Category Archives: nature

Watching The World Go By

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

Perched on a bench in the park, in passive observation, to quote Pete Hamill, like I’m watching a parade pass by. Everyone seems to be out, enjoying the warmer climes. Couples, young and old, hold hands while fathers push strollers … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, food, grace, humanity, humor, kids, Love, music, nature, New York City, words, writing | Tagged Central Park, contentment, Family picnics, French Impressionists, Google Images, Pete Hamill, Sundays in the Park | 13 Comments

The Jewess and the Shiksa

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

There’s a young girl I see running most mornings, 30ish, curly-haired, long and lean. She always runs along the various paths that parallel the road, like a deer loping by. Occasionally we stretch together on one of the Park’s many … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Family, grace, Health, humanity, internet, Love, nature, New York City, parents, religion, sexual relationships, women | Tagged Jdate, looking for Mr. Right, Pretty young girls, pushy parents, running | 26 Comments

Best Story of the Week…Say Cheese

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s 7 a.m. as I walk from west to east after running two miles, cutting across the park to sprint the rest of the way home. I see something very green up ahead moving at a steady pace. Imagine a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, grace, humanity, humor, internet, men, nature, New York City, travel, words | Tagged Central Park, high end athletic wear, Instagram, New York tourists, taking photographs, The Statue of Liberty | 17 Comments

A Cocker Off Its Rocker

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

This morning I watched a woman having a fight with her dog, a cocoa brown Cocker Spaniel who looked fresh from the Westminster Dog Show, but acted as if he was just paroled. The woman was beautifully dressed in a … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Fashion, humanity, humor, nature, New York City, words | Tagged Central Park, Cocker Spaniels, Horseback Riding, observing, Upper East Side Women and their dogs, Westminster Dog Show | 13 Comments

Humor Takes All

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

Hard to be cheery when you’re grieving. but what better way to heal, acting as if until you are. The little girls of the family renting my late friend Mimi’s apartment, made me roses out of pink Kleenex, their stems … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Family, Fashion, food, friendship, grace, Gratitude, humanity, humor, kids, Love, nature, New York City, words | Tagged Anne Lamott Grace Eventually, from the mouths of babes, mourning a friend, Oreos and milk, saying good bye, vintage Chanel suits | 19 Comments

Raccoons Anonymous

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s 6 a.m., not quite first light, as I run towards daybreak. Suddenly I hear a screech, like a car careening around a corner, but of course there are none since the park is still closed. A couple running ahead … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, animals, Family, humor, kids, nature, New York City, violence, Women and men, words | Tagged Al-Anon Family Groups, Alcoholics Anonymous, domestic violence, drunks and their caretakers, the raccoons of Central Park | 14 Comments

Why I Love Little Kids

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

Because they remind me to lighten the fuck up and smell the roses. You see a baby in a stroller, cooing and gurgling, having a grand old time in the moment needing so little for their amusement, like playing with … Continue reading →

Posted in grace, humanity, humor, kids, Love, nature, New York City, words | Tagged 12 Step slogan HALT, babies, Be the change you want to see Gandhi quote, living in the moment, Mahatma Gandhi | 21 Comments

Mating Season

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

The minute there’s a whiff of serious spring, the mallards of Central Park couple up. You see the male, his dark green head following the female, who looks more like a Shaker in her simple brown ensemble while she takes … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, Family, grace, humor, nature, New York City, sex, Women and men | Tagged Ducks of Central Park, mating season, sex in the wild, teach your children | 20 Comments

Mother Nature Should Take Her Meds

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

Yesterday was 78%. I ran in shorts and a T-shirt, a balmy breeze blowing through my hair. All day the city sang with spring weather, sidewalks filled with the sunny and cheerful. It was as though all problems were placed … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, Home, humor, nature, New York City, words | Tagged a late spring, Central Park, Global Warming, new York weather, The Little Rascals | 26 Comments

Why I Get Up

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

At least once a week, I’m asked why I get out of bed when I don’t have to. I want to answer, because I’m not a slug, but am always diplomatic and say, it’s simply a grace to be up … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, Fashion, grace, humor, nature, New York City, words | Tagged Central Park, daffodils, Spring is in the air, Versailles | 38 Comments