Buttonwood Park
Today I will share a few shots from a visit to Buttonwood Park here in New Bedford called by many and I think very aptly the Jewel of the city
Located on 97 acres in New Bedford’s West End, Buttonwood Park is the largest and most visited public park in the city. The park is an oasis of nature right here in New Bedford, with gardens, a pond, an arboretum, walking paths, a playground, a zoo, and several ball fields and basketball courts.
Buttonwood Park is not just a treasure for its recreational opportunities — it’s also a historical treasure. In 1895, Charles Eliot of the famed architectural firm Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot developed the original master plan for the park. In 1988, a new Olmsted-inspired master plan was adopted, serving as a blueprint for The Friends of Buttonwood Park to improve the park.
In 2000, Buttonwood Park and parts of the surrounding neighborhood were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, Buttonwood Park offers the community a place to escape from the stresses of city life and enjoy nature
I went to the park to see how the fall colors were doing, this was a wek or so ago and I hope when I share this post in a few days I will have revisited the park to catch more of the colors
But while there i had to walk by the pond and of course I cannot resist catching a shotof the tree on the little island in the pond
Sony A7iv 99mm F11 1/125 Sec ISO 125
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qand walk around the pond to get this shot of the warming house
Its called a warming house from when in winter skating onthe pond when it was frozen was popular, not sure if many skate on it in winter these days when its cold enough for the pond to be frozen over its too cold for me to get out for many walks
Sony A7iv 78mm F11 1/160 Sec ISO 100
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and then back for this shot standing beside the warming house
Sony A7iv 28mm F9 1/400 Sec ISO 100
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One of the trees in the Arbotereum area
Sony A7iv 41mm F9 1/125 Sec ISO 250
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and another one
Sony A7iv 30mm F9 1/125 Sec ISO 200
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