New York City, April 20, 2016

★★★★ Sunbursts filled windshield after windshield. The green had claimed new blocks and was starting in on others. Behind construction fencing, dandelions were tall and bright. The preschoolers, dismissed, didn’t want to leave the playground equipment. The wind stole napkins from a customer at the pastry stand by the subway entrance. Fire escape shadows were tangled with carved palm fronds. Suddenly the air conditioning on the train was obtrusive, swiping down at the hair. Birdsong from somewhere uncertain filled the width of Broadway.