I was supposed to go to the zoo in Manhattan this afternoon, and since my friend was first attending church in Manhattan I figured I'd darken the doors of my local church as well.
So I enjoyed a nice morning in Brooklyn.
A few minutes before I was going to have to leave for the Adventure by Subway, I thought to check my phone -- and I learned that my afternoon had freed up due to parade/traffic complications.
So it was a fine day for some nice walks around Brooklyn, interspersed with Relihan's translation of
Consolation of Philosophy.
I headed the long way around the perimeter of Prospect Park to get to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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| An Answer to the Age-Old Question, Do Trees Grow in Brooklyn? |
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| The bees were out in force today; shown here on lavender, I believe |
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| yellow-and-black on yellow in yellow |
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| Water Lily |
The water lily ponds today were graced by a visiting egret.
As tourists crowded around with cameras, the egret promptly took off for the southern pond.
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| One small step for Egret... |
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| Got it!!!! |
There were a fair number of dragonflies on the water lilies in the artificial pine barrens pond in our native flora garden.
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| Here's Looking at You, Kid |
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| Dragonfly and Ladybug |
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| Turtle Surfacing |
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| Dragonfly on Water Lily Bud - Sneaking Up Behind |
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| Dragonfly on Water Lily Bud - Side View |
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| Female cardinal |
I saw a bluejay in the "native woods" area, but it got nervous as I turned on my camera, and I got only a very blurry picture or two before it disappeared from view. Just outside, back on the paved path, I saw a beautiful male cardinal - again, I only managed to capture a splotch of red. As I waited, a female cardinal arrived. She, too, was fairly shy - but nowhere near as shy as the male.
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