Saturday, September 19, 2009

Park(ing) Day

Yesterday was Park(ing) day! The lovely day where people can transform parking spaces all over the city into whatever they want.
There were tents,
Yoga classes,
Silly dance parties,
and giant ball pits!
Strangers on the street were invited to jump in and swim around.
It was a nice day in NYC so I just had to take a dip. It was my first swim of the summer!
at

42 comments:

  1. Melissa~September 19, 2009 at 1:01 PM

    Gorgeous idea!
    ball pits are my favourite way to swim. Colorfull, crazy and I don't have to wait one hour after eat to swim.

    Hugs!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. AliSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    Wow, seriously?! I've never heard of this (and I'm from NY!), but it's absolutely brilliant.

    And I bet you don't have to pay! Har har.

    ReplyDelete
  3. chelswildflowerSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:26 PM

    I cannot think of a better environment for you than giant, multicolored ball pits.

    ReplyDelete
  4. chelswildflowerSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    oh wait, a giant multicolored ball pit in the middle of a field of giant, multicolored flowers

    ReplyDelete
  5. colormekatieSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    haha! I would love to build one in my house and just sleep in it.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Glamour DiariesSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:56 PM

    Yayyyy! I LOVE the ball pits!! They don't let me in at our indoor themepark, so this would have been a lot of fun!

    ReplyDelete
  7. HayleySeptember 19, 2009 at 1:57 PM

    i've never heard of this before, but it sounds amazing! i havent swam in a ball pit since my mcdonald's days... hahaha.

    ReplyDelete
  8. peeweeSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:57 PM

    WHere was this? I've lived in NY for 8 yrs and never even heard of it! What an awesome idea...Im surprised it wasn't yours!

    ReplyDelete
  9. JamieSeptember 19, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    I just found your blog via www.jodified.com 's mention of you today and am totally IN LOVE! Your blog is sooooo inspiring and beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  10. clairedulaluneSeptember 19, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    How fantastic! I wish i could have been there!

    ReplyDelete
  11. MLGSeptember 19, 2009 at 4:13 PM

    What a great idea. I think every city should do something like this. Nothing like bringing the kid out to play...love the ball pit. Looks like fun.

    ReplyDelete
  12. margotSeptember 19, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    that's so cool! i never heard of this!!! i live in nyc, i think we should be friends. lol!

    ReplyDelete
  13. NicolasaSeptember 19, 2009 at 6:46 PM

    Great pictures! I love the action shot with the balls!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Oh, My DarlingSeptember 19, 2009 at 7:28 PM

    OH man, ball pits were always my favorite at Chuck E. Cheese growing up. This looks like so much fun!

    ReplyDelete
  15. SueSeptember 19, 2009 at 9:41 PM

    Well this is just too much fun! I'm traveling, exhausted and sitting in a hotel room. When I saw you had something new up...I thought, "I could use a little Katie right now". I would say that you are doing something right!

    Sue

    ReplyDelete
  16. Portland SunshineSeptember 19, 2009 at 11:02 PM

    we celebrated in portland too. next year i want to make my own park-ing spot! http://portlandsunshine.blogspot.com/2009/09/national-parking-day.html

    ReplyDelete
  17. I Wear MasksSeptember 20, 2009 at 8:02 AM

    The last photo of you in the ball pit is crazy, it makes you look no bigger than the car Tyre next to it! x

    ReplyDelete
  18. theaSeptember 20, 2009 at 8:51 AM

    LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!!

    thea.
    xx


    www.forthevisionaries.tumblr.com

    ReplyDelete
  19. KatieSeptember 20, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    What the heck? I wish I knew about this!

    ReplyDelete
  20. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2009 at 1:58 PM

    I've always wanted to live in NYC & your blog reaffirms my desire. Keep up the awesome & creative work. I'd love to schedule a trip to NYC & schedule a family photo session with you too... we'll work on that!

