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electric_blue68

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15. How lovely!....

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 02:54 AM

Jan 25

The 2nd northern most westside park in Manhattan is called Ft Tryon Park. It faces NJ Palisades- a massive veritical geological ?basalt rock wall with The Hudson River in-between. Been told geological fans come to view it. Been a part of my life for decades.

It has one of the biggest gardens outside of our Botanical Gardens. It's home to The Cloisters medieval building filled w medieval art.

In between is remnants of Ft Tryon itself.
It has a beautiful grove of Linden trees. I spent many hours there in the Spring, and Summer.

One day I really looked totaly upaward from the bench I was sitting on to the under canopy of the trees. That's when I noticed that "crown shy" phenomenon. I did a small colored pencil drawing of it. Decades back- I don't think I have it. But I remember!

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Your moment of Zen: [View all] applegrove Jan 24 OP

I'm a tree hugger from the 60's and 70's - love this! biophile Jan 24 #1

Yes another day, another victim and the continued applegrove Jan 24 #3

And your name too, applegrove, kindred spirits Easterncedar Jan 24 #5

Yes. We had 8 huge maples on our property growing up. applegrove Jan 24 #6

I have some American chestnut seeds in the fridge Easterncedar Jan 24 #7

Good for you. We don't have chestnut trees in my 'ahem' neck applegrove Jan 24 #8

They once were the dominant species in the eastern us Easterncedar Jan 24 #9

Same thing happened to elms when I was a kid. applegrove Jan 24 #10

Yes. I mourned the elms, too. The chestnuts were long gone Easterncedar Jan 24 #11

My cousin took a photo of a spruce bud worm. It is one applegrove Jan 24 #12

With a name like yours, you are clearly kindred Easterncedar Jan 24 #4

Thank you Easterncedar Jan 24 #2

I think I see ... broccoli! Intractable Jan 24 #13

It does kind of look like a micro-picture. applegrove Jan 24 #14

How lovely!.... electric_blue68 Jan 25 #15

Lucky you. I love canopies. Some day maybe I'll go down to latin America and applegrove Jan 25 #16

Enjoy the trees wherever you are! electric_blue68 Jan 25 #18

I grew up just west of those Palisades Nittersing Jan 25 #17

Very cool! They're quite the sight! electric_blue68 Jan 25 #19