2009 New York Trip – Day 3
Friday, May 22nd
The Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Skyler Under a Tree
The morning came much too fast. Skye had things to do with Charlanne to prep for the wedding on Sunday so Skyler and I were on our own in a “foreign land.” At first we just got in the car and headed out to go find a park. Luckily we had the GPS and there was a listing for parks. I popped in the closes park and we were off. We arrived 10 minutes later. The park where we arrived was an equestrian park. It looked kind of creepy so I just made a U-turn and headed right out of there. Skyler was happy enough just looking out the window. I sifted though the listings in the GPS and came upon an arboretum, the Bayard Cutting Arboretum; it was only 15 minutes away.
On our way there Skyler fell asleep. Jetlag is a pain. We pulled into the parking lot and all you could see were so many huge trees and green, green grass. It was great. Skyler had only been asleep for about 10 minutes so he woke up a little groggy but once he saw all the trees and grass he was ready to just run around and explore. We took a lot of pictures here. There were gaggles of Canadian Geese walking around the grounds. Skyler really found it fun to run after them. There was this one huge tree that must have been a hundred years old. It just stood out among the other trees with a sort of majestic aire. Skyler ran over to it and I was able to fire off some amazing shots.
I got to talk to a mother with her three children and she told me about the other side of the property. Apparently this used to be a private residence in the early 1900s and where we were was just the backside of the house. She said the front lawn was much better because it lead to the water.
I went back to the car and put Skyler’s lunch stuff in the Sherpani Kid Carrier, Skyler jumped in and we were off to explore the other side. The trail led to the front of the mansion. Beyond us lay an expanse of grass, trees and the Connetquot River. There was a weeping tree that was so big. We found a way inside and under the tree branches; without exaggerating, you could fit a house under that tree, it was so big.
We had lunch under one of the big trees on the front lawn. Soon it was time to head back. Skye called to tell me she was back at the hotel. We packed up and headed back to the car then back to the hotel.
That evening we had a pizza party at the hotel. Charlanne invited all the out of town guest and people in the wedding to come. It was a nice time. Skyler has been working on his different faces so he did some showing off on how he can make his surprised look, his sad look and his serious look.
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