Friday - in Buttonwood Park

This post was prepared to be be for the Wednesday walk but as I have been able to get out for plenty of walks inthe last week or so, I decided to change it to just a day of the week post
Today I will share a few shots of recent walk in Buttonwood Park here in New Bedford, called by many the crown Jewel of the city and I tend to agree with them its quite a big and a very beautiful park

Most of the walks I share are early morning walks so this is a bit on an exception,its still been fairly cool in the mornings so I havent been out for morning walks, normally its a temp I woul dhave gone out in but with the surgery only a month away IO am trying to be sensible and stay healthy so waiting for it to warm up a little bit more

I parked by the Warming house near the pond and this is the first view I saw

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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.

And saying its so big but the photos I took on this walk were all mostly around the pond