Its trees made the Stockade even lovelier than usual on May 9 and 10, 2018. We’re much more than cherry blossoms, you know.
. . Lawrence with pear tree
. . redbuds . 
13 Front St. rear, along Governor’s Lane . . 
Please enjoy the Slideshow.
Posted by: David Giacalone | May 12, 2018
more arboreal Stockade splendor
Posted in Stockade Views | Tags: blossoms in the Stockade
Posted by: David Giacalone | May 6, 2018
cherry blossoms ’round Town
. . above: Central Park Rose Garden; middle: Schenectady City Hall; bottom: Congregation Gates of Heaven, Niskayuna . .
No, I did not go everywhere in Schenectady and environs where lovely arrays of cherry blossoms can be found outside the Stockade neighborhood [you can go here to see our extensive 2018 Stockade blossom coverage]. But, I did go to City Hall (on Thursday, May 3), and to Congregation Gates of Heaven and Central Park (on Saturday, May 5). It is now rather official: I have taken enough blossom photos for 2018, and while they last I plan to actually observe them in person, with my own eyeballs.
- To see a larger version of a photo in the Slideshow, pause the Slideshow on the photo, right-click, choose Show Image in New Tab.
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Posted by: David Giacalone | May 4, 2018
Let’s make Riverside Park a Pedestrian Sanctuary
Many thanks to the Schenectady Gazette Opinion Page for publishing the Guest Column “Preserve Riverside Park for pedestrians” (May 4, 2018, at C4, by David Giacalone; click for a 2-page pdf. version).
- for a full discussion of the issues, with many photos of the Park, along with quotes from, and links to relevant sources, please see our prior post “Bike Schenectady: A Crucial Battle for Riverside Park“.
- share this posting with the shorter URL: https://tinyurl.com/PedSanctuary
- Please click on the screenshot below for a larger version.
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- Please let your Schenectady City and County legislators and executives know your opinion about the best ways to preserve what is best about Riverside Park for its users of all ages, and for future generations.
Riverside Park Map
Feel free to download and display our sign, in green, or black and white:
Posted by: David Giacalone | May 3, 2018
The Stockade is in the pink (updated)
. . view Noon Friday, May 4, from 16 Washington Ave.
Cherry blossoms arrived in earnest overnight on the Stockade’s Washington Avenue, and around the entire neighborhood. Some serious wind and rain might decimate them this afternoon, but here are some views taken Thursday morning, May 3, 2018, on Washington Avenue. More will be added throughout the day.
update: 5 PM, May 3. See the Slideshow below, which has about 80 images taken early Thursday morning on Washington Avenue, and then around noon in a circuit up Front St. to Lawrence Circle; then south on N. Ferry to Union Street; and then up Washington Ave. and back to Front St. and Cucumber Alley. They are in the order taken, showing what grabbed my eye on each block.
. . click on the collage for a larger version . .
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. more coming soon .
. . view of St. George’s Cemetery from N. Ferry St.
MORE – May 3, 2018
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. . Hill House on Wash. Ave. 
2-10 Union St.
. . Washington Ave. at Cucumber Alley
magnolia tree at Gov. Yates home
. . 17 Washington Avenue. . 
EVEN MORE – Friday, May 4, 2018
The sunlight near noon Friday was brilliant and brought me outside for a bit more blossom watching and shooting. Slideshow II, below, and a few individual images, show the results.
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. . 15 Washington Ave.
. . YWCA front lawn . . 
. . May 5th from my front porch:
FINAL CHERRY BLOSSOM INSTALLMENT for 2018 (May 7, 2018)
- Click our Cherry Blossom Category Link for a list of prior coverage of Stockade and Schenectady County cherry blossoms over the last decade.
Posted in cherry blossoms, Stockade Views | Tags: cherry blossoms, Stockade cherry blossoms
Posted by: David Giacalone | May 1, 2018
May Day brings a breath of blooming beauty
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. . above: white magnolia trees in bloom at [L] St. George’s south lawn; and [R] Schenectady County Historical Society . .
A warm and sunny May 1st gave me my first opportunity to enjoy and photograph healthy arrays of blossoms in the Schenectady Stockade — at this point, mostly white magnolias on trees and cherry blossoms on a few neighborhood trees that traditionally bloom first. I’m pleased to see healthy buds on other cherry blossom trees that will sure be popping within another day or two of sun and warm temperatures, as well as pink magnolias on the verge, plus some red bud trees about to burst.
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above: cherry blossoms [L] on Front Street south of Lawrence and [R] at Union St. and Washington Ave.
This slide show presents the first batch of 2018 Stockade Blossoms here at suns along the Mohawk.
Posted in Stockade Views | Tags: blossoms in the Stockade, cherry blossoms, magnolias in the Stockade
Posted by: David Giacalone | April 27, 2018
still hopeful for cherry blossoms
Yes, our Stockade cherry blossoms are late this year, and after two disappointing years, some folks are fearing another lost cherry blossom season. But, the buds on the photo to the right, taken about noon today, on April 27, 2018, suggest we may have a good crop coming soon.
The forecast for a bit of sun and showers over this weekend, plus warm, sunny days on May 1 and 2, could mean that this year our cherry blossoms will be those May Flowers we are promised after April showers.
Below is a collage with side-by-side comparison of Schenectady scenes on April 28, 2013 and today, April 27, 2018. (Click on it to enlarge.) I do not think that Saturday April 28, 2018, will bring us a full array of Stockade cherry blossoms, but I will look out the window as soon as I awake tomorrow morning just in case.
- to see our coverage of Stockade cherry blossoms over the past decade, check out the postings in this Cherry Blossom Search list.
- update: See “May Day brings a breath of blooming beauty” (May 1, 2018).
. . above & below: Cherry Blossoms in late April 2013, on Washington Avenue. .
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below: Front Street east of Lawrence Circle, April 28, 2013:
Posted in Stockade Views | Tags: cherry blossoms, Schenectady cherry blossoms, Stockade cherry blossoms
Posted by: David Giacalone | April 24, 2018
for the kids
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. . above: Monday morning, back to Riverside Park . .
Last Sunday, April 22, was Earth Day, which I celebrated under a gorgeous blue sky in Schenectady’s Riverside Park, along the Mohawk River. Seeing families enjoying the day and the Park, reminded me that we need to preserve our Earth and our Park “for the kids”. Of course, as a bonus, we get to save them for ourselves, too.
This Slideshow has a few photos that made my stroll worthwhile.
Posted in river seasons, Riverside Park
Posted by: David Giacalone | March 23, 2018
progress at the new train station
. . See our follow-up in July. . 
. . and also the Dome and Clock, in September . .
. . and New Station Opens early (Oct. 17, 2018) . .
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. above: construction site of new Schenectady Amtrak Station . 22Mar2018
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above: [L] previous Station, demolished 2017; [R] rendering of new station, to open Nov. 2018;
[R] Old Union Station, demolished 1969 . . 
The new Schenectady Amtrak Station, at Erie Boulevard and Liberty Street, has been taking shape since construction was started in January by Murnane Building Contractors of Plattsburgh, NY. The Gazette article “Work to start on train station” (by Stephen Williams, Dec. 29, 2017) reported that the project is expected to be completed in November 2018.
. . view from across Erie Blvd., March 23
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