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Parents and their children crowded around the most popular attraction in the Public Garden, the Make Way for Duckling statues near the Charles Street entrance.

Click Here for a different view of the ducklings. I took this shot a few months ago when the park was a little less crowded:)

Woman in park

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Reading in the park.

Two women

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Two women in the Public Garden enjoying the tulips and taking pictures on a cool overcast day.

I Spy Sunday - GRASS

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This Sunday the I Spy meme is grass. Click the magnifying glass below to visit gMirage2g in Vienna to see a list of participants and to join the Sunday meme.

And they lived happily ever after....

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A newly married couple took advantage of the nice weather over the weekend to have some pictures taken in the Public Garden. Isn't the bride beautiful?

Sitting pretty

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I guess this was the best seat in the park for this little pup.

Take Five

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Musicians in the Public Garden on a beautiful spring day.

Painting in the Public Garden

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Warmer weather brought out people in droves to the Common and the Public Garden today. This guy was painting in the Public Garden and was so totally focused on his painting that when I asked if I could photograph him, I think his grunt was yes. He didn't even turn his attention away from his canvas for even a second when I took a couple of shots.

Spring

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Intimations of spring in the Public Garden.

Duck's eye view

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This is an over the shoulder duck's eye view of the Public Garden's Make way for ducklings.
Here is a different view of the ducklings.

Downer

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I saw a tree being removed from the Public Garden this week. I don't know whether it was diseased, or damaged in a recent storm, but it was a little shocking to see one of those magnificent trees chopped down.

300

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Here is another view of the George Washington statue.

Passing through

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Public Garden Bridge

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Waiting ....

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George Washington

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This statue of George Washington on his horse greets visitors to the Public Garden. Created by Thomas Ball in 1869, it is the first statue of the former president on his horse.

Waiting to cross Arlington Street

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Dogs patiently waiting to cross Arlington Street after a stroll through the snowy Public Gardens.

Public Garden Bridge

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Boston Public Garden

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What a difference a day makes. Yesterday was dank and dreary, today was supposed to be rainy, but the sun came out instead.

One of my favorite posts from '07

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Late summer, early fall is probably the best time of the year.