I had to cut my wanderings short as I was due back in the city and the weather was starting to look ominous (by the time I got to Manhattan, it had hailed!). The Championships Wimbledon 2019 14072019 A penny for your thoughts - Reigning Champion Novak Djokovic strolls from his rented house near Centre Court to face Roger Federer in today’s final. Now I know they have Brooklyn cousins, though their origin is still the stuff of speculation. A gardener must have noticed my confused expression, because he came over to tell me that yes, there are parrots who nest there-year round! Even in the snow! We laughed, because where I'm from, there are over a dozen varieties of what we just call tree parrots. An inquisitive Eastern mockingbird serenaded me from atop an old tombstone, adding to the wonderful idyll.Īt one point, I thought I was hallucinating from jet lag when what I thought were several green parrots zoomed past to land in a nearby tree. The landscape is gorgeous, with every kind of monument on display, from the simplest headstone to an ornate columbarium. I was amazed at the number of different trees and plants I saw, and all were well-cared for.
A knowledgeable groundskeeper told me they'd been planted by a dedicated woman named Nancy.Īs Father's Day was that weekend, the gardening staff was busy making the place look beautiful. I entered the grounds from the 36th street/4th avenue gates and passed by a beautiful swath of wildflowers, including cornflowers and small white asters. Straw is a worthless material, and the thoughts that fill the hollow mens heads are similarly. I only had a short amount of time on this sojourn, though I've already vowed to return. They are not real people, but poor facsimiles of humanity. After waiting four long years for a real return NYC, I put this historic cemetery near the top of my to do list.
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