November 20, 2025 · Ravi Taxali

Seasons of a Street

This is a story from 2013, a time when work from home (WFH) was uncommon, and I commuted to work every weekday.

When I drove to the office in the morning, just before reaching my destination, I would leave the main roads and switch to residential streets for about 2.5 km. Although these streets had a speed limit of 40 km/h compared to 60 km/h on the main roads, the travel time remained nearly the same due to the absence of traffic lights and congestion. Moreover, driving at a slower pace allowed me to appreciate the beauty of the houses’ front lawns. For almost ten years, I took the same route and watched the streets transform from one season to another.

After a light snowfall on the night of February 27, 2013, the streets were covered in slushy snow, yet the trees looked stunning. I felt compelled to pause for a moment and capture their beauty with my phone camera. Buying a smartphone a few months earlier turned out to be a smart decision!

As winter gradually turned into spring, I continued capturing photos of the same street at regular intervals. Over time, I ended up documenting how the street transformed throughout the year.

*March 6, 2013: Although the snow remains piled along the roadside, the trees hint that winter will soon come to an end.*

*It is March 13th, and looks like that the end of winter is in sight.*

*The view of the street on March 15, 2013.*

*By the end of March, the snow has nearly melted away.*

*It’s time to celebrate April Fools’ Day — no snow left!*

*By the first week of May 2013, the grass had turned green.*

*It is mid-May and most trees have got some fresh leaves.*

*The view of the street on May 31st, 2013.*

*It’s mid-August, and the trees are loaded with leaves. From here on, it’s all downhill into the fall season.*

*It’s the first week of October, and the trees have already started shedding some leaves.*

*It’s mid-October, and fall colours have begun to appear on some trees.*

*By the first week of November, most of the leaves had fallen.*

*Snow covered street on Nov 27, 2013. The circle is complete!*

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