For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

OK Folks, it is official - after the 21st, my hours go down to 20 hours/week. The Gardener gets his walking papers, ditto the house cleaners. Back to doing my own home repairs etc. Volunteer time is going to ZERO. Charity donations going to ZERO. You can't tax what I don't earn or spend, and you won't get the fruits of my free labor. I get more free time to do what I want

Wesley Mouch, I am John Galt

Bumble Bee

Bumble bee on a cold morning, West Hurly, NY

NYC Osprey

Osprey behind APEC Sunday Sept 23

FIRST NYC 2012 Regional

NYC 2012 regional - FIRST robotics. The Bronx Science all Girls "Fe Maidens" line dancing during a break in the competition

Plover

Plover (Maybe a Piping, maybe a Semipalmated) behind APEC 9/23
Edit - NY State DEC is saying that it is a Juvenile Semipalmated

C&O 614

C&O 614 at Port Jervis, circa 2001 - scan from Kodachome slide #steamysunday #canon #canonphotography Camera was an old T-90

2011 ING NYC Marathon Mile 14

2011 ING NYC Marathon Mile 14

Roebling Bridge (Aqueduct)

The Roebling Bridge (Aqueduct) is the oldest suspension bridge in the United States.  Opened in 1847, it originally carried a canal across the Delaware River, but today carries a small road

Mud Landing

#NYC #birdloversworldwide   #birdphotography   #birdphotographs  #canonphotography   #canon

White Bird, Grey Skys

After a week of nice light, when I finally get out Saturday AM - Nada

Gull in Winter plumage

Gull in winter plumage - by Ft Totten

 #NYC #birdloversworldwide   #birdphotography   #birdphotographs   #canonphotography   #canon

US FIRST Robotics

Last season, my daughter got involved with USFIRST Robotics. Her school The Bronx High School of Science (which is also my Alma Mata) has two teams, the All girls "Fe Maidens" #2265 and the Sciborgs #1155. Here we see the Sciborgs getting ready for a preliminary match at the NYC Regionals

Banded Egret

"Banded" egret. As usual, part of my "You won't believe you're in #NYC" (except for the bottle by the bird's foot)
#NYC #birdloversworldwide #birdphotography #birdphotographs #canonphotography #canon

Down in the Swamp #3

Another "You won't believe you're in #NYC" #birdphotography #birdloversworldwide 

No Photo today

Remember.  A Tuesday, Dem primary here in NYC (which it would be today if they didn't move it to Thursday), cool, clear blue sky, just like today....  It was 11 year ago this morning..

Down in the swamp #2

Swamp Sparrow - Another swamp sparrow from yesterday.  Probably the first bird photo I'm really happy how it came out   

Down in the swamp #1

One from an early morning in the local wetlands.
 Got up early, knowing low tide was 9:30am or so, figure get in, and in place before 7:00am, try to get some more egret/great blue heron shots. Guess what never showed?

  Did see a green heron on the way in, and some swamp sparrows (both of which I got pics of) and some stuff I didn't (kingfisher, sandpipers etc). Ended up leaving about 9:00am, as the weather started getting UGLY, in fact we had a line of T-storms that generated a tornado come through maybe 45 mins later.

 Photo is of an immature swamp sparrow

Shadow

Shadow, my really shy guy

Floral Friday

 #FloralFriday

Bayside Jetty

Yet another "You're in NYC" post.  This photo is also up in Queens - Throgs Neck bridge in the background

My Little Girl

Easter Sunday, 2007 #

 #WomenWednesday

No Photo Today

Sorry for no photo today - was off on a hard earned 4 day vacation, and forgot to dig one up for today and tomorrow - I HOPE to post something tomorrow, but I think it might not be a waterfall

The Originals

My original two cats, Coquette and Tux - OLD scan #monocromemonday

Egrets, I have a few

But then again...

Lilly

Little Lilly is the queen of our house, totally the boss, despite being the smallest adult cat I've ever seen.  This week is the 1 year anniversery of her adoption

#caturday 

Floral Friday

 #FloralFriday

Touchdown

Took this picture last weekend behind Alley Pond Environmental Center aka APEC here in NYC.  It is, of course, an Egret Something bothers me about this photo, and C&C is more than welcome

Falls Church

The waterfalls in this picture are totally seasonal, in that other than a trickle, they really only exist when the Ashokan Reservoir is overflowing.  They are downstream of the spillway.  This picture was taken from the bridge from Beaverkill Road to Spillway Road, labeled on maps as Falls Church

#waterfallwednesday 

North River Sailboat

Taken on the North River (aka the Hudson), again, you won't believe you're in #NYC

 #SeaTuesday, #TransportTuesday

The Hub

More NYC Birds

More NYC Birds, these taken Sunday, but probably the same bird

Egret in flight

Flare for landing (gear down, full flaps...)

Saturday in NYC

Yep, more from the "You would not believe you're in NYC" file

RIP Suiki

You were taken too soon
#Caturday

Floral Friday

 #FloralFriday

Ft Totten

 

This used to be the USCG Station at Ft Totten, now part of the FDNY/EMS water training.

When most people think of NYC, they think of Manhattan, the skyscrapers, the crowds (aka the Sex in the City/Woody Alan NYC) or Archie Bunker/The King of Queens NYC (the dense parts of the outer boroughs - or as we in NYC often abbreviate 'boro'),  People forget that parts of the North Bronx, Staten Island, or in this case, Queens (Ft Totten is NE Queens) are quite suburban

Cowards Falls

Cowards Falls are little known outside of the locals.  They are just off Hurley Mountain Road near Kingston NY

Cowards Falls

I just found out today that it is Cowards Falls (with an S) aka Hurley Falls.  These falls are NOT in the book Catskill Region Waterfall Guide

Mister T

Mister T is a tug that works here in NYC.  In the background is SUNY Maratime.  Photo taken from the jetty by Ft Totten, Bayside, Queens.  The bridge is the Throgs Neck

Monochrome Monday at Grant's Tomb

Believe it or not, despite living here in NYC my entire life (well, 14 months away while Mary was in Grad School), I had never been to Grant's Tomb.  It happens to be a whopping two blocks from my current contract, so I went last Friday

Haven't posted in a while

Hey Gang (for the 1-2 followers I do have) Think I'm going to be posting more photos here - just because