Yesterday, I met up with a dear friend in Bowmanville to check out the patio scene. We hadn't seen each other for over meet six months. When our respective regions hit phase 2 of reopening businesses, we felt that it was safe to meet and celebrate our birthdays at a restaurant patio. It was a success.
We chose to not open up our presents on the patio, in case this action made customers uneasy. Okay, what alternatives did we have?
We stood outside Winners and searched for a park. We found Green Park that was within driving range. I can get by figuring out where things are in this town, but I haven't been to Bowmanville for nearly three years! My inclination was correct with where this park was. My friend followed me as I led us over to Green Park.
Green Park has a parking lot. And, no, it's not Green P... haha! It's free. It also has disability parking that was clearly marked. There were a grand total of five cars, including ours.
There were a couple of benches by the tennis courts where people can sit and relax. There were a few folks playing tennis. The two people who were on the bench decided to leave. We weren't feeling going over to the bench.
My friend surprised me by saying that she had foldable chairs in her car's trunk. Wow! We grabbed them and our gifts, and headed over to a grassy area to sit down and chat. It worked well.
We were on the soccer field, but on a corner. Being in a pandemic, we didn't anticipate a soccer match happening that would run us over.
Folks were obeying social distancing. The exception was a mutt who came over to say hi to us. My friend was worried that this dog viewed her gift to me as a fire hydrant for him to relieve himself, but it all worked out. His human asked him to join him and he did.
It was a nice evening. The humidity was nonexistent and it was partly sunny. We chatted, laughed, and opened our presents.
The grass on the soccer field had lots of dandelions and wasn't really green like its park name implies. However, it was green in other areas. It was all good to us.
We liked this park. It suited our needs and it was nice to catch up. We have plans to do a picnic here soon. It was a cool find and is a nice park in Bowmanville.
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