Man looking through binoculars, Madison Square Park, New York City, NY, Thursday, 15 April 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

A NYC landmark, Madison Square Park, nestled in an area famous for its unceasing movement and bustle is captured in early spring moments of verdant stillness and mystery.

The pause of flowers from bloom to rot fills the empty space between raindrops as they unspool in fountains.  Humans and animals caught as statues mid-action become eternal like the paving stones, moving as slowly as trees.

Flatiron Building behind Maya Lin’s “Ghost Forest,” a tree installation about the effects of climate change, Madison Square Park, New York City, NY, Wednesday, 28 April 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

Tulips from bulb to bloom, Madison Square Park, New York City, NY, Thursday, 15 April 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

Bobbi Dumas, buddhist and Kung Fu practitioner, Madison Square Park, New York City, NY, Wednesday, 28 April 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

White doves flying in the sky next to The Flatiron Building, Madison Square Park, New York City, NY, Wednesday, 5 May 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

Falun Dafa (a new religious movement) practitioners performing the fifth meditation exercise, Madison Square Park, New York City, NY, Wednesday, 4 May 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

Squirrel eating a grape, Madison Square Park, New York City, NY, Wednesday, 28 April 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

Tulips blooming, Madison Square Park, New York City, NY, Wednesday, 28 April 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

Coins that were tossed into the Madison Square Fountain, New York City, NY, Thursday, 15 April 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

Woman sitting on a park bench, Madison Square Park, New York City, NY, Wednesday, 4 May 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

A 17-year-old blind mixed-breed dog, Madison Square Park, New York City, NY, Wednesday, 5 May 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

Tulips rot, Madison Square Park, New York City, NY, Wednesday, 4 May 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

The Empire State Building in magenta lights in celebration of teacher appreciation week, Madison Square Park, New York City, NY, Wednesday, 5 May 2021, Photo by Tamar Baruch

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