Magnolias - The Queens of SpringFinally the queens of Spring have bloomed and are showing their colors to perfection. Every year I eagerly look forward to the Magnolia blooms in my area. Brooklyn has so many of them you can't go a few blocks without running into another frothy giant. The flowers are mostly white and pink, but today I saw two unusual varieties in purple and yellow. The highest concentration of these beautiful trees can be found at Magnolia Plaza at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. I do find joy in the ones sprinkled about the residential streets because it's such a welcomed surprise when you find one on a bright Spring day. Here is the beauty I photographed Friday:
Happy Spring EquinoxWish you a wonderful Spring Equinox. May the sounds, sights and scents of the season be with you soon!
Friday Quotes - Dorothy Parker on New York City
Poet and author Dorothy Parker on the hopefulness of New York City. “London is satisfied, Paris is resigned, but New York is always hopeful. Always it believes that something good is about to come off, and it must hurry to meet it.” -Dorothy Parker School's Out... For Winter
School was not out in NYC, as you may have heard by the intense media coverage last week! I learned recently that New York City has only had 11 snow days since 1978. Actually, this photo was of one of the weekend snowfalls... storm number... I've lost count. The snowflakes were absolutely gigantic and there was something so striking about the empty playground, the snow just beginning to cover the green pavement and the very lonely basketball hoops in the background. Winter has been harsh. The harshest this tropical lady has experienced in years. The landscape in the city is so beautiful when it's covered in white, it just might be worth it. :) |
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