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Hi friends, welcome back to my last spring post of the season. I don’t have much new to say about Central Park after all these years so this post will be picture heavy. We visited the park on a beautiful spring day for some family pictures with our photographer Emily. After our pictures we headed…
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Hi friends, welcome back! NYC hasn’t gotten much snow the past few years, so when I heard we were getting more than a few inches, I knew I had to take advantage. These pictures are from December 14th, 2025 when we woke up to a winter wonderland. I had already planned to see some of…
Hi friends, welcome back! This past weekend we finally made it back to Central Park for the first time since our maternity pictures a year ago. It was a warm, sunny day and we made it just in time to see all the beautiful fall colors. We weren’t sure how much of the park we’d…
Hi friends, welcome back! I figured I would wrap up fall by sharing some of our Central Park Maternity pictures. I always had the vision of taking these pictures with all the pretty fall foliage and we got lucky with the leaves turning early this year. I was excited to make my vision a reality…
Hi friends, welcome back to part two of my Central Park spring series! If you missed part one, you can catch up here. After walking through the beautiful canopy of cherry blossoms by the Reservoir, I continued my search for more cherry blossoms. There are quite a few behind The Met and this is always…
Hi friends, welcome back! We recently had a beautiful 70-degree, spring day and I knew I had to take full advantage of it. My plan was to see the blooms and cherry blossoms in the northern half of the park, but it was such a perfect day, so I ended up walking the whole park.…
Hi friends, welcome back! The third day of my parents visit was a sunny Saturday with temperatures near 80 degrees. A rare forecast for late October, but perfect for a full day of sight-seeing. We started the day at the lively Washington Square Arch and stumbled upon the organization of a Halloween dog parade. We…
Hi friends, welcome back! My parents came to visit us last month, and in true Lyssy in the City fashion, the visit included the perfect mix of sights and delicious food. They got pretty lucky because it was the first weekend in seven weeks that it wasn’t predicted to rain every day. I crafted an…
Hi friends, welcome back! Summer officially starts today and as usual, I'm ready with my Summer Bucket List. We have a busy summer ahead so I’m not sure how far I’ll get on the list, but it’s nice to think of all the fun possibilities. We booked a house in the Catskills for the Fourth…
Hi friends, welcome back! Today I’m taking you on part two of my Central Park spring tour featuring the southern half of the park. If you missed part one you can catch up here. The pictures from part one of my tour were taken on April 11th and when I came back for part two…