Blue Moon

On August 31 we have the second Full Moon of the month. Sooo, you know what that means -- the moon on the 31st is indeed a "Blue Moon"!

Occupy Stuytown-PCV

 

On the Ground activists show how it's done!

The Risk

The Reward

Summer: A Retrospective

As the beastly hot summer slouches towards Labor Day, a few fond reminiscences are in order.  Even though it was largely a disappointment in these parts, with the endless heat waves of July and August, and the unsummerly bareness of the grounds that I've been complaining about, there were still some memorable moments.

Rescuing Baby Robins




A friend's cute baby robin story.  There are some great shots. Enjoy!

Stuyvesant Town Greenmarket

I've been doing a lot of complaining recently about the disappointments of summer at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. But summer there can still be beautiful, even magical at times.

Duck Doings

All's Fine at Cloud Nine.

In fact everything's ducky!

I love Lucy

My Favorite Redhead

What a wonderful day! I finally saw Lucy. Actually, we saw each other at about the same time. I was feeding the squirrels by Spunky's tree when I spotted her over by the flagpole. She was waving and walking towards me. We were both excited, as we hadn't seen each other for a long time. It turned out that she had been looking for me too. We just kept missing each other.

A Midsummer Nightmare

At midsummer, Peter Cooper Village looks like a nightmare.

Digging the Dirt NOT

More dirt and it's almost the middle of August. What's going on here?

Hen or Chicken of the Woods - either way, a great find in NYC!

Earlier today a friend called to tell me about a mushroom sighting at Peter Cooper Village. There's something large at the base of that tree! I can see it from a distance.

Remembering Mother Red Tail

I've been spending time over in the ball court area, waiting for Brownie or Mother Red Tail to show up. Neither does. I need to face the fact that they're gone for good.

Sitting Ducks

Home Sweet Home

The ducks are back on the Cloud Nine raft!

Dirty Old Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village

Another recent walk around the grounds  found more dirt.

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Stuyvesant Town

Here we are in smack in the middle of July and there's hardly a flower in sight. A walk around Stuvesant Town shows so much dirt and so few flowers. What's going on?

Spunky's baby

There were two of them out looking for food, but only one made himself available for pictures. He sure is cute!

Here he is a few weeks later on July 9th. We've discovered that he has three siblings, but they are still shy about making their debut.

Nuts in the Mail

I received this wonderful big box in the mail the other day:

And inside:

The peanuts are of excellent quality, with no mold on them.  They're tasty too.  Here's Spunky enjoying one:

Magic

I sometimes talk about how squirrels can be such magical,  mysterious creatures. But what about us humans? We must seem magical to them too, especially when we arrive bearing bags of nuts that we distribute freely without cost. Ever wonder what a squirrel thinks about that? I do.

The nuts that arrived on my doorstep are part of the magic, and the love.

Mother Red Tail

Waiting for Mother Red Tail

There she is!

Showing off her new svelte self:
Looks like she's dropped her babies

So that's a cherry?

Taste Test

To bury or not to bury...

Following the trail of treats

She da bomb!

I can only imagine how cute her babies must be.

Brownie



Formerly known as Red, still a beauty.

Brownie  lives near the Ball Court now

Still cute as a button



Still a photographer's dream



Baby Squirrels

There are so many cute little baby squirrels running around these days!

Now you see 'em, now you don't

climbing is fun!



Sick Squirrel
This beautiful little black squirrel has some kind of skin disease.

Surrounded!

 

Some babies get special treatment: nothing like being  hand-fed some yummy formula.