Morning in Central Park

Despite my late bedtime, I sprung out of bed this morning, eager to get over to Central Park for a run. Armed with my camera in my Timbuk 2 bag (Thanks, Madeline!) I headed out past Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, & the crowd at NBC news. 

St. Patrick's Cathedral:

Another pretty church along the way:

Umm... yeah...

Manhattan Born!

Many of the park benches bear messages. I read every one:

The entrance to the Children's Zoo:

The jogging trail along the reservoir, with views of the city:

After a run, I walked for a while & found Cleopatra's Needle:

These guys were everywhere:

View down the steps from the Needle:

See what I mean? This guy had been treed by a large dog:

Belvedere Castle & Turtle Pond:

Dogs were everywhere... wish Aki & Taylor could have joined me!

These rocks appeared to be crawling onto the path:

Bethesda Terrace:

With a lone saxophonist:

Great sculptures on the stone railing:

The Bandshell:

There were no shops in "the Mall."

But there were statues & flowers! I forgot to look for Balto.  : (

And the shops were not far away. Here's a "Sex & the City" window at Bergdorf's:

And a "women in history" themed window:

A graduation ceremony at Radio City:

And deja vu again:

Uh-oh. Encountered Magnolia Bakery...

And this followed me home:

Key lime cheesecake & iced coffee: breakfast of champions!