for this year's snowfall we went sledding in central park. i missed our usual brooklyn prospect park run, but . . oh well . . sometimes you have to try something new. yves liked this hill better because it was steeper, longer and with this slick snow . . faster. they all enjoyed going down together on our friends' long sled. i enjoyed finding a quiet little hill all to myself . .
sophie came to join us . .
and then morgana went home with her to help our friend olga, and to babysit. the rest of us boarded the c train, happily and tiredly, and rode home.
That looks like fun! You even went sledding! I haven't been sledding in ages. We only have this one sled from one of Peter's colleagues, but that is not meant for adults. I used to go sledding a lot when I was a child, but once we had moved to the north, all this ended. There was barely ever any snow there.
ReplyDeletewalking back up the hill after going down is really good exercise. i could feel the fatigue in my body when we got home, and i slept really well during the night. i walk a lot here in the city, but it's good to really physically exert one's self. i can understand why so many people like to run or to go to the gym and do the running machines.
Deletemaybe it would be worthwhile for you to get a sled you could use? i still have the sleds i used when i was a little girl: fleetwing and flexible flyer. our friend sophie had a "modern" flexible flyer (that round tube in the picture) that i actually really liked. it sprung a leak, but i think she'll be able to fix it. i like the old wooden sleds the best, with the steel runners.
here's a steel runner at cabela's
and here's a toboggan at llbean.
our toboggan broke during our last sledding expedition in 2011. it also had been from my childhood!
these sleds aren't cheap, but they last and they're a lot of fun.
Thanks for the links. I've seen the ones at LLBean. I always would like to get a German type one. You can see a sample here. They are higher, the runners are not as sharp, and they are very sturdy. The Amish also have interesting ones. They sell them at Lehman's. So nice you still have your old sleds. Maybe we really should budget for one for next winter! Or we could ask some relatives for them for Christmas. Thanks again for mentioning the different possibilities.
DeleteIn winter, walking around here is difficult. There are no sidewalks and there is a lot of snow. But we do walk up and down mountains a lot!
the german sled is very nice!
Deleteah, it's nice that you have mountains you can take hikes on . . and you have large parks that aren't too far . . that's good. can you walk to ballet? or the seuss rehearsal?
Ballet is five minutes down the hill, about 10 minutes when you go back and have to walk uphill, the Seuss rehearsal is about 1 minute down the street, campus is a 5 to 10 minute walk, the gym is about a 10 minute walk, as are the Co-op and the post office. Everything is really close, which is good or bad. Good to get to places fast (I don't have to accompany the three older ones anymore), bad if you want to get more exercise. The ballet studio is at a very busy street, though, I don't let the little ones walk there by themselves. There are too many trucks.
Deleteit's really good you are so close to things. i wouldn't like driving everywhere at all.
Deletethose trucks always worry me . .
Especially when you have a dreamy child . . .
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