Sending in the clowns...

Last week at this time, John Montone from 1010 WINS was calling out to Mayor De Blasio to "send in the plows," to areas of Queens that were still buried under snow from the ‪#‎blizzardjonasnyc‬jonas. Readers of this blog may recall that yours truly was interviewed by John Montone regarding one of my art exhibitions. In any event, I'm not sure if De Blasio heeded the call to "send in the plows," but and he did not even meet with ‪#‎StatenIslandChuck‬ this morning, in honor of #Groundhog Day to witness his prediction re the onset of spring for 2016.

And in spite of the fact that we had 28.5 inches of snow fall in parts of NYC on 1-23-16— Chuck "predicted" that spring will arrive early this year.

Maybe Chuck's a people pleaser, telling te crowds what they want to hear, as do some prophets. But as I said earlier today, in an entry on Facebook,"The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and disappears."

In any event, rather spring will come early or not, remains to be seen, but one thing is certain, ‪#‎ValentinesDay‬ will come in twelve days, on February 14, 2016.

Therefore, I am sending in the clowns (that are already visiting me for this upcoming holiday), to my Fb community as a reminder that there are not too many days to get the ones you love something for Valentines Day.

And I'm following the advice of some lovebirds who visited me yesterday! They suggested that folks give the ones they love the gift of Cam (via her book, "Words In Our Beak Volume One," for #ValentinesDay! Info @https://www.facebook.com/TheLastLeafGardener/photos/a.355589574490422.73015.247917655257615/930275623688478/?type=3&theater

A Sparrow Makes An Early Prediction!

Groundhog Day is not until  2-2-2016, but, I know someone & I'm not naming names who's tweeting about a prediction he made upon seeing his shadow (in my urban — NYC —  garden)!

#TWTWTW

As I consider that it was only a week ago today on 1-23-16, that the‪#‎jonasblizzardnyc‬ jonaspaid a visit to my garden, a visit that not deter wild birds from also visiting (as evidenced in the following images taken on that day), I recall a sitcom from bygone years ‪#‎ThatWasTheWeekThatWas‬ OR ‪#‎TWTWTW‬AKA That Was The Week That Was!

Info on the aforementioned sitcom can be found on WIKI @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Was_the_Week_That_Was

And some my Fb posts re #jonasblizzardnyc can be found via the following links:

1. https://www.facebook.com/TheLastLeafGardener/posts/926203257429048

2. https://www.facebook.com/TheLastLeafGardener/posts/9264048174088923. https://www.facebook.com/TheLastLeafGardener/posts/9264801740680234. https://www.facebook.com/TheLastLeafGardener/posts/927801960602511

NEWS re; #LookTheOtherWayWhen

Seen and heard in a tweet by yours truly: "Someone — & I'm not naming names — won't #LookTheOtherWayWhen they see another near "their" bird feeder!"

A Pants Rack Is A Dining Spot For Jays In The Know

BLUE JAY

A blue jay enjoyed a peanut from atop a new perching place in my urban (NYC) garden, a re-purposed bamboo pants rack!

Info @ https://www.facebook.com/TheLastLeafGardener/posts/847349885314386

Just a heads up: many antics of the bluejay bird type will be featured in Words In Our Beak, Volume Two, the sequel to Words In Our Beak, Volume One, which is written in the voice of a female cardinal and is available in Apple's iBooks' Store @ https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/words-in-our-beak/id1010889086?mt=11 

As you may know, the goal of the series, Words In Our Beak, is to open readers to a simple understanding of the winged world and their environment. Set in a rooftop urban garden in New York City, the stories are told in the voice of Cam, a female cardinal, who visits it. Words In Our Beak is directed to children and adults who are curious about birds, and want to learn about them from a unique perspective. The book includes hundreds of images of flora and fauna, links to movies, as well as to informative narratives that have been created by the author.

ADDENDUM FALL 2018: 

The non-hardcover version (or versions)  of volume one within the Words In Our Beak book series that are mentioned in this entry may only remain available for a limited time, but hardcover versions of volume one, two and three can now be found wherever books are sold.

MY BOOK SERIES

Please click here to go to my blog post that provides details as to where you can get these books. Additionally, I have rendered some images from these books into other formats and they are available via Fine Art America (FAA). Some of my other photographs (Black & White Collection, Kaleidoscopic Images and the famous Mandarin duck who visited NYC) can also be found on my FAA pages.

BREAKING NEWS re BIRD & GARDEN BOOKS! "WORDS IN OUR BEAK" (Volume One) AVAILABLE in APPLE's iBooks Store!

As of June 22nd 2015, "WORDS IN OUR BEAK" Volume One has been available in APPLE's iBooks Store! I hope you will check it out!

ADDENDUM FALL 2018: 

The non-hardcover version (or versions)  of Volume One within the Words In Our Beak book series that are mentioned in this entry may only remain available for a limited time, but hardcover versions of Volume One, Two and Three can now be found wherever books are sold. Please click here to go to my blog post that provides details as to where you can get these books.

MY BOOK SERIES

Additionally, I have rendered some images from these books into other formats and they are available via Fine Art America (FAA). Some of my other photographs (Black & White Collection, Kaleidoscopic Images and the famous Mandarin duck who visited NYC) can also be found on my FAA pages.