Magnolias of Brooklyn

Hard to believe that you were under snow not that long ago. Beautiful blooms...and people in shorts :-) Thanks for posting.

You are welcome. We've had snow in April before so fingers crossed, :) I'm glad you enjoyed the blog.

Hi Paul ..Stunning blog ... added to GoYpedia

Amazing! I too, cannot believe that just a few weeks ago you were still experiencing snow storms...! The Magnolia's are just so beautiful - Thanks for taking us on another amazing trip without the jet lag...! ;D

Your photo's are amazing, it's almost unbelievable that there can be so much blossom on each tree! The sight of all of them together must be stupendous! Just shows what a bit of sun can do.

great pics Bathgate

My pleasure to share it with you! :)

Its a real fairlyland!

That's a wonderful sight, thankyou so much Bathgate, as long as you always do your homework first, we 'll gratefully accept all your smashing days out, lol....

LOL! you are quite welcome Linsclass! :)

Thanks Terratoonie, glad you like!!

You are welcome Tracey, April could be a crazy month in terms of weather - We had sunny summer-like weather...and on Saturday! How strange is that?!

Did you manage to stop by Junior's for some cheesecake and coffee, on the corner of Flatbush and Dekalb Avenues as this old man recollects and were those great photos of the bridge taken from the East River Promenade?

Loosestrife2: Wow you are a New Yorker! Yes, me and my family has been there many times. Love the cherry cheesecake best! They really set the standard don't they? Yes, the Williamsburg is an engineering marvel.

Yes, I used to connect to the J line (NYC subway) to get to Brooklyn from where I lived in Manhatten. This train went over the Williamsburg Bridge and I always enjoyed the views from it looking over the East River during the slow ride across it. You want to know how old I am? I used to take the 3rd Ave. elevated from Manhatten to the Bronx to get to Lincoln Hospital!

I am very familiar the the J train. Elevated train on 3rd. Ave? I never heard of it. The 2nd Ave subway is under construction now. The West Side Yards, where they parked the LIRR trains is now under new development - major real estate boom in NYC right now.

I know you have never heard of it because that indicates how old I am:) The 3rd Ave Elevated was torn down in the late 70's. If left standing, it could have been turned into garden promenade which would have been the ninth wonder of the world.

Late 70's I was still riding the school bus, lol! The 4,5, & 6 trains must have replaced it. The elevated promenade would have been spectacular for sure! The decommissioned Governors Island has also been redeveloped for public use - spectacular views from there.

A bit late seeing this Paul,but what a lovely sight they all are..I notice you knew most of the names of Magnolias..I guess they are well labelled,or you have expert knowledge..Thanks for sharing these..:o)

Glad you looked it over Sandra. I know one or two, but you are right, they are all labelled. Many I haven't heard of.

Just found your page Bathgate and thank you once again for your help with mine !
That was truly awesome ! The bridge is spectacular !
You must have a lot of patience putting all of these pictures on here ! Thank you for sharing .

Wonderful! I'm so glad I could share this with you Rose. The Williamsburg Bridge is an understated bridge but so vital. I find it an engineering marvel. I enjoyed this project, thank you! :)

Fantastic blog Paul such beautiful photos of all the blossoms love the 8 th blossom up from the last photo. The Japense would love this blog.

I'm so glad you liked it. I still can't decide which is my favorite. Maybe it's time to go back there.

I certainly did don't know how I missed this blog. Yes defiently I would return it looks lovely and a great day out

Yes, it was. thanks again.

Your very welcome Paul. ☺️