Saturday in the Park

Croz and I spent a whopping 2 1/2 hours at the park today and he slept the ENTIRE time. It started out a really cool temp but then it got hot. But then it got cold again. Then the sun. Then breezy cold. Good thing I wore a unitard.

It was beautiful though. I LOVE Liberty Park. There are lots of reasons why but I think it is a feel-good park, friendly. My first time around I passed this daddy-daughter duo. The dad was explaining to the girl how to propel herself along on rollerblades. This girl was TEENY! The dad kinda was too though. Anyway he was being amazingly patient. Her baby steps on those rollerblades were about a millimeter a minute. I know this because on my second time around I was catching up to them and I think they had progressed like ten feet. She looks big in the picture but this girl was the tiniest! I loved seeing that patient dad though. And patient daughter too, it was quite sweet.



A little later on as I was "running" I was passed up by a couple of lean mean spaghetti-leg men. I thought I was doing okay until they passed me, heads high, shoulders squared, and... HOLY! Their calves. Bulging is an understatement. I had seen them pull into the park in a silver Mercedes convertible and they were outside their car stretching, etc. Next thing I knew they were invading my sidewalk space with their larger-than-life calves. These men had SKINNY legs. But their calves! I guess what it was is they were so defined. Anyway I was quite the sight to see... first time I saw them I fumbled for my camera and was CHASING them to try and steal a snapshot of their legs. I considered it a race and had my camera in one hand and Crosby's stroller handle in the other, running, looking like a fool. Couldn't get close enough, dangit. 'I'll show them,' I thought. So I kept looking behind me, camera ready, waiting for them to come around again prancing like deer. I was ready to compete with these fellas. Well here is my best shot! Click on it for your muscle-viewing pleasure.



"Were people out paddleboating?" you ask... of course they were. It was an awesome day for it.



There was a hippie tent set up where people with orange hair were selling jewelry. There was a Fabio-looking guy with a sourpuss lady selling "hand-blown crystal roses and dragons," but I fought the urge and decided to save my money for a Slurpee or something. Now the tie-dyed goods were the most tempting...



Geez I can't believe Crosby slept all that time and he woke up in his after-naptime-bliss as I was putting him into the car. He was all smiles but they were hard to capture.