The Spectacular “Green” Beauty Of New York’s Central Park!

First and foremost, bravo to “Mingomatic”, who posted this image on their Instagram page…please go and follow their incredible photography!

Note the smaller lake near the top of the photo – that is, in fact “The Lake”, where Bethesda Fountain and The Boathouse are…

Magical, right? Both of these photos struck a chord with me because, you will notice just how green the water looks….and last week, when New York experienced a massive storm, I got to see up close just how “green” the lake really is!

Here’s Bethesda fountain on a sunny day…there’s a small underpass which you can see and here’s what it looked like after that storm…

As you can see, some standing water here and there…and as I walked closer to the lake, I noticed pools of water that looked like this:

A “Green Lake” Indeed!

Look at how green the water is – and where did it come from? The lake!

Here’s video of me following the “green” trail!

I found this fascinating. “The lake” was man-made, and the green tint comes from algae in the water…however, this is also where I have shared this amazing sight:

Turtles in the lake come to the steps of Bethesda fountain, and here’s a really fun video of them eating some snacks left for them:

The Turtles are really fascinating and you can see more of my “turtle fascination” by clicking on my story here:

This is just one of the many magical sights in this incredible park:

Alex and I were amazed by the proliferation of “skinny skyscrapers” that rise high above the park…see more on them here:

Oh, did you know that Central Park has its own castle?

Well, you know the answer: of course it does!

Here’s more information about this unique structure embedded in the park:

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