We headed out for our "Saturday Philosophy Club" meeting and unlike Isabel Dalhousie we actually went to the school of Practical Philosophy in Manhattan. It's on 79th St near Central Park so today and last week we traveled up Central Park West in a cab and walked across the park cameras in hand. My focus ended up being the dog walkers and they were there in there hundreds and some very proud to display their dogs and tell how wonderful they are.
The park is beautiful, bare and seemingly endless- such a wonderful oasis in the middle of the city. We walked, meandering straight across the park west to east and nipped across 5th Avenue to The School of Practical Philosophy.
We emerged from philosophy and walked meandering diagonally from East 79th St to West 59th St Columbus Circle.
The dog photos continued. It never ceases to amaze me what people do with their dogs. We walked past two women with two dogs and what I thought was a baby in a stroller (turns out Julia and Margie assumed the same as me). At one point the two women stopped at a bench and it was only because Margie was looking at a statue that I stopped and noticed one of the women adjusting a rug. It caught my eye as it was a rather large dark greenish colour, "Not very babyish" I thought so looked closer. The stroller was not holding a baby at all it was for the dachshunds that the women were walking. Their poor little legs must have been too tired by then. She carefully placed the large rug in the stroller and I presume the dogs went in to their dog stroller soon.
Then there were the dogs who were out for a great time chasing balls, carrying too large sticks, sitting on the bench with their owners or being carried through the park.
It was a "Thinking" walk indeed.
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