Category: Public Parks

• Room # 8

  There was an old man, kind and wise with age And he read me just like a book and he never missed a page And I loved him like my father and I loved him like my friend And, I knew his time would shortly come but I did not know just when… –Gram Parsons…

  patrickjegan

  February 20, 2016

  Blogging, California, Creativity, Deserts, Fables & Folklore, Ghosts, History, Melancholy Thoughts, non-fiction, Paris, Public Parks, Real Personal History, Travels

  Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Joshua National Park, Joshua Tree CA, Joshua Tree Inn, Keith Richards, morphine, overdose, Rolling Stones

• The End Of The Line

  Like, wow…I can’t believe we’re in California. What a magical and special state this is.  It’s no wonder that all the famous people live here.  It’s the “land of opportunity”, where an anybody like me can become a somebody like…George Clooney.  We weren’t here an hour when I drove to a service station to get…

  patrickjegan

  February 16, 2016

  Blogging, California, Creativity, Deserts, Dreams, Everyday Events, Fables & Folklore, Ghosts, History, Memories, Myth and Mythology, Nature, non-fiction, Public Parks, Real Personal History, Religion, seniors, The RV Life, Travels

  carrots, Imperial Sand Dunes, lottery winnings, migrant workers, rodeo, spas, Yuma

• I Heard The Secrets Of The Grackle’s Song

  [Image: Google search] A short time ago, perhaps a week, maybe more, I spent a few days in Austin, Texas.  We were visiting with a gentleman, William, that I had met during a writers workshop in Westport, New York in October, 2012.  He has been a good friend and faithful follower of my blogs since…

  patrickjegan

  January 28, 2016

  Blogging, Childhood, Creativity, daughter, Fables & Folklore, Family, Fictional Personal History, grandparents, History, Holding onto the Past, Love, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, Myth and Mythology, Nature, Public Parks, son, Texas, The RV Life, The South, Travels, Uncategorized

  antes, Austin TX, Bob Wills, Colorado River, cowboys, Grackles, myths, nature, sea turtle, song of seven passions, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Texas 2-step, Willie Nelson

• I’d Really Rather Not See It, If You Don’t Mind

  [Source:Wikipedia] As I grow older and wiser (?), the number of situations I do not wish to take part in, is growing.  For example, I’d rather avoid any conversation with global warming deniers, Holocaust deniers, evolution deniers and anyone, man or woman, who believe it’s the will of God to kill innocent people. In addition,…

  patrickjegan

  November 30, 2015

  Blogging, Everyday Events, Nature, Public Parks, The RV Life, The South, Travels

  Burmese pythons, Everglades, exotic pets, invasive species, natural habitats, south Florida

• After The Party

  I wasn’t that hungry to begin with. Blame it on the oppressive heat and humidity in the city that evening.  Blame it on the seven block walk to our favorite Ramen place on 28th Street.  Or, best of all, blame it on the viral bronchial whatever I pick up in late June.  I just didn’t…

  patrickjegan

  July 21, 2015

  Blogging, Everyday Events, Melancholy Thoughts, New York City, non-fiction, Public Parks, Real Personal History

  Broadway, Herald Square, homeless, Macy’s, street parties

• Bryant Park On A July Afternoon

  I remember a time, back in the 1970’s and ’80’s when Bryant Park was a certain kind of place for a certain kind of person. I was not one of those people. There was a public restroom…a small stone building on 42nd Street.  If you entered to use the urinal, in the day, in the…

  patrickjegan

  July 18, 2015

  Blogging, Creativity, Everyday Events, Memories, New York City, non-fiction, Objects of Beauty, Public Parks, Real Personal History

  42nd St., Bryant Park, NYC, Public Library