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10 Steps to Building A New Home

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on February 25, 2011| 2 Comments »

With a really good  camera, a super lens, the patience of a saint (not Latter Day) and the eye of  a wonderful photographer, we can see just how one clever little squirrel builds his new home in Central Park.

Step 1.  Location, location, location-this squirrel knows the first rule of real estate

Central Park, New York City,

Location, location, location

Step 2. Start with a solid foundation.  In this case, oak leaves and twigs.

 

central park, Murray Head, new york city

Putting in a good foundation

Step 3.  Making sure the footings and foundation are set.

 

central park , bushy tail

Inspecting the foundation

Step 4. Double checking the work before continuing.

 

Double Checking

Step 5.  Looking to see if any home invaders are casing the neighborhood.

Anyone watching?

Step 6.  Re-enforcing the studs and joists.

Studs McGee - Master Builder

Step 7.  Installing dry wall.

Putting in the dry walls

Step 8.  Shingling the roof.

Hauling up shingles

Step 9.  Inspection before the C.O.

central park

Home Inspector

Step 10. Home Sweet Home

squirrel nest, cental park

Home Sweet Home

All photos by Murray Head

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Newshawk Recovers and is Released in Central Park

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on February 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »

This is for all you birdlovers, Fab Foto Friday-lovers, Red Tail hawk lovers and anyone who has been following the story of the Red Tail hawk who flew into the NY Times building.  He was trying to fly out of an interior courtyard atrium and flew smack into a window twice and fell to the ground stunned.  Avian emergency!  NY Audubon was called and a falconer was dispatched to rescue the bird.   The injured hawk was brought to Wildlife in Need and Rescue and Rehabilitation in Long Island where it was confirmed the juvenile did not have a broken  wing and the prognosis was good.  TODAY on Valentine’s Day, Newshawk (as he was dubbed) was brought to Central Park and released in Tupelo Meadow in The Ramble.  The photographer in the picture is Murray Head, my Fab Foto Friday source.  Hooray!!!  Below is a link to the photo and if you cruise around there you can follow links to read the whole story.

Central Park, 1:37 P.M.

NY Times building, hawk smashes into glass atrium

Newshawk

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WHY Do I See Red?

Posted in Fab Fotos, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on February 12, 2011| 2 Comments »

Because it’s almost Valentine’s Day and what could be more appropriate than the RED the universal color for a heart!  Not to mention that February is American Heart Month so for the next couple of weeks, you can expect RED to be popping up here and there.

FAB FOTO FRIDAY

new york city melting pot, Asian boy,

All Wrapped Up in RED love

Photo by Murray Head

Salvation army singer, New York city, Christmas in New York

Singing for Salvation

Photo by Murray Head

 

red berries, bird in Central Park

Berry Good

 

photo by Murray Head

bleached blonde, black dress, red lipstick

Red is the Color of My True Love's Lips

photo by Murray Head

 

cardinal, sparrows, Central Park,winter birds

Standing Out in the Crowd

Photo by Murray Head

 



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Sea Gulls and Brant Geese on Christmas Day

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on December 26, 2010| 3 Comments »

When you were opening up your presents or stuffing the turkey or setting the table for Christmas dinner,  the birds of the beach were very busy celebrating in their own way.  Luckily for us, Murray went straight to the shore line when he arrived from NYC for Christmas dinner in Ocean Grove.

Christmas morning Ocean Grove, sea gulls, beach

Wings in Water

photo by Murray Head

Brant geese, Ocean Grove, Christmas morning

Two Black Brants

Photo by Murray Head

Sea Gull, Ocean Grove, Christmas morning, brown sea gull

Putting on the Brakes!

photo by Murray Head

Christmas morning ocean grove, sea gulls

Take Off

photo by Murray Head

Christmas morning in Ocean Grove sea gull

Wide Wing Span

photo by Murray Head

Ocean Grove, Christmas morning

Not Quite A Three Point Landing

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Six Word Memoir Monday – What’s Yours???

Posted in Six Word Memoirs, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on December 20, 2010| 3 Comments »

Coat of arms of Munich

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With Christmas fast approaching and New Year‘s not far behind, the readers entries to our weekly Six Word Memoir challenge seem to be taking on a tone of the season.  And why not?

When I’m retired, I’ll have time! – Susan Celtic Lady

Oostende, Linz, Saltzburg, Munich; decisions, decisions – Heide

NEW YEAR welcomes four innovative seasons – Karen

My job made me physically ill – Weez

“Oh Holy Night” makes me cry – Me

And to continue sharing excerpts from the book, Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure.

