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PHOTO ESSAY: Signs of spring in Marblehead

Warmer days draw residents outdoors as gardens stir, boats return and harborside paths fill with walkers after a long winter.

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Small blue flowers known as early snow glories carpet the ground in a large garden on Beacon Street in Marblehead on April 12Small blue flowers known as early snow glories carpet the ground in a large garden on Beacon Street in Marblehead on April 12. INDEPENDENT STAFF PHOTO / PAULA MULLER

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Spring is beginning to show across Marblehead, and photographer Paula Muller documents those early signs in this photo essay. Her images, taken in several neighborhoods around town, focus on flowers coming into bloom, budding trees and other seasonal changes visible in gardens, along streets and near the shoreline.

The photographs were made on April 12 and include scenes from Beacon Street, Cowell Street, Elm Street, Norman Street, Stacey Street, Pearl Street and the area around Grace Oliver Beach. Together, they reflect the first visible changes of the season in locations familiar to many Marblehead residents.

Presented below, Muller’s photographs are accompanied by cutlines identifying each scene and location. We hope you enjoy Paula’s photos as much as we did.

Groups of daffodils dot the hillside beside stone steps at a home on Crowninshield Road in Marblehead on April 12. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLER
A floral arrangement brightens the front of a house on Stacey Street in Marblehead on April 12. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLER

A newly blossomed daffodil opens along Norman Street in Marblehead on April 12. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLER
Brilliant blue early snow glories spread across a garden on Cowell Street in Marblehead on April 12. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLER
Buds on a tree next to Grace Oliver Beach hint at the arrival of a lush summer in Marblehead on April 12. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLER
Flower pots line the steps of a house on Cowell Street in Marblehead on April 12. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLER
Flower pots line the steps of a house on Cowell Street in Marblehead on April 12. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLER
Daffodils and a hyacinth bloom beside an outcropping of rock at Pearl and Washington streets in Marblehead on April 12. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLER
Daffodils bloom beside steps stacked with firewood on Elm Street in Marblehead on April 12. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / PAULA MULLER
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