November Birthdays
Marathon Time
The annual Pocantico Hills Marathon: a challenging and beautiful course begins and ends at the Rockwood Hall portion of the park overlooking the Hudson River and the Palisades. Both the half marathon and marathon are single loop courses almost entirely on wide-groomed carriage roads. The course climbs a lot, rocking and rolling past fields, stone walls and bridges, grazing livestock, rivers, forests and lakes. There’s an 9 hour time limit for the marathon, which capped at 500 runners this year. Walkers are also invited, starting an hour before the runners. Proceeds this year will support land conservation in the Hudson Valley.
Here they come . . .
. . . and there they go!
Photos by Carolyn Reiss
Rockland Park Photographer Turns to Gardening
Photo by Greg Lozier
The Long and, Well, Not-So-Long of Kendal
Photo by Cathie Campbell
That’s a Thing Now?!
He arranges a walk in the park. They stroll hand-in-hand. She wonders, “Will he ever ask?” He worries, “Will she say Yes?” He drops to one knee. “I love you. Wil you marry me?” Through tears of joy, she gushes, “Oh, yes! Yes!!” Not so much anymore, it seems. Marianne Bloomfeld came across the process of staging “the moment.” She’s all dolled up with shoes that do not speak to a walk in the park, knowing full well what’s afoot. The neon sign may just have given it away. How much did they practice beforehand? The rose petals are artistically spread. The sky dims to sunset. As choreographed, he drops to one knee. And—FLASH!—the moment is preserved for coming generations. Just as if it had just happened at the spur of the moment. Uh huh . . .
Photo by Marianne Bloomfeld
A Smoky Sunset
Photo by Bob Abramovitz