It is very unusual for us to have snow so early in the season. These pictures were taken early in the day. Where I live in the Bronx we got about 2 inches accumulation.
While it is very pretty, and peaceful, it caused a lot of problems because the leaves that are still on the trees retain the snow and the branches to become very heavy. They actually closed all of the city parks in order to keep people out of them and safe from falling branches and trees.
I was taking some pictures of the fall leaves and happened to be in the right place at the right time to encounter this squirrel enjoying a treat and showing off his natural talents in the maple tree in front of my house.
We have had 36 inches of snow in NYC this month, which is more than we sometimes get in an entire season. 19 inches of that snow fell last night and this morning. With so much snow on top of snow, it is difficult to find places to put it. I wonder what they do in places that routinely get much more.
The plowing results in cars being buried by snow.
I’m glad I dug out the right car. I just hope the plows don’t come by again.
A lot of the snow was put into the yard, and quite a bit across the street in an unoccupied space. More snow is in the forecast. But where will we put it?
Happy Halloween!
Just some decorations I have seen recently, along with some fall color. I think the last one is my favorite.
This evening I saw a man, obviously drunk, staggering in the middle of a busy road. Fortunately someone walked over to him and safely got him out of the street. I wish I had been bold enough and compassionate enough to help. It made me think of the song “Somebody’s Baby” performed by Pat Benatar.
“Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’ Matthew 25:36-40.
The shorter days mean that it is sunset even if I head out immediately after work to take a walk. Soon I will have to set out in the dark.
The light fixture in the distance is a nesting site for Monk parakeets in Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, NY.
Sometimes it is prettier looking to the East than to the West.
A lone fisherman along the Long Island Sound, Pelham Bay Park.
I wonder what this four-footed friend thinks of the beauty around him.
The moon at sunset—a beautiful combination.
When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him? Psalm 8:3, 4
The moon marks off the seasons,
and the sun knows when to go down. Psalm 104:19
I see this Great Egret almost every evening during my walks around the neighborhood.
It is fun and calming to watch him (her?) walk through the water and occasionally catch a fish.
This cat is a frequent visitor. He stands as still as a statue and seems to have high hopes of catching something for himself.
The planes overhead don’t seem to bother him (one evening I counted 41 in a one hour walk).
But he takes off when a fisherman gets too close in the water while cooling off.
Other birds enjoy the sun and water, too.
It’s just sad to see how they all have to live among our trash.
LIVING WATER 