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C’mon, little ginkgo

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , , on June 29, 2012| 1 Comment »

The tree’s trunk is as thick as a finger and it’s ten feet from a playground. NYC is trying to plant a million trees before 2017. We are rooting for this one in particular.

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Playground tree

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , on July 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Playground trees have it rough, but this is the kind that comes back even after the bad kids break off the branches. This picture is from a gray and rainy day; today it’s scorching and bright. Someone is likely appreciating the small shadow of this tree.

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At the carwash

Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged , , , , , , on July 15, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Late at night the cars, in fact, do stop comin’. I like all the brushiness in this picture.

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Shell of a gas station

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , , on March 23, 2010| Leave a Comment »

There’s probably a for rent sign posted on this property out Dahill Road. It’s not easy turning gas stations into other kinds of business. It’s all about cars – fixing, leasing, and gassing them up – around here, anyway.

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Really grassy grass

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , on July 24, 2009| 1 Comment »

gone 2 seed

What is the truest expression of grass? A tufty, unruly rectangle or a perfectly mown front yard? The spring rain and city’s neglect caused this patch to go haywire. You could lose a soccer ball or a small child in there. It was to be an ephemeral pleasure, though; the city hacked the grass down to nothing just as it attained a resplendent shagginess.

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