Update in the Park

As you may recall from an earlier blog post (June 2012), there's a lovely little city park just down the block from us where we often walk in the mornings.  When we first arrived, it was in such bad condition, but they have steadily been working on it, making improvements.  It is also the location of a wonderful Christmas celebration which we'll blog about next.

Here's the new entrance.  They have renamed it Parque Aberomerica, so there are all the flags of the countries in this hemisphere.  They have an iguana habitat in the base of a bridge area with five different kinds of iguanas.




In one part that used to be a parking lot, they added dozens of exercise machines, and there's even a guy there in the morning and evening leading a free exercising class with about fifty attendees.

They have made a darling children's playground with bright-colored swings and slides and cute giant animals.

They have put in beautiful three-dimensional butterfly mosaics along the base of one wall.

Instead of walking on rutted walkways, they are all paved and curbed.

While we know that this probably doesn't mean anything to you, our readers, it has been a wonderful change for us as we have walked frequently in this park in the morning.  But be sure to read the next blog which shows what they've done to make it ready by Christmas....