This month, 23 raccoons in and around Central Park have tested positive for rabies. In addition, 11 animals tested positive during December ...

Updated 2009-01-05 : Added a map of Brooklyn Mulchfest locations . Park Circle Mulchfest 2009 It's tree recycling season in New York...

Agapostemon sp., Metallic Green Bee, Jade Bee, illustrated my guest rant on Garden Rant in 2009. Here's my review and recap of 2009....

This morning I discovered that the domain for Gowanus Lounge had been appropriated by a commercial site. I learned this afternoon that the d...

A slideshow of houses in my neighborhood.

Illumination of Earth by Sun at the southern solstice. This season's Solstice ( Winter in the Northern hemisphere, Summer in the So...

Update, 2009-12-26 : Holiday Lights 2009 The Wizard of Slocum Place does it again, with help from his next-door neighbor. For best effe...

2021-12-01 : See Names , 2021-12-01 In observance of World AIDS Day, I thought I would re-publish this list of names from my old (neglected...

The Ginkgo Walk at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, November 2008. Another Brooklyn blogger reports: One crisis I've been tasked with d...

11/14 ONLY - CANCELLED due to rain (remains of Hurricane Ida). Join us Sunday, 11/15, for a beautiful day of Daffodil bulb planting! Joi...