Blog by Nancy Forrest
Autumn is my favorite time of year, it’s that time when the leaves change color and start falling. Growing up on the East Coast, this was the time of year when Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, was especially beautiful. What reminded me of this time, I was rummaging through my closet to gather things to donate. I came across a photo I took in the 1970s during a photography class in college. I remember standing amongst the trees and looking up. I snapped this picture using my 35-millimeter camera.
A little history about the park, it was founded in 1867, and the focus of the designers Olmstead Vaux & Co. for these 585 acres of land was trees. In 1869, Prospect Park saw the planting of 43,292 trees and shrubs, while an additional 107,688 saplings were cultivated in the park's nursery for future landscaping needs. Over the years, the Prospect Park Alliance has been responsible for its upkeep. One of the park’s most famous trees is the Camperdown Elm. This “weeping” elm defies all the usual laws of tree growth, its branches drooping almost all the way to the ground.
