Finally Spring!

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Well, it wasn’t easy getting through this long and cold winter. But, spring has finally arrived at Green-Wood. Spring–a time of rebirth, a time of bloom, a time of life, renewed and restored.

So, a few photographs of one of the real pleasures at Green-Wood: our earliest spring blooms.

Forsythia is Brooklyn's official flower. This one is really popping!
Forsythia is Brooklyn’s official flower. This one is really popping!
Cherry trees frame a mausoleum near Fort Hamilton Parkway.
Cherry trees frame a mausoleum near Fort Hamilton Parkway.
An angel, framed by the branch of a white magnolia.
An angel, framed by the branch of a white magnolia.
There is more blooming out on the grounds than trees and shrubs. Look up, look down.
There is more blooming out on Green-Wood’s grounds than trees and shrubs. Look up, but look down also. This is lamium purpureum.
A white magnolia on Battle Hill provides a spectacular background for these sculptures.
A white magnolia on Battle Hill provides a spectacular background for these sculptures.
Cherry blossoms against a deep blue sky.
Cherry blossoms against a deep blue sky.
Two cherry trees blooming at Crescent Water.
Two cherry trees–one pink, one a white weeping cherry–blooming along Crescent Water.
A bee, doing bee things, inspired by a white cherry.
A bee, doing bee things, inspired by a white cherry.
A pink magnolia makes this angel proud.
A pink magnolia makes this angel proud.
This magnificent weeping cherry, along Battle Avenue, is always a great treat.
This magnificent weeping cherry, along Battle Avenue, is always a great treat.
And a bonus: this Piliated Woodpecker happened to attract my attention as I was setting up a photograph of a nearby cherry tree.
And a bonus: as I was setting up a photograph of a nearby cherry tree, this woodpecker happened to attract my attention as it pecked away.

Undoubtedly, just a few days further into spring as you read this, there is even more in bloom at Green-Wood today. Go explore! You’ll be glad you did.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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