the only living rose in ny

it ain't all bad

Today sucks. It's terribly cold and it's only the beginning of a long 3 months. I hate my job at the moment...the dread of knocking at Frozen Soils door, begging it to let my Narcissus and Allium bulbs in. Today I had to check out some site details in the Palm House at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and along the way found a few things to make me get a grip. Ok - it's not so bad.

The Camellias are blooming inside and out:

The Stinking Hellebore is budding:



















MMMMmmm mealy bug oranges in the hot house:

It's still fall in the bonsai house:

The Paper Bush is in bud:

rhododendron rant

sing it:

Lady Chairs

...from Principles of Decorative Design by Christopher Dresser, 1873

looky what i found in prospect park

oyster mushrooms

east river animals

Two animals spotted on the East River last night...a Striped Bass (huge like 25-30lbs). Metallic deliciousness under the Manhattan Bridge:













(photo J.Kohn)



We also spotted a juvenile Night Heron perched on an old dock post. An amazingly creepy silhouette:














(photo taken from interweb)

Hang in there

3 homes being turned into 1 on east 90th street:

just in case!

terra cotta and pollution errosion

a strange thing happens to terra cotta brick when it's next to heavy idle traffic (BQE on ramp Brooklyn Heights):

US Customs House

don't go for the exhibits - go for the marble