Climbing a London Planetree this USDA inspector is looking for signs of Asian Longhorn Beetles. He said that so far the trees of Manhattan look like they are free from this dangerous infestation. Though they are finding some in Queens. London Planetrees are one of the most common trees on the streets of New York. The most striking feature of the London Planetree is its flaking bark that peels to reveal a lighter colored bark underneath.

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Sunday Congas from GammaBlog on Vimeo.
On warm sunny Sundays, congeros gather in Tompkins Square Park, East Village, NYC.

As a quick remedy to all the editing and fussing over my Toy Tower videos, this video is simple and uncut, shot late in the afternoon, up on the blog before midnight.

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Tompkins Square Park – Large Dog Run – May 6th and 7th, 2007.

A Minute in the Small Dog Run

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These poor daffodils in Tompkins Park waited a really prudent time this spring before showing their heads, and boom a fricking blizzard hits on April 7th. Winter weather is sticking around way past welcome this year in NYC

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