04/23/2026
So many people here at 620pm on a Thursday. I need to start bringing my headphones the kids in the playground were livin it up! Good for them. Lots of people having fun with the kids under a shaded canopy although the picnic benches have zero shade and zero canopy yet a couple of benches were shaded.
Lots of groups playing basketball, some dad strongly teaching his daughter to be nezt Serena and several people walking the dog, playing tennis and a group of girls rollerskating a routine. Pleasantly, I felt like I had taken a walk down Sesame Street. People acted like they didn’t want their picture taken so I tried to respect their space and took some pictures that hilariously made it look like no one is here.
Then, some halfwit drove his motorcycle dune buggy futuristic quad looking thingy onto the paved sidewalk entirely around the field where the people and pets were walking on the sidewalk. Literally on the sidewalk like he was born without manners, and apparently unable to read. No motorized vehicles allowed on the sidewalk. will give you a ticket for that so that must be your first and last time
Lots of parking being used with some people just hanging out in their cars which I am finding at a lot of parks like from sun up to sun down people idling in their cars. I would think the automotive repair companies would be booming here! Ed Austin Regional Park, Beach and Peach Urban Bike Park, Reddie Preserve, Blue Cypress and the Southside Community Center. I’m really thinking of just opening a parking lot or a parking structure for people around town to just hang out in their cars and play on their phones. It seems like so many people have nowhere to go in Jacksonville Florida. I have not encountered this at any other state I have visited during the last few years. ?
