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Peering into a tulip

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1957 Pontiac Star Chief

March 21st, 2012


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City limits

March 21st, 2012



NYC on the left; Mount Vernon on the right. Looks like some of our water flows into their sewer. Suckers!

UPDATE: While this pavement interface approximates the line between the Bronx and Mount Vernon, the actual border is located just out of frame to the right, running at a bit of an angle across Pratt Avenue. So I guess the storm drain above feeds into an NYC sewer after all. Dang!

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Magnolias in bloom

March 21st, 2012



I must have passed at least twenty of these trees today.

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Amundson Avenue

March 21st, 2012



There is a break in the middle of this block where the roadway jumps about twelve feet in elevation. This rocky slope is the only thing connecting the two halves of the road.

(That's Co-op City in the background.)

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Seton Falls