what about the plastic animals?

Eighth St. Apparitions

Two ghostly images along 8th St.

Local, Out of Town, and...

Really far away. These are the mailboxes to use when sending a letter a very, very great distance. When I was in Seattle last winter I saw a lot of small graffiti with the mathematical symbol for pi. Maybe New York's answer is infinity.

Oh, and if you have the urge to tell me these are relay boxes, not boxes in which someone can drop a letter, I thank you in advance for the clarification.

Time for a refill

As you can see, I'm almost out of maple syrup. It is time to replenish my supply. Since I'm very picky about my maple syrup, and must personally inspect the trees in which the sap ran, I don't expect to be back for a couple of weeks. In the meantime a couple of posts will magically appear. Do not be alarmed.

I regret doing this to you, dear reader

Yet I must. Please look inside your flinty heart and forgive me, for I need forgiveness.

Are you weak of constitution? Do not click on the image!

Does amateur photoshopping offend your sensibilities? Do not click on the image!

I beg of you. It is best that you do not click on the image. Wouldn't you rather look at kittens, kittens, or more kittens, or even punk kittens?

Contrasting walks

I had to get out of my office and take a walk this afternoon. Much later, I walked from Chinatown to 14th St in the West Village. Notice any difference in the scenery?

Muskrat Love

I've been walking over to the pond on our campus every day lately trying to get a picture of the giant old snapping turtle that lives there. The geese, and their residue, are often there. I've seen two small turtles, one of which turned and "ran" when it saw me yesterday. The muskrat above was so busily eating shoots and leaves and whatever else muskrats eat that I could get within a couple of feet for a close up picture. Alas, no giant old snapping turtle.

Along E. 110th, part 2

Another set of wall murals along 110th St. All of these were near 110th and Park Ave. To see the murals above in their uncovered, unscaffolded form see the East Harlem.com photo gallery.

Along E. 110th, part 1

The lone man was red in 1998.

For a change of pace I walked east instead of west yesterday morning. Here is some of what I saw along 110th Street in East Harlem. Lots more photos can be found on the east-harlem.com site.

Morningside Park's Other Waterfall

Odds are you've seen the waterfall at 113th St. if you've been to Morningside Park. It is equally likely that you've not seen this tiny (8") waterfall. It is fed by water flowing out of a PVC pipe into a proportionally tiny pond that functions as a birdbath. Whether the pond and the falls are intentional I do not know.

Growing Geese

Geese, April 22nd

Same geese, May 20th

There are several families of Canadian geese on our campus. The largest has seven goslings. The other familes have only two or three goslings. The parents were very protective of the young. They hissed at me and charged at me, but I managed to snap a couple of pictures.

We have baby turtles, too. Want to see pictures?