When my twin brother Jan and I turned 70, two years ago, I invited myself to New York City for a short visit. I said, I would love to be with you as we turn 70 but when I am in NYC, I want to do two things. 1) visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and see Promises, Promises with Sean Hayes who attended ISU. Though my twin never attended a Broadway musical he intended to accompany me to Promises, Promises and...... he was the first to pop up from his seat to scream "Bravo, Bravo!"
Before returning home to the Central Illinois Prairie, my twin told me there is something I would like to show you. We took the subway to 14th Street, climbed three flights of stairs, and in front of me was the Illinois Prairie! Here were prairie plants, the same cultivars in our prairie garden back home! Rattle Snake Master, Coneflowers of all colors, Lead Plant, Little Blue Stem, and many others. Trees, shrubs, all artistically placed with the old railroad tracks showing at various places, many places to sit, wooden chez lounges, steps, the creativity used to build the High Line captivated me, so much so, that I developed a PowerPoint about the High Line to show to my Master Gardener group.
If spiritual connectedness exists, then I would say I am spiritually connected to the , the decrepit elevated railroad that ran down the west side of Manhattan until several prominent NYC citizens decided this eyesore could be reused. Thus in 2009, the first mile of the New York City High Line opened.
I did visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, not botanical, on a beautiful July morning and ambled through this massive garden for 5 hours. The Garden is located in the heart of a commercial Brooklyn neighborhood and when I got off the subway, I thought I was at the wrong stop! As I entered the Garden, I could not believe I was in one of the largest and oldest botanical gardens in the country.
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