By Vladimir Brezina
It’s snowing! The first real snow of the winter. Quick, everyone out into the park before it melts!
(Click on any photo to start slideshow)
We walk out into the park
… well bundled up
A splash of red against the white
… and a little blue
It’s sticking!
The mountain lion doesn’t mind the snow
Remnants of fall
They waste no time
Yellow coat
One tree is holding onto its leaves
Alice in Wonderland statue
Trefoil Arch
Shelter from the storm
Snowy ledges
To the Bethesda Fountain
It’s coming down thick
A photoshoot!
Pink umbrella
Pose!
Air is thick with snowflakes
Promenade along the Mall
Coming back, the photoshoot is still on
Many photographers get in on the act
Later, dusk
Across the park, lights of the West Side
Pools of light in the darkness
In Central Park, NYC, yesterday.
Vladimir Brezina (RIP) 
Johna Till Johnson
Wind Against Current 
We are still waiting across the big water…
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Well, we usually send our storms to you, so you might not have to wait long :-)
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Looks like a lot of fun!
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It was, on a weekend ;-)
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Wonderful images…
A friend is just in NY now, I think he enjoy the situation :-D
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It’s very enjoyable as long as you don’t have to go to work in it… :-)
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Quelle merveilleuse harmonie de couleurs ! So inspiring ! Please what is the name of the red tree ? And of the orange tree ?
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Thanks so much, Kristel! Unfortunately, without doing some research, I really haven’t a clue about the trees, sorry! :-)
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I wish it snowed in my country! Beautiful :)
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It is the first day, at any rate…
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Love the splash of red against the white!
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Color really does stand out far and wide when everything else is white or gray! :-)
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:)
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Wonderful, wonderful photos!
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Thanks so much!!
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Delightful. I can FEEL the excitement in the air.
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People were most definitely having fun!!
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Gorgeous photographs! I especially love the beauty of the red tree against the snow. :)
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I couldn’t stop taking pictures of that tree, from all angles :-)
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Beautiful photographs and trip through the park. It took me back to the days when I lived in New York and the joy of the first snow. Thank you.
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The first day is always by far the best… and even better is to head out before it’s even stopped snowing! :-)
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Lovely! The red tree is fabulous and also the last pic of twilight and snow!
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That’s the one thing to be said for the light fading so early this time of the year… :-)
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What a wonderful snow filled day you had, and there was even a photo shoot arranged!
I love the red berries against the white snow.
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There’s always a photo shoot in the park somewhere—even in the middle of a snowstorm! I think I’ve almost accumulated enough photos of serendipitous photo shoots for an entire blog post… :-)
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Hm, and they’re almost always of beautiful women–funny that!! :-)
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I am impartial: I take photos of what is there… squirrels too! :-)
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Wonderful collection of images! Not used to seeing Johna bundled up in a winter coat This blog typically features you in kayak gear.)
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We should have worn our bright orange drysuits. (Actually, they would have been perfect for the weather.) They sometimes turn heads, but most of the time, this being New York, not.
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A beautiful collection of photos.
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Thanks, Colline!
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Lovely pictures as always, Vladimir :-)
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Thanks, Hanna!!
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Lovely! I wish we had snow like that here.
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But you no doubt have plenty that we would envy! :-)
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loved, loved, loved the photos!…couldn’t be better!
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Glad you enjoyed them, Marilyn—thanks so much!!
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My favorite is Red.
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:-) Thanks!!
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Wow ! What wonderful snow images ! Love the girl with the pink umbrella. Funny how everyone was taking her picture. It truly is a magical Christmas day in the big city.
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It was an organized photo shoot, with one photographer… but then everyone else joined in. It was like throwing a piece of bread to a solitary bird (we did some of that yesterday, too)—before you know it, there’s a whole flock of them around you. :-)
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LOL ! That is a funny comparison. But true !! I’d be there shooting too. :-)
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Vlad I love how you have captured not only the beauty of the snow but the excitement of the people. It strikes me that here where we have snow six months of the year, we don’t ‘see’ our own day to day images so beautifully.
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It’s exciting here because it doesn’t happen all that often. Everyone thinks the snow is magical on the first day, but if it should linger more than a few days, the complaints start flowing in, and the mayor has to start worrying about keeping his job… ;-)
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Well that makes me feel better as I gaze out at the snowbanks. :)
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:-)
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Great shots!! I particularly like ‘shelter from the storm’ and the ‘alice in wonderland’ statue which I have not seen in the snow before. Note to self stay away from NYC for the next 5 months… I am not a big fan of the cold or snow. I actually haven’t seen snow in at least 10 years.
