a few random shots from buttonwood park
a few random shots from Buttonwood park
Good Morning and i hope all is well with you and that life is treating you well
I did go for a walk in buttonwood Park yesterday Which as I prepare this post as a draft was the 4th of December, it was a cold day at the time I went for a walk in mid afternoon the temp was 35F i believe, colder than I normally go out for walks but i was going a bit crazy not getting out for walks so went out for a short one, I was layered up and didnt feel to too cold, other than my fingers, when out for walks with my camera i wear fingerless gloves to control the camera.
but that all said the photos I share todaya are not from yesterdays walk, I am just importing them off the camera and it was overcast and dull so not the best of photos but i may use them for a Wednesday walk post soon,
this was from a walk a couple of weeks ago on a far nicer day
Starting with a couple of the trees in the arborterium in the park
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a little bit about the park
Located on 97 acres in New Bedford’s West End, Buttonwood Park is the largest and most visited public park in the city. The park is an oasis of nature right here in New Bedford, with gardens, a pond, an arboretum, walking paths, a playground, a zoo, and several ball fields and basketball courts.
Buttonwood Park is not just a treasure for its recreational opportunities — it’s also a historical treasure. In 1895, Charles Eliot of the famed architectural firm Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot developed the original master plan for the park. In 1988, a new Olmsted-inspired master plan was adopted, serving as a blueprint for The Friends of Buttonwood Park to improve the park.
In 2000, Buttonwood Park and parts of the surrounding neighborhood were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, Buttonwood Park offers the community a place to escape from the stresses of city life and enjoy nature
it is quite close to where i live but in the warmer months i do not visit it so much, then I go out for early morning walks whuile my wife is still sleeping ad catch the sunrise often by the coast here. but inthe cooler months when I am not going out for early morning walks and instad popping out occassionally for afternoon walks, I go to Buttonwood often because its close, its beautiful, and I can get there get a nice walk in and get bakc home without leavign my wife stuck at home alone for too long
MY wife before she had a hip replacement and then a broken shoulder would often join me for day time walks, but now she is not so much into getting out walking especially when it is cold
a nice little garden area in the park
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and one little flower in that garden
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and some ore of the garden
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and back in the arborterium to finish off this post
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And that’s all folks
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Good morning dear friend @tattoodjay
I also don't want to go out for a walk when it's very cold, but like you, I don't really like staying locked up at home
What beautiful photographs, especially those of the park garden
Have a beautiful day
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Those little garden areas look really awesome. I could totally see myself just sitting there for a while and enjoying the sights and sounds!
The groupd Friends of buttonwood park does an amazing job keeping up the gardens
That looks like a cozy place to takr a breather @tattoodjay . Pleasant walk, greens around and catching the sunrise would make your day fantastic for sure. Thank you for sharing your neighbourhood.
it sure is such a beautiful spot to take a stroll and relax
Is a lovely place to be
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This park amazed me
they do a greta job of keeping it looking good
What beautiful pictures! That was certainly several months ago, but what a nice park to have close to home. I didn't know your wife broke her shoulder and had a hip replacement. That will slow down just about anyone. I do hope she can back to walking, but not easy after what she's been through.
That first shot of the tree is nice, and I love that flower close up as well. Great job on the photography as always!
thanks I am fortunate to have such a nice park close by
Yeah the two injuries really knocked my wife back, the hip replacement especially she had complications afdter the surgery and was in hospital and rehab for 5 weeks and has never been the same since, I do hope she builds up and gets out of her current hermit mode but I can understand the struggle it is for her so just take it gently with her
I feel sorry for here, it's hard to get out of that mode once you've had a serious injury. When she's ready she'll make the push, but it takes time to get yourself mentally in the "mode" if you will. I'm sure you understand after all you have been through this past year. I think you have bounced back admirably!
thats what I kepep telling myself, with the cold weather and me not getting out for photo walks I have started doing loops around ourr house to keep moving and a couple of times she has got up and done a couple of loops so I hope thats a start :)
I'd like some garden beds like in your second image but just don't have that kind of space. It looks like a nice park though.
Becca 🌷
Nice pics. I especially like the garden path shot. Cold weather seems to get harder when we get older 😳 maybe just everything gets harder when we get older lol
Thanks kindly your support is appreciated
oHh yeah not sure why they call this age the golden years lOL
Have a great day