Day 3.323:"Wrens sell 'ere!" "No, wrens slur!"

Sunday morning found us in need of some run-around-outdoors time, so we braved the cold to visit a small park in in Rensselaer, just across the Hudson from downtown Albany.

The park is right where the highway would be if the bridge to nowhere didn't stop abruptly on this side of the river and is surrounded completely by the ramps up onto the bridge. The kids played on the structure and the even braved the see-saws or 'teeter-totters of terror' as Exile #2 dubbed them, and then we had a fairly epic game of tag on the basketball courts.

The park also offers some different views of some of Albany's downtown sights including the USS Slater which is about to leave for its winter home elsewhere.

After spotting yesterday's litter notice, we walked around the park. Each side of every concrete bridge support has been painted, presumably by an army of local artists. I'm sure they all looked stunning when they were new, but for me their worn and faded looks make them even more appealing.

All these photos and more in the Flickr set.