Bethesda Terrace: Part 2

On today, which is hopefully the coldest day of the year, I decided to go back and think warm thoughts and look at warm drawings from the heat of summer. Above, is a drawing of the Winter seasonal landscape lining one of the staircases at Bethesda Terrace in Central Park, where I spent a few weeks this summer drawing and painting with pastels (See Part 1 Here). The birds look a little stressed and cold, I think.

But that's enough winter!

Let's all just think nice warm thoughts...of weeping willows, laying in the grass, and sun-dappled reflections on the water...

...of running outside in the early morning, gentle breezes (with no wind chill) rustling the leaves...

...relaxing in a gondola as the water, trees, and clouds drift by...

...and listening to the resonant sounds of strings and choral voices echoing through the warm, dewy air.

Above is the seasonal birdscape for Summer...don't they look happy and relaxed?

Let's keep that mindset going...

(One of the many benefits of working from home, is that on a day like today, I can do as the cats do: Curl up in a too-small shipping box near the radiator and pass out.)