Day 8

the challenge: to photograph every. single. day. in my every day life for thirty days.

captured: as we walked through Central Park at the Bethesda Fountain.

the story: Today was beautiful - the sun was shining, not a cloud in the sky, and absolutely everything I needed after a cold, bleak, yucky February. So I took Mara and we spent the entire afternoon in the park. It was about 50 - and I didn't know it was possible but I took the jacket off and wore just my t-shirt!! For a while anyway. It was heaven!

So we pushed our way downtown and saw the Boathouse which is on the little pond that you can rent the boats with peddles and peddle around on the water. Just a little past that is the Bethesda Fountain. I was a little unimpressed by the fountain itself, but I loved the arches that stand right in front of it. They are absolutely beautiful. But even more beautiful was the music that came from the double bass under the arches. There are always musicians playing all over the city, but today I was so touched. The music he played was breath taking. After listening for a while Mara and I went up to thank him for the beautiful music. He thought she was so cute and after she giggled at him he played a piece specially for her. He said it was the only one written for little babies. And he let me take a few pictures of him. I was again touched by the warm hearts I find all over this city. Such beautiful people in unsuspecting places.

Then Mara and I sat and ate puffs and played in the sunshine surrounded by beautiful live music and our fellow New Yorkers. It was a perfect day for me. Absolutely perfect.