Winter Park

Oh, hey, there. You're just in time for tonight's visit to the winter park. The sun is setting over the city, and the park is covered in fresh snow, and looking just beautiful. But although the weather is cold, there's no need to worry about staying warm, because we are going to be using a highly unusual mode of transport, a magical bubble of air. Think of it like a soap bubble, but one that has you inside it. It's perfectly clear and perfectly comfortable, and it travels on the gentlest of breezes. It will allow us to tour the park without even getting our boots damp. It brings a whole new meaning to drifting off. Before we begin our visit, I think it's nice to start with a quick wind down. Tonight's wind down is a breathing exercise. So when you're ready, let's begin. Now, just bringing the attention to the breath, noticing where you feel it, in the nose, the throat, the chest, the diaphragm. You're nice and relaxed. We're going to be taking a deep breath, in for four, holding it for four, and then breathing out for six. So, are you ready? Let's begin. In for four, two, three, four, hold it for four, two, three, four, breathing out for six, two, three, four, five, six, in for four, two, three, four, holding for four, two, three, four, out for six, two, three, four, five, six, in for four, two, three, four, holding for four, two, three, four, out for six, two, three, four, five, six. In for four, two, three, four, holding for four, two, three, four, out for six, two, three, four, five, six. Great. Now returning the breath to normal. People love this park. That love makes it more beautiful. They want it to be safe and clean for other people as much as for themselves. On the path below you, a gardener in a thick navy coat sweeps snow to the sides of the walkway. The gardener pushes the broom left and then right, snow piling up. The snow is soft and fluffy. Very easy to sweep away. Every few steps, the gardener turns around to scatter salt on the cleared path. This makes it easier for people to walk here without slipping. You can see the soft, rhythmic motions of the gardener slowly revealing the cobblestone path beneath the fresh snow. You can see the gardener throw glittering grains of salt on the path, as if casting a magic spell to keep people from slipping. It snows every day in the park, and so the gardener sweeps every day to keep the path safe. When you float around and see those clean cobblestone paths shining in the night, you know that somebody who loves the park has labored there. Peer down from your bubble at the gardens below you. You can see little orange dots along the pathway and around the trunks of trees. These tiny colorful hills are wood chips....