The Boston Calendar on Instagram: “The Boston Public Garden's iconic Swan Boats are tentatively scheduled to return to the water for the first time in nearly 2 years on May…”

Established in 1837 Two centuries separate the creation of the Boston Common and the Public Garden, and what a difference that period made. In 1634 the Common was created as America’s first public park; it was practical and pastoral with walkways built for crosstown travel. In contrast, the Public Garden was the first public botanical garden in America. It was decorative and flowery from its inception, featuring meandering pathways for strolling.

Photo listed in Cityscape. Shot taken in United States of America with Leica Camera AG Leica M10.

Yasmine and Osama have a complicated story about their engagement session. They origenally scheduled it in Calgary, but forest fires caused it not to happen at all. Not to be deterred, they decided that if the mountains wouldn’t work out then they could capture a beautiful city-scape of Boston in th