Herman Park part two

The train comes right down Main street to the park.

I think a lot of people must take the train to the park. Because finding parking is a real pain.

This guy laid his blanket down in a big open space and was calling on the phone. Girlfriend didn't show up?

Lovers standing close on the footbridge, whispering declarations of love to one another?

Oh wait, they are having an argument...perhaps its that now apparent baby on the way?

I love people watching and interjecting my own script on their lives. But this pair did not seem to be getting along too well.

Many flowers in the park were blooming.

Not all though, these Crepe Myrtles seem to have been set back by excessive trimming. Most around town are blooming.

Wild Life in Herman park

The train at Herman Park looks like a fun ride. The kids on board were all waving and having a good time.

Miller outdoor theater has a lot of kites flying, kids rolling down hill and in this picture a toddler that seemed to have no parent around as he wandered off. They eventually realized he had been running pretty fast and caught up with him. Some teenagers had a weird skateboard with giant wheels and they were taking turns bombing down the hill. I raced one down.  He was fast, but with me, the trike and a little peddle power at the start, he didn't stand a chance. Funny thing is it looks much steeper going 25 mph down the hill...

Kids get to cool off at the miniature replica of the Washington monument with reflecting pond.

Herman Park has great paved and crushed granite paths to cruise down.

They are wide and have interesting scenery everywhere you look.

The paddle boats look fun, but I have my own peddle powered fun at hand.

Huge beautiful trees everywhere. Though not for the Charlie Browns among us.

Someones fun was spoiled.

I've always liked this sculpture in front of the Zoo.

This duck seemed suspicious of the strange man on the strange bike.

He was giving the the stink eye for quite a long time.

Kite flying looked pretty crowded. Up close some of the kites were incredible. Birds, dragons. etc. Next time I'll try to get pictures of the grounded kites. I should bring the video camera for this stuff, the point and shoot is good for pictures, but video is a bit blurry...oh wait my video is fine, YouTube just smashed it down to near unwatchable. I'll have to figure out how to embed better quality video.