Just arriving at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Lots of people were there.. a beautiful day.

Eddie and Jess are forced to pull the map out and be our guides for the day.

This is my best duck impersonation.

Yellow flower bush.

The field of lilacs smelled amazing.

Ale´in the field of lilacs.

Jessica enjoying the lilacs.

Eddie & Alessandro

Jess takes a roll in the grass.

Alessandro’s yearbook photo.

Maybe Ale´does like girls..

A new hairstyle for Eddie.

Ride’em Cowboy!

It was the Japanese Sakura Matsuri Festival at the Cherry Esplanade.

Jess and I take time to smell the flowers.

Looking up into the cherry blossoms.

More Cherry Blossoms.

Alessandro ponders the meaning of life.

Law breaking citizens of Brooklyn! Rules Schmules!

Some kind of purple flower.

Eddie, Rachelle, Jessica

Ale´, pink’s your color!

Mallard in the pond.

Take time to appreciate the little things.. like little duckies

Eddie catches some rays.

Rachelle, Alessandro, Eddie

This Bird of Paradise flower reminded me of San Diego.

Jessica Rolling Down the Hill

Alessandro Rolling Down the Hill

Yesterday was my first venture into Brooklyn. Well, the first one that I’ll admit. Alessandro and Eddie took Jessica and me to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It’s like the Garden of Eden in the middle of Brooklyn. Beautiful and relaxing. Being surrounded by lilacs, roses, and cherry blossoms created an amazing smell. Itching from rolling in the grass and rubbing our eyes and sneezing from the pollen, we all realized how much we are wussy city kids.

On the walk home from Brooklyn, we saw amazing views of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty at the waterfront. We walked over the historic Brooklyn Bridge and on into lower Manhattan. Today, it feels like we walked 100 miles, but I’m sure it was only between 5 and 10.

Jess on the Brooklyn Bridge. Lower Manhattan is behind her.

Me and Jessica on the Brooklyn Bridge.

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