After having seen a few spots of Boston's Emerald Necklace, I decided that I wanted to see more. So, I headed to the southern most tip of it--to Harvard's Arnold Arboretum, designed by landscape architect great, Fredrick Law Olmstead (also the designer of Central Park). The day was cloudy and overcast, but a nice breeze was blowing and knocked the heat down a bit. When I hit the 265 acre park, I was greeted by an antiquated brick fence which enclosed a beutiful expanse of towering trees and fields of grass and plants of all sorts. I wandered inside, and casually paraded through the park, taking in the variety of flowers, vines, and trees. Within the park, I also visited the Bonsai Pavillion and the Vine Garden, two nicely designed outdoor spaces, perfect for meandering and strolling and pondering. I walked up to the top-most point of the arboretum, and on my climb back down, stopped mid-hill and took an hour nap in the middle of a grassy spot. Then, I slowly made my way out of the park, and back home...sleepy and dreamy and happy from an afternoon of botanical wonder.
After having seen a few spots of Boston's Emerald Necklace, I decided that I wanted to see more. So, I headed to the southern most tip of it--to Harvard's Arnold Arboretum, designed by landscape architect great, Fredrick Law Olmstead (also the designer of Central Park). The day was cloudy and overcast, but a nice breeze was blowing and knocked the heat down a bit. When I hit the 265 acre park, I was greeted by an antiquated brick fence which enclosed a beutiful expanse of towering trees and fields of grass and plants of all sorts. I wandered inside, and casually paraded through the park, taking in the variety of flowers, vines, and trees. Within the park, I also visited the Bonsai Pavillion and the Vine Garden, two nicely designed outdoor spaces, perfect for meandering and strolling and pondering. I walked up to the top-most point of the arboretum, and on my climb back down, stopped mid-hill and took an hour nap in the middle of a grassy spot. Then, I slowly made my way out of the park, and back home...sleepy and dreamy and happy from an afternoon of botanical wonder.