    Thank you for the little (and big) rays of sunshine!

    ReplyDelete
  21. colormekatieSeptember 20, 2009 at 2:18 PM

    You're so sweet Ginny! If you ever come to NY I would love to do a shoot with your family!

    ReplyDelete
  22. GianinaSeptember 20, 2009 at 2:33 PM

    Hey Katie, I found your blog yesterday through one of my friends that follows your blog. I just wanted to tell you what an inspiration you are! You seem like the most beautiful person to me, spontaneous, upbeat, and living your life for all it's worth! I don't think anyone can walk away from you (or your blog for that matter) being the same person they were before. You are beautiful!

    Gianina

    ReplyDelete
  23. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2009 at 4:15 PM

    I love these pictures -they are so full of color and sunshine! :)

    ReplyDelete
  24. colormekatieSeptember 20, 2009 at 8:03 PM

    awww thank you so much Gianina!!!

    ReplyDelete
  25. GelSeptember 20, 2009 at 10:27 PM

    Oh wow! My boyfriend's in New York right now but too bad he isn't aware of this event! Hehe it's such an awesome idea! We don't have stuff like that happening here in our country. Boo :(

    ReplyDelete
  26. randi bergmanSeptember 20, 2009 at 10:49 PM

    ohmigod ball pits. i want to live in one forever and ever. minus all the dirtiness

    thekatiegirls.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  27. 3StinkyBoysAndMeSeptember 20, 2009 at 10:56 PM

    I didn't know they let you transform parking spaces to whatever you wanted every now and then. That's so cool!

    ReplyDelete
  28. Geezees Custom Canvas ArtSeptember 21, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    What a fantastic idea...looks like it was a lot of fun.

    ReplyDelete
  29. katieleighSeptember 21, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    I wish I lived somewhere which would let us be free spirits like that, gorgeous pictures :) I hope you got into the ball pit!

    ReplyDelete
  30. the southern hostessSeptember 21, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    Such a cool idea. I love it.

    ReplyDelete
  31. Valencia LiaSeptember 22, 2009 at 1:37 AM

    Such a cool idea and event ! And jumping into a huge ball pit is so so much fun :)

    ReplyDelete
  32. Jodi at Joy DiscoveredSeptember 22, 2009 at 11:59 AM

    I just love your blog, Katie. It is always a place where I know I will find JOY. Thank you for another installment in FUN!!

    ReplyDelete
  33. J.DimpsSeptember 22, 2009 at 12:05 PM

    omg that ball pit looks like so much fun! takes me back to my childhood.

    ReplyDelete
  34. EmilySeptember 22, 2009 at 12:27 PM

    Oh my what a cool idea!! It looks like so much fun.

    ReplyDelete
  35. PavithraSeptember 22, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    Thats just awesome! i really like the silly dance class! its something i would do at home and not on the street ;)

    ReplyDelete
  36. Kasey at Thrifty Little BlogSeptember 22, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    Amazing! Thanks for sharing the images, they're beautiful :).

    ReplyDelete
  37. bootsSeptember 23, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    this is the coolest thing i have ever heard of, i cant wait to go next year. :)

    ReplyDelete
  38. clairetteSeptember 24, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    I miss New York so much... Thanks again for your pictures.

    ReplyDelete
  39. Nelli lives in StockholmSeptember 27, 2009 at 7:31 AM

    I LOVE that yellow tent!
    It´s exactly what I´ve been looking for, without knowing...anyone here who can tell what this type of tent is called and where I might look for one...?

    Thank´s for lovely pics!

    ReplyDelete
  40. gardenmamaSeptember 27, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    completely fabulous!!

    ReplyDelete
  41. jackieSeptember 29, 2009 at 11:20 PM

    Your pictures are gorgeous!

    ReplyDelete
  42. Rachel ElizabethOctober 5, 2009 at 8:07 PM

    This makes me want to visit New York city even more!

    ReplyDelete