Luanne Rice

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Springtime in Chelsea

Chelsea's Callery pear trees bloomed overnight--literally, between dusk and dawn.  Every year I look forward to their flowers with such anticipation; the trees fill the parks and streets of New York City and symbolize true springtime to me.  Yesterday they looked like this: photo-19

 

 

 

 

and today they look like this:

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the townhouse gardens are full of daffodils and forsythia:

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and on West 22nd Street there is a window box full of purple pansies:

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