Wolf she cried. No one listened – May Lee

All day I dream about sex – GuroTupchileshtoff

I still make coffee for two – Zak Nelson

I like girls. Girls like boys – Andrea Dela Cruz




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C the Grackle

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on December 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Clean, Clever, Clannish, Colorful, Consterned and Converging

Grackles, a common bird and sometimes confused with black starlings, are not considered by most to be a very exciting or exotic sighting.  Ah but look closely and you will SEE or rather C Grackles in a new light.

taking a bath, Central Park, New York City, Murray Head,

CLEAN

photo by Murray Head

grackle and acorn, cracking an acorn, Central Park, Murray Head

CLEVER

photo by Murray Head

flock of grackles, Central Park, Murray Head

CLANNISH

photo by Murray Head

 

irridescent grackle, Central Park, Murray Head

COLORFUL

photo by Murray Head

 

two grackles, Central Park,

CONSTERNED

photo by Murray Head

 

flock of grackles, Central park

CONVERGING

photo by Murray Head


 
 

 


 

 

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You’ve Heard of Puppy Love, Haven’t You?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on December 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »

FAB FOTO FRIDAY

I know the heading says Friday but as you can see I am once again a day late!  Even though recently I had a Squirrely Saturday, I love  these little creatures (as long as they stay outside) and luckily so does Murray.  I think this series is remarkable not only in content but also because he was able to shoot it in rapid sequence.  What do you think?

 

gray squirrel, Central Park, New york city

The Chase

photo by Murray Head

Central Park, New York City,

I'm Going Home

photo by Murray Head

 

squirrel hole, tree, Central Park, gray squirrel

Are You Coming Out or Not?

photo by Murray Head

 

squirrel hole in tree, Central Park

C'mon!!!

photo by Murray Head

 

squirrel nest in tree, Central Park

OK Then, I'm Coming In.

photo by Murray Head

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Conspiracy Theory Wednesday – CIA-MAFIA PLOTS

Posted in Conspiracy Theory Wednesday, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on December 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »

The Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

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Over the years there have been HUNDREDS of articles filled with speculation that the MOB, MAFIA and CIA were involved in the murder of President John F. Kennedy.  COUP D”ETAT is a conspiracy theory and the title says it all – READ on….

THE MOB

In the last months of the Eisenhower Administration, secret meetings mediated by ex FBI agent and Howard Hughes aide Robert Maheu were held between CIA agents and organized crime figures for the purpose of plotting to kill Fidel Castro.  By 1960, the Cuban leader had nationalized U.S. interest, closed casinos, shut down drug labs and deported most of the mobsters.  The gangster with the most to gain from the elimination of Castro was Santo Trafficante Jr., former Mafia boss of Havana who with his partner, casino developer and financial wizard, Meyer Lansky, had inherited Lucky Luciano‘s heroin operations.  Trafficante financed terrorist raids against Cuba run by CIA agent Frank Sturgis‘ Miami-based International Anti-Communist Brigade.  In 1962, Trafficante told Cuban exile and FBI informant Jose Aleman that “Kennedy is in trouble and he will get what is coming to him…Kennedy is not going to make it to the election.  He’s going to be hit.”  West Coast mobster Johnny Rosselli, another CIA-Mafia plotter, later alleged that Castro was warned of plans to kill him by a double-agent, possibly Trafficante, and that Castro, assuming the plots to be official US policy had killed Kennedy in retaliation.

The Kennedy brothers did not know about the CIA-Mafia plots until 1962, when Robert Kennedy found the CIA interfering in Justice Department prosecution of first Mafia leader contacted by Maheu, Chicago boss Sam Giancana.  Participation in CIA-Mafia plots wasn’t Giancana’s only protection.  His girlfriend, Judith Campbell and President Kennedy had been lovers for two years.  In 1963, the Justice Department ordered the FBI to curtail surveillance of Giancana.

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Your Life is a Story and You Can Tell It in Six Words

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 25, 2010| 4 Comments »

Six-Word Memoir book cover image

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Another great week of responses from readers across the country!  I’m wondering if anybody has gone to the Smith Magazine site and read about the genesis of The Six Word Project?

Victory! I got the sweetest house – Heide

Will this cold ever go away? – startingoveringermany

My flowers  still blooming in October – Gail

Buy, sell, hold? What to do? – Susan Celtic Lady

Mazel Tov to the Berti Family!  Weez

Francesca – 6lbs. 4oz. bundle of joy!

So I’m throwing down the gauntlet, issuing the challenge – let’s hear some more Six Word Memoirs! No more, no less – Your Life in Six Words







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One Week – JUST 7 Days to the Spookiest Night of the Year

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on October 24, 2010| 3 Comments »

Well now it’s really count down time….7 days left to come up with your cleverest, spookiest, scariest, ghoulish costume.  Need some ideas?  LOOK at these: 

BLACK & WHITE RULE THE NIGHT

Greenwich Village halloween parade, murray head,
Not Getting Enough Sleep

photo by Murray Head

 

greenwich village halloween parade, murray head, frankenstein

Frankenstein

photo by Murray Head

 

strped bow, greenwich village halloween parade, Murray Head

You Don't Think The Brooch Is Too Busy, Do You?

photo by Murray Head

 

greenwich village halloween parade, Murray Head, cob web man

Elderly Spiderman

photo by Murray Head

 

greenwich village halloween parade, Murray Head, prisoners, prison uniforms

Riker's Island Call Girls

photo by Murray Head

angel, greenwich village halloween parade, Murray Head

The White Angel of .....

greenwich village halloween parade, Murray Head, ostrich feathers. white plumes

Nom de Plume

white elephant sale, greenwich village halloween parade, Murray Head

White Elephant Sale

photos by Murray Head

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