New year and new discoveries

It's been a good start to the year and I wanted to write a quick note (via phone blogger app) before the next proper update.

I've been discovering good tours this year, all from places I've been to before. 

For some reason I've never taken a tour from the following places until this year. How wonderful to climb a castle (in Central Park), recognize tree types (in Brooklyn Botanical garden), learn about Islamic art symbolism (in the Met), and hear about the diorama process (in the Natural history museum), just to name a few. 

All of this makes me feel like a student again (explorer, creator, and researcher, all rolled up into one). 

Central Park

Brooklyn Botanical

The Met