Lexington maintains several large, pretty, and useful public parks. Apparently, people sometimes ski in Veterans' Park. On the other side of town there's a park that hosts a variety of local adult soccer leagues. Here on the Winchester/Versailles* side of town, we have Jacobson Park.It includes a lake for paddling, an elaborate play area built to resemble a log-cabin-castle (yeah...), and a dog park. People often hold family parties in the pavilions, too.
Last weekend, Jacobson Park hosted Lexington's Kite Festival, and it was unexpectedly great. First of all, there were tons of people there, with all kinds of kites. Second, it was perhaps the most impressive display of local diversity I've seen since we moved here. Not just racial/ethnic diversity (though there was a lot of that - maybe the first time I've been to a local event with lots of ladies in headscarves) but diversity of lifestyle. What I mean is: women with pink mohawks, bikers, hippie families, young parents, old parents, young children, older children, grandparents, etc. Third, it was a perfect, sunny, windy day.
As you can see above, we had a good time. Iain rejoiced to see Callie again. Meeting little Niah added a soupcon of flirtation to Callie and Iain's date, but in the end Iain remained devoted to his pink princess.
Charles even made the little man a kite (fashioned out of a page from my book manuscript, some string, a staple and a toothpick - seriously). It flew like a champ.
Note to self: SIT UP STRAIGHT!
2 comments:
Charles is like all MacGyver over there.
I am glad you had fun. I don't do events like that. Want to-can't.
It's funny you should mention that, as I just visited a log castle recently near Bury St Edmonds. It had tin windows, door handles made of sea foam and the carpet was woven veal.
wtf? :¬)
Sounds like a lovely day at the park, log castles notwithstanding.
Oh, and I'd keep your eye on that boy of yours, he seems awfully young to be dating.
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