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We don’t usually get all that much snow, actually—just two or three significant snowstorms a year, nowadays. But cold, yes.
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Wonderful “slice of life” in a Central Park snow day!
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We were happy that we went out! Thanks, Lynn!!
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Splendid!!!
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Thank you!!
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Reblogged this on PUHHAC.
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Thanks!
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You’re very welcome!
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You almost make me like snow with your pictures!
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It’s lovely the first day, when it’s still fluffy and white… :-)
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Great pictures!
Sadly the roads looked the same way. I think the outgoing mayor no longer gives a hoot!
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Well, he’s probably in the Bahamas for the weekend :-)
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Absolutely gorgeous!
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Thanks, Naomi!!
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Central Park certainly looks very ‘Christmassy’ with a bit of snow on show!
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We always hope for snow on Christmas, but usually it comes too early or too late…
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So beautiful and so fortunate for you to get some snow. We don’t get any here down South :(
I enjoyed the photos, they bring back memories of the times I spent in snow. And the “photoshoot” was real funny, when everyone started to take photos of the girl and nobody seems to mind.
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Well, there’s really no way to prevent it—so might as well capitalize on it. The girl announced that she had a Facebook page and would anyone who took a good photo of her please post it there… :-)
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Wow! Fabulous shots. They make me miss East Coast weather (just for a little while).
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Just for a little while—wise! ;-)
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Love the pose from the lady with the pink umbrella :D
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Yes, it was quite a pose, or rather an extended series of poses! But I think she was freezing in the snowstorm. A model’s life is a tough one… ;-)
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It looks like the storm was just SOOO much fun! What a great photo opportunity! Nice shots.
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It was fun! Of course, it always is if it doesn’t snow too much, and if you don’t have to shovel the snow yourself in any case—in other words, in New York City (or at least Manhattan) on a weekend ;-)
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these are all great photos by my favorite is shelter from the storm, its just perfect
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Thanks so much, Rob—and thanks for following our blog!!
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Such gorgeous photos with their mostly white palette interrupted by splashed of bright colour.
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I look for the bright colors against the snow—in any case, they draw the eye to them from far and wide… :-)
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heavenly thank you Vlad!
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You are most welcome—thanks!!
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Not bad at all, finally I got to see how is winter there. Thanks.
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You are welcome! :-)
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Such glorious photos. And such a winning combo – Central park, happy people AND snow. The pink umbrella is stunning. My own memories of Central Park are in a blistering heat-wave pushing 100 degrees. This is much more lovely. Thanks.
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100 degrees is a bit too hot—but now we are at 20 degrees, a bit too cold. Maybe we should try for the average? But then we would be California… ;-)
Thanks, Tish!!
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Nice! Glad you finally got it :). Ours didn’t last two days, unfortunately… Oh well. Soon… :)
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Not very different here. It’s fading rapidly…
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Love the spots of color in the snow photos! Terrific slideshow.
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Thanks, Ruth! :-)
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The first snow is always magical. Your cover photo is like a postcard. Beautiful slideshow!
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Thanks so much!! Yes, that’s why we rushed out there while it was still snowing… :-)
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I do miss “First Snow” in New York. But I do not miss second day snow. You make it look like a lot of fun!
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Even second-day snow is usually OK, but third-day snow… and fourth-day snow :-(
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Amazing photos! Wish I could experience ‘snow’ one day.
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Head north! (or South!) ;-)
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I love the pictures with the pink umbrella! Stunning.
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Thank you!! :-)
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Isn’t it interesting to see how happy and excited some people are about something that two months later we are all tearing our hair out over?
I guess one of the really important things in life is — knowing when to quit!
A lesson Mother Nature refuses to learn.
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:-) You would think she would have learned by now…
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It looks so beautiful… great shots. It is cool to see the people instead of just landscape. You can feel the fun they were having.
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Everyone is out in the park on a day like that! :-) Here is another post, from the winter before.
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Being used to snow in Canada we don’t get out and enjoy it in the same way. My first year in Shanghai, where they rarely see snow, we got a little ground covering and adults and kids were out having fun. The laughter and joy was contagious. All over the city you would see mini snowmen. It was short lived since the next day it was gone.
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It’s like that here—at the beginning of winter. When the snowstorms last into April, as they did this year, people get very unhappy…
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Ha ha … yes we get over snow and cold very quickly. ;) But APRIL that is just a cruel joke from mother nature.
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