It's a beautiful summers day. It's 11 am on a Saturday. The birds are singing, the bees are buzzing. And there are no children in our neighborhood park.
None.
Not a single one on the swingset. Or playing tag. Or soccer. Or T-ball.
It was like I'd been transported to some alternate dimension with no children. But it wasn't just the lack of kids. There were no adults wandering through or sitting on a bench or under a tree with a book. Nothing. So I challenge everyone to go and visit your local park this week.
Turn off the video games, the TV, the computer. Maybe even leave your phone at home. Take your kids, or your loved one, or just yourself and enjoy those public spaces the city has set aside for us and uses our money to maintain. Remember, if no one uses them they just might disappear.
And while your out there say hi to a fellow neighbour. Let's build some communities and nurture spontaneous social interaction in Calgary.
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