The color of Boston= The Public Garden and Boston Common

Ever wonder what color of a city is? It's not the cold color of the steel skyscrapers, but how people can still grasp a sense of seasons in the heart of the city. New Yorkers are proud to claim that they have Central Park, where people can escape from the noisy-and-fast-pace life. Well, in Boston, we've got the Public Garden and Boston Common.

According to the City of Boston, the Public Garden (left) was created in 1837, Boston common (below right) in 1634. From its inception, the Public Garden was decorative and flowery, the Common pastoral and practical. The Common's walkways were for crosstown travel, the Public Garden's paths for meandering. The Common was America's first park, the Public Garden its first public botanical garden. 

The starting point of the Freedom Trail, Boston Common is the oldest park in the country.
The "Common" has been used for many different purposes throughout its long history. It used to be cattle feeding grounds and hanging place.  Celebrities, including Martin Luther King Jr., Pope John Paul II, and Gloria Steinem (advocate of the feminist revolution), have given speeches at the Common.

The leaves may be green for now, but by the time of november (the first time I went to the public garden was last november), the public garden will turn yellow with maple leaves. Grown up in a southern city in China (in the sub-tropical area), I can never tell the changing of the seasons, since trees are green all the year round. I am stunned by the beauty of falling leaves. From green to yellow, the color change resembles a life cycle of a leaf, it is also decorating the city with different color at typical times of the year.

The dry pond was filled with fallen leaves, making it a great "leafy pond" for children to play in. They chased each other and threw leaves at each other. Simply watching them made me feel happy.

I'm fascinated by the color of the maple leaf. I know you're laughing, what's so special about a reddish yellow leaf? To me, it's like an old man who's still trying to bring the best to the city--his beautiful and unique color.

The Public Garden is also a common place of interest for marrying couples to take their wedding shots. I was lucky to bump into a couple last november. I wish I could take a set like this someday in the future.

Do you have a story with your city's garden? Tell me about it.