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Spring in Central Park |
Construction of New York City's Central Park took 15 years and 20,000 workers. When it was completed in 1873, it boasted 25,000 trees, 7 bodies of water, 136 acres of woods, 250 acres of lawns, 58 miles of walking paths and 36 bridges and arches. The Park welcomes close to 40 million visitors annually, making it the most visited urban park in the United States. Someone once said that Spring almost anywhere is beautiful, but Spring in Central Park is magical. I believe that may very well be true! With two exceptions, the photos on this page were taken in Central Park. -- Nancy |
I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose, I would always greet it in a garden. -- Ruth Stout |
The day God created hope was probably the same day He created Spring. -- Bern Williams |
This year, I am going to try to pay attention to Spring. I am going to look around at the flowers and look up at the trees. I am going to close my eyes and listen to the birds. -- Anne Lamott |
Every Spring is the only Spring, a perpetual astonishment. -- Ellis Peters |
Central Park contains more than 9,000 benches, if you placed all of the benches end to end, they would stretch 7 miles. |
Strawberry Fields is a memorial garden in the park created in honor of John Lennon. The famous mosaic with the word "Imagine" was a gift from the city of Naples, Italy. |
Above, "Angel of the Waters" (also known as Bethesda Fountain) was created by Emma Stebbins, the first woman in New York City history to receive a sculptural commission. |
Spring comes; Nature resumes her loveliness; and the human soul revives. -- Harriet Jacobs |
In the middle of Winter's darkest days, I tell myself that you can’t see Canada across Lake Erie, but you know it’s there. It’s the same with Spring. You have to have faith that it will come again. -- Paul Fleischman |
Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night. -- Rainer Maria Rilke |
Spring comes suddenly, bursting upon the world as a child bursts into a room, with a laugh and a shout and a handful of flowers. -- Author Unknown |
New York City's Central Park stretches over 843 acres and is larger than the principality of Monaco. |