You know what I like? October 4, 2004 ~ 2:43 pm
Posted by Julie in : Daily Grind , comments closed
First of all, a picture of my favorite tree in Prospect Park.
But what sparked the title of this post was another park. Central Park, to be precise. Lest I leave you all thinking that my boyfriend is a complete asshole because of the birthday fiasco, I give you this:
Two weeks ago, he took me for a long walk in Central Park, through the Ramble, which is about as close as you can get to hiking in New York City. It was a perfect day, cool enough for jeans, but sunny and warm enough that we didn’t need jackets. As we walk past a stream, there’s a patch where the sun has broken through the canopy of leaves, and I smell it. That rotting leaf smell that has always said “Fall” to me. We walk on a little bit, but I ask “Did you smell it?” and he says “Yeah,” knowing exactly what I mean. He stops, takes my hand, and leads me back to the scent. “It smells like Fall,” he says. “I know,” I reply. “It makes me happy.” He pulls me into a hug, kisses me on the top of my head, and we just stand there, smelling the Fall.
There, cheesy enough for you?
