

The mini-golf course.

Mind you, all of this is crammed into a single pier that juts out into the Hudson.  Within that space they've managed to put a skating rink, a children's playground and waterpark, a mini-golf course, 3 beach volleyball courts, an astroturf field (which had one adult soccer game and the mini-football game going on simultaneously), and an area for lounging and looking at the water.  Talk about space efficiency.

Every time I go for a walk here I always have the same thought: that *if* I am ever able to have children, this will be a place we come often.  For walks with the stroller.  To the playground.  For skating or minigolf when he or she is older.  

So for now, this is a place I go to dream.  But maybe one day...