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The very cold temperatures of March 2015 had an effect on the commencement of spring this year particularly in the Northeast United States. The cherry blossoms in Washington DC and here in Newark New Jersey all hit their peak blooms post the respective cherry blossom festivals in both places. I guess the blossoms were waiting for Earth Day.
In Newark, they really peaked this past week, the trees lining Branch Brook Lake in Branch Brook Park in Newark earlier this week with their blossoms in full bloom as can be seen in this image taken from the southern end of the lake. The image was captured with an Olympus E-5 with a 12-60mm F/2.8-4.0 Olympus Zuiko Digital Lens, manual exposure, raw file processed in Adobe Lightroom. Having written about this lake before, I recall while I was attending Rutgers University Newark College of Arts and Science in the 1980’s, the downtrodden Newark Park’s Branch Brook Lake had become a dumping ground for old automobiles. The good news is today as Essex County continues to work on the park after a $20,000,000 renovation, all the old car carcasses have been removed, the lake is stocked annually with fish and the grounds around the lake have been cleaned and are being maintained. There is a strong presence of Essex County Police in the park constantly so I have ridden bicycle around the park feeling relatively safe. The Newark Renaissance is slowing moving, Branch Brook Park and the downtown area are starting to show signs of hope, but violence and crime still are pervasive in New Jersey’s largest city so stay tuned.

www.newarkhistory.com/branchbrooklake.html

Taken in: United States / New Jersey / Newark / Lower Roseville (show map)

Taken on: April 25, 2015

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