Parks and recreation and you

Paying respect
London, ON
May 2023
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Whenever anyone questions the wisdom of governments spending limited funds on public infrastructure like parks, I want to start sharing pictures of these places with them.

Because life without parks would, frankly, suck.

In fact, if I could offer up any useful guidance to our elected officials insofar as parks are concerned, it would be this: build more of them. Make them bigger, more elaborate, more inspiring. Craft spaces that make living in a place a joy instead of mere survival. Make strangers smile.

Some of my happiest and earliest memories originated in a park somewhere, and I know I’m not alone.

This one is London’s Victoria Park, but it could just as easily be any park. If it brings you joy, I hope you find some way to commit your own park-ish scenes to memory.

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