Kites flying under the fluffy clouds that make up pictures
of puppies and families that vanish in front of your eyes as they move through
the sky. Much like the actual puppies running through the grass to fetch their
squeaky dog bones. Couples laying on the grass, protecting their skins from the
itchy grass with a thin blanket, talking about the changing pictures in the
sky, their dreams, their aspirations, their insecurities, their goals, their
thoughts- keeping an eye out for the kites crashing down from the mild wind.
Kayaking, families wearing life vest, children running,
bikers, big open fields, trees, rollerbladers racing each other, two teens
throwing a football back and forth, a yorkie running towards a little kid;
stops; then runs after his owner, a bride, a groom, their friends, the
photographer, the camera, the newly weds kiss, they pose.
Overpeck County Park
is an 811-acre county park in Bergen county, New Jersey with major sections in
Leonia, Palisades Park, Ridgefield Park, and Teaneck, surrounding overpeck
creek, a tributary of the Hackensack river.
The area in Ridgefield Park along Challenger Road, off Emerson Road is
22 acres and consists of two softball fields, two soccer fields, amphitheater
with 3,000 lawn seats, six tennis courts, playground, lawn, 700 parking spaces,
boat launch, and walking trails. The park's grand opening was on July 5, 2010.
The pictures in the sky keep changing. The people are lost
in their own happiness. Each group of people not paying much attention to the
other. The relaxing feel, the freedom, the judgment free zone, the gift of overpeck.
I like how your place description flows. It's like a rapid-fire succession of images that link into one another in a way that the images never seem disjointed. I can almost imagine a pair of hands flipping through Polaroid photographs of the park. It also shows that Overpeck Park is important to, and means different things to, its many visitors.
ReplyDeleteI love your description! I felt like I was really there. Its really vivid and beautifully written. I love the last paragraph were you wrap things up and explain that overpeck gives people gifts of happiness and freedom. A really great piece of writing!
ReplyDeleteSuch an awesome description that I want to go visit this park! Nothing here is made-up here and it was so enticing to read that it makes the reader feel the great vibes in at this park. This to be is a clear example of what CNF is.
ReplyDeleteI really like the way you wrote your description! It's the perfect amount of detail to feel present at that park. I also like how you squeezed in factual information about the park in between the visual and conclusion.
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