After brunch Saturday, Seth and I wondered for a moment in the green market at Grand Army plaza - people watching more than looking to buy any of the fresh produce and other products being sold. Later in the afternoon, we headed to Brooklyn Heights to walk the promenade and check out the new park just south of the Brooklyn Bridge.
See the new green space? It didn't really look that big from the promenade... But once we got down there in it, it indeed was quite a bit bigger than it seemed. I Love Love Love that they are making use of the piers off the East River. I've always thought it was such a waste of space to leave them sitting abandoned with such a view surrounding them!
A photo I've never taken before from the new park!
Watching the sun set from the new park. I am in love with the steps that are built into the side of a hill in the new park. They are perfect for sitting and watching the sun go down. It felt like we were soooo close to the skyline, in the best seats in the city, right on the front row! I cannot wait to take visitors there to watch sunsets!
After the sun set, we headed to dinner with a friend and her boyfriend at Rice. Then, of course, we had to capture the beautiful night lights before heading home.
It was a perfect way to spend our Saturday!
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Seth and I did make it back from New Jersey (for those of you who read the post from the bus stop). A bus actually showed up and safely delivered us back in our City. Upon arriving back to Park Slope, we got a phone call from Seth's brother wondering if we'd like to join him and our nephew for a last minute trip to Fire Island. It was just what I was wanting to do, even with a short time (15 minutes) to get our stuff dropped off from our night in Jersey and packed up for the beach..jpg)
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The mound of sand I created with the shells and rocks that P helped decorate it with. As soon as the photo was taken, the mound was destroyed :) which was probably most of the fun for P. It was interesting, as I was piling the sand up, I was taken back to a memory I forgot I had. When I was a kid, we used to build huge mounds in the sand box at my daycare. I hadn't remembered this memory in so long... and it all came rushing back to me. I had the urge to call my brother and see if he too remembered (but my phone was running on the last bits of juice before dying completely...).jpg)
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I love the beaches in Fire Island (this particular one is Robert Moses). I like how there are dunes with grass growing in the back of them. No resorts, no houses..jpg)
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We didn't arrive at the beach until well after 3 p.m. It was packed, but perfect timing. Just as we were settling in to enjoy the Perfect beach weather, many people were packing up after spending the beginning of their afternoon there. We stayed for the best part of the day at the beach, watching the sun slowly sink in the sky.
