A few months ago, scouting locations for a Dobbin photo shoot, Jess and I headed up to Wave Hill, a public garden in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx. It wasn’t quite right for the shoot. But, we discovered, it’s just perfect for an afternoon escape from Manhattan life.

We went back yesterday, to remind ourselves what trees look like, and how excellent it feels to spend a few hours on a sunlit bench, doing absolutely nothing at all.