When Spring arrives in New York City there are many places to visit to enjoy seeing a panorama of beautiful trees in bloom, but there are none more lovely than the historic Green-Wood Cemetery located in the borough of Brooklyn. Just look at the bright colors of the combination of budding leaves and blossoms in this spot!
"And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees,
books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything."
~William Shakespeare
"A flock of geese leave their lake and take wing, turning to poems in the sky."
~Dr. SunWolf
"The naked earth is warm with Spring,
And with green grass and bursting trees
Leans to the sun's kiss glorying,
And quivers in the sunny breeze."
~Julian Grenfell
And with green grass and bursting trees
Leans to the sun's kiss glorying,
And quivers in the sunny breeze."
~Julian Grenfell
"Trees are Poems the earth writes upon the skies!"
~Khalil Gibran
The budding trees made stunning backgrounds for the aged angel statues.
He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The lily pads were just beginning to grow at Valley Water Pond.....
.....and this heron took advantage of the clear water to search for fish.
If summer is a symphony in full concert,
then spring is a delightful string quartet,
a time of the softest beauty.
The notes are delicate ones,
as spring flowers are fragile things.
It is also a time of discovery. "
~Nancy Lindemeyer
I have visited Green-Wood Cemetery in many seasons, and for many different occasions in the past, so if you'd like to learn more about it click on this link that will bring you to all my prior Green-Wood blog posts
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