April in Manhattan

Annamaria on Monday

My blog Bro has gotten us ready for May, and to tell you the truth, I am ready to see the end of a month that has brought us so much woe.  But before we leave it, I want relive the beauty it also brought, which I enjoyed so much that it made my heart sing.

April in Paris   

Famously, the song April in Paris wins people over.  It makes us want to see those chestnuts in blossom.  And to want to find a true love.  It offers us a glass of wine in an outdoor cafe.  Paris, the lyrics say, makes you want to long for love.  It has you asking, "Whom can I run to.."

Spring in Manhattan on the other hand gives us more than longing. The song, though not so famous, shows people in love and were they go as their love flourishes.

Spring in Manhattab

Springtime in Manhattan delivers more than just chestnuts in blossom.  

Here's what it looked like this April.

    

I am signing off today with these words of Mohandas Gandhi, who is pictured here in Union Square on April 1.

 

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always