By Vladimir Brezina
The Spring Equinox occurred early this morning. We are now officially—although it’s felt like it already for weeks—into Spring!
Here’s a preview of coming attractions. These photos were taken in New York’s Central Park in 2007… in late April. This year we’ll probably see these fruit trees bloom in a week or two—almost a month earlier!
More photos from Spring 2007 are here.
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.
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Every season each year is different from past seasons. Some phenomena are rarities but we don’t understand that they are at the time. I once saw cloud formations over Cape Cod bay that were very striking — I took some photos and thought “I come here often — I’ll have another opportunity to see these again.” Well I have never seen them again. That was in 1983.
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I hear you, Frank! I’ve learned the hard way not to say, “I’ll take a picture of that next time…” Got to seize those opportunities when they come!
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Remarkable how early everything is happening this year. Your photos are gorgeous.I love seeing buildings, the urban environment, through the leaves and blossoms.
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Yes, that’s what attracted me too. That day, especially along Fifth Avenue—light-colored stone glimpsed through the lattice of white fruit-tree blossoms. Here’s another photo of that series:
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What beautiful blossoms! Happy Spring!
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To you too!
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