Parks
These past few days I have been extending my stay in Spokane by not packing up as efficiently as I could be. At first I thought it was because I am slightly lazy. Then I thought it could be because there are so many people here that I will miss a lot. Given, both of these points have come into play and are very true, but I think I have figured out the main reason I am subconsciously resistant to leaving: I actually like living in Spokane and I will really miss this city. It took about 3 1/2 years to realize it, but Spokane is a place that actually has a lot to offer - and I have only started to find some of its treasures.
I think the main thing that I will miss is the plethora of parks that this area has to offer. Everywhere you go, you are within a few miles of some recreational area of some sort. Also, each park has a distinct personality that can fit with your mood. Today I went with a friend to Manito Park on the South Hill. This park has multiple gardens and a large pond. When walking around the pond, we not only spotted multiple breeds of ducks and geese (along with the uber-annoying seagulls), but also found there to be many turtles of various sized swimming around in the green muck that was the water. It was fun spending time with her and chatting about turtles as we saw them dodge into the water when we walked by. We also took a drive up by the lilac garden that is now in full bloom. SO beautiful.
Today definitely was the right day for a trip to Manito, though other days I enjoy going to my favorite little park that feels like my own little secret. High Bridge Park stands a little outside of the city, and is located next to a stream right smack underneath 3 bridges. This place is so amazing to me; especially since it is an image of man invading nature, but not totally destroying its beauty. I have taken three people on separate occasions to this place. By showing them the park, I almost feel like I am sharing an intimate detail of who I am. While there, I connect with a different part of myself. Not to be cheesy, but sometimes I feel like I have huge concrete bridges in my own life that ruin the potential simplistic beauty it could have. I am not bitter about the bridges being there- they have gotten me to where I am today and have shaped who I am, but sometimes the just look like big ugly concrete eye sores. High Bridge park allows me to see how even potentially ugly things could bring joy, I have not felt more at peace than when taking time out with a friend to go there to just "be."
In the spirit of the internet...
A link to Spokane Parks: http://www.spokaneparks.org/
A link to NYC parks (maybe I'll be able to find some new favorite places when I am there): http://www.nycgovparks.org/
Maybe I will be able to move tomorrow and accept that this phase of my life is over. Maybe I will come back and live here 10 years from now, but right now there are bigger fish to fry.
I think the main thing that I will miss is the plethora of parks that this area has to offer. Everywhere you go, you are within a few miles of some recreational area of some sort. Also, each park has a distinct personality that can fit with your mood. Today I went with a friend to Manito Park on the South Hill. This park has multiple gardens and a large pond. When walking around the pond, we not only spotted multiple breeds of ducks and geese (along with the uber-annoying seagulls), but also found there to be many turtles of various sized swimming around in the green muck that was the water. It was fun spending time with her and chatting about turtles as we saw them dodge into the water when we walked by. We also took a drive up by the lilac garden that is now in full bloom. SO beautiful.
Today definitely was the right day for a trip to Manito, though other days I enjoy going to my favorite little park that feels like my own little secret. High Bridge Park stands a little outside of the city, and is located next to a stream right smack underneath 3 bridges. This place is so amazing to me; especially since it is an image of man invading nature, but not totally destroying its beauty. I have taken three people on separate occasions to this place. By showing them the park, I almost feel like I am sharing an intimate detail of who I am. While there, I connect with a different part of myself. Not to be cheesy, but sometimes I feel like I have huge concrete bridges in my own life that ruin the potential simplistic beauty it could have. I am not bitter about the bridges being there- they have gotten me to where I am today and have shaped who I am, but sometimes the just look like big ugly concrete eye sores. High Bridge park allows me to see how even potentially ugly things could bring joy, I have not felt more at peace than when taking time out with a friend to go there to just "be."
In the spirit of the internet...
A link to Spokane Parks: http://www.spokaneparks.org/
A link to NYC parks (maybe I'll be able to find some new favorite places when I am there): http://www.nycgovparks.org/
Maybe I will be able to move tomorrow and accept that this phase of my life is over. Maybe I will come back and live here 10 years from now, but right now there are bigger fish to fry.
posted by K-Q-T @ 2:25 PM
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