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Last egret.
When I came to this creek in South Brooklyn in September, the great and snowy egret, the great blue and night herons were almost innumerable. The last two trips, I've seen only this one.
When I came to this creek in South Brooklyn in September, the great and snowy egret, the great blue and night herons were almost innumerable. The last two trips, I've seen only this one.
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Last egret.
When I came to this creek in South Brooklyn in September, the great and snowy egret, the great blue and night herons were almost innumerable. The last two trips, I've seen only this one.
When I came to this creek in South Brooklyn in September, the great and snowy egret, the great blue and night herons were almost innumerable. The last two trips, I've seen only this one.
In which the New York Times responds to the current crisis on grocery prices and SNAP cuts with a budget-stretching recipe for [checks notes] caviar pie.
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In which the New York Times responds to the current crisis on grocery prices and SNAP cuts with a budget-stretching recipe for [checks notes] caviar pie.
Hang on, when did reading become so performative?
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hang on, when did reading become so performative?
Midfloat break, after hanging out with a loon for a while in the marsh.
Greatest city in the world.
Greatest city in the world.
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Midfloat break, after hanging out with a loon for a while in the marsh.
Greatest city in the world.
Greatest city in the world.
Turns out my apartment building's elevators are just about 10'6" at maximum internal length.
This was almost my worst "enh, it should fit" assumption to date. But God is good, all the time.
This was almost my worst "enh, it should fit" assumption to date. But God is good, all the time.
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Turns out my apartment building's elevators are just about 10'6" at maximum internal length.
This was almost my worst "enh, it should fit" assumption to date. But God is good, all the time.
This was almost my worst "enh, it should fit" assumption to date. But God is good, all the time.
Nine Ball would eat these people for lunch.
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Nine Ball would eat these people for lunch.
There is very little in this world as lovely as time spent in a small and quiet boat.
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
There is very little in this world as lovely as time spent in a small and quiet boat.
No idea why people think the guy with the huge Nazi tattoo might be antisemitic, with supportive posts like these.
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
No idea why people think the guy with the huge Nazi tattoo might be antisemitic, with supportive posts like these.
Did you know you can do invisible ink by painting with baking soda + water and then revealing with tumeric + rubbing alcohol?
I did not, but then I designed a scavenger hunt for my kids.
Bonus: giving little mini lectures on pH sensitivity!
I did not, but then I designed a scavenger hunt for my kids.
Bonus: giving little mini lectures on pH sensitivity!
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Did you know you can do invisible ink by painting with baking soda + water and then revealing with tumeric + rubbing alcohol?
I did not, but then I designed a scavenger hunt for my kids.
Bonus: giving little mini lectures on pH sensitivity!
I did not, but then I designed a scavenger hunt for my kids.
Bonus: giving little mini lectures on pH sensitivity!
Decision to spend the last week coming up with clues for a crazy scavenger hunt in the woods for the kids turns out to have been excellent. Pathetic texts asking for hints pouring in.
November 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Decision to spend the last week coming up with clues for a crazy scavenger hunt in the woods for the kids turns out to have been excellent. Pathetic texts asking for hints pouring in.
"Oh good, you're here. In my marsh. Splendid. Nearly lost the will to go on, we all did, without you. And you've brought your canoe. The fish will be so pleased."
November 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"Oh good, you're here. In my marsh. Splendid. Nearly lost the will to go on, we all did, without you. And you've brought your canoe. The fish will be so pleased."
Herons can achieve Cat levels of unimpressed with your bullshit.
Me and my little red canoe absolutely disgusted this denizen of a Hudson-adjacent marsh this afternoon.
Me and my little red canoe absolutely disgusted this denizen of a Hudson-adjacent marsh this afternoon.
November 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Herons can achieve Cat levels of unimpressed with your bullshit.
Me and my little red canoe absolutely disgusted this denizen of a Hudson-adjacent marsh this afternoon.
Me and my little red canoe absolutely disgusted this denizen of a Hudson-adjacent marsh this afternoon.
Not to sound like a Republican bitching about public transit, but it is kinda humiliating that the @mta.info added paddles to the turnstiles such that my belly gets smacked every time I enter and exit the system. Some of us are short, okay??
October 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Not to sound like a Republican bitching about public transit, but it is kinda humiliating that the @mta.info added paddles to the turnstiles such that my belly gets smacked every time I enter and exit the system. Some of us are short, okay??
Civic pride moment: the best chants were the ones kids in the park were starting. Because a lot of our schools overtly teach them how.
I'm carrying Mischa, the large stuffy my 11yo wore as a hat.
Brooklyn #nokings
I'm carrying Mischa, the large stuffy my 11yo wore as a hat.
Brooklyn #nokings
October 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Civic pride moment: the best chants were the ones kids in the park were starting. Because a lot of our schools overtly teach them how.
I'm carrying Mischa, the large stuffy my 11yo wore as a hat.
Brooklyn #nokings
I'm carrying Mischa, the large stuffy my 11yo wore as a hat.
Brooklyn #nokings
Just whipped up this little guy
October 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Just whipped up this little guy
WHERE ARE THE FACT CHECKERS
SLIWA SAID KNICKS
Paper of record. Humph.
SLIWA SAID KNICKS
Paper of record. Humph.
October 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
WHERE ARE THE FACT CHECKERS
SLIWA SAID KNICKS
Paper of record. Humph.
SLIWA SAID KNICKS
Paper of record. Humph.
Nor'easter chased us out of Provincetown a day early, but GOSH it is a pretty place.
October 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Nor'easter chased us out of Provincetown a day early, but GOSH it is a pretty place.
When you read the books with this in mind, Mr. Grumble is not so much chasing his hat as running mad in a futile attempt to escape a horror-filled reality. Like Steppford Wives, only pigs.
October 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When you read the books with this in mind, Mr. Grumble is not so much chasing his hat as running mad in a futile attempt to escape a horror-filled reality. Like Steppford Wives, only pigs.
I will accept this answer in this font and this font only -- but it does not work there either, because sane people will just read the character as an S, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT GOES THERE.
September 28, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I will accept this answer in this font and this font only -- but it does not work there either, because sane people will just read the character as an S, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT GOES THERE.
Laterherons. Marine Park, Brooklyn, last weekend. So many great and blue and little snowies. Lesser yellow-legs, too.
September 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Laterherons. Marine Park, Brooklyn, last weekend. So many great and blue and little snowies. Lesser yellow-legs, too.
Not the world's greatest picture, but I had a lot of fun watching this young yellow-crowned night heron in Brooklyn last night. NYC is a wonder.
September 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Not the world's greatest picture, but I had a lot of fun watching this young yellow-crowned night heron in Brooklyn last night. NYC is a wonder.
Spent the last week of summer at the country house of friend's who have our dog's littermate. On the last night, their dog (bigger, chocolate) came to complain to me that our smaller yellow dog had taken his big bed. I came in to make her move, and they got into the smaller bed together.
September 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Spent the last week of summer at the country house of friend's who have our dog's littermate. On the last night, their dog (bigger, chocolate) came to complain to me that our smaller yellow dog had taken his big bed. I came in to make her move, and they got into the smaller bed together.