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Central Park Wakes Up from Winter: A Photo Journey Into Spring

Many New Yorkers live or work near Central Park and therefore lucky enough to have the chance to observe the city of winter slowly transform into the city of springtime. The two cities feel different. Yet, it's easy to overlook the metamorphosis, the slow natural process of seasonal change. 

Since the beginning of the year, I've been passing through the lower areas of Central Park on my way to and from work. I've been enchanted by many features of the landscape - the icy veneer on the Pond, the statuesque oaks, and the lampposts that light the way. The lampposts lend the scenes at dusk a mystical quality, something right out of Narnia. Walking through the park on a regular basis, though, has provided the means to appreciate a slower tempo, certainly compared to the accelerated pace of life in the urban canyons.

Now that spring has fully and dramatically arrived with scores of cherry blossoms, the later pictures are missing a soundtrack of chirping birds that underscore this seasonal transformation. And notice how the light changes from January through early April.

January 18
January 28
January 31

February 13
February 15
February 21
February 28


March 6
March 11
March 14
March 20
March 24
March 29
April 3
April 7
April 12

April 14

April 16
The transformation is still not complete. The summer will yet deepen the greens of Central Park, until another season and the other city arrives once again.

Photos by Walking Off the Big Apple from January to April, 2019. Central Park, New York City.

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