In a New York minute: Central Park devastated
Photo courtesy of Central Park
OMG. I was just there last weekend!
New York's Central Park, and its beautiful gem Conservatory Garden, were devastated by a powerful thunderstorm Tuesday night. This is the New York Times description of a storm described as more damaging than any in decades.
Scores of trees were toppled. One of the officials describes the smell of fresh wood that has been blown apart.
I returned Sunday night from a beautiful weekend in New York City, and I visited the Conservatory Garden for a quiet and heartfelt talk with an old friend, and we were comforted by the delicate beauty of this place.
The garden is a perfectly manicured six acres at about 106th Street, the only formal garden in Central Park. I don't think I can stand to see pictures of the storm's damage there.
Comments
Wow. That's a real mess. Unlike you, Susan, I couldn't not look.
Here are the best of the articles I found:
Warning: Susan! Avert your eyes!
http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-fallen-trees-storm,0,5292434.story
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/21212/
My favorite line, though, was this one:
“Last night was pretty bad, it was just cracking ... It’s a lot of beautiful trees, it’s very sad.” She said that her dog’s favorite tree was gone.
Posted by: Eve | August 19, 2009 3:40 PM
Sorry to hear about the bad winds and all the damage that happened in New York City. That makes for a very big mess. It makes it hard for people to get around. No power for a lot of people. That is a lot of trees that are down.
We are a long way from there. But it is still sad to hear about and see.
Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"
Posted by: Dan and Deanna | August 19, 2009 9:34 PM
we were in ny in july, beautiful city our favoutite place was central park so sorry to hear about storm
Posted by: sharon | August 21, 2009 12:32 AM