Tulip Time: Mundane Matters Take a Spring Break

Marching along eastside avenues and blooming up and down side streets, spring tulips have blossomed in their radiant, annual show.

When I first moved to New York years ago, I don’t remember particularly noticing the flowers. But every year since then, more and more tulips have popped on more and more streets in ever widening varieties and colors. In honor of their fresh, cheering appearance signaling the end of a winter that seemed endless, I’ve taken a break from practicalities this week with a few uptown tulip snaps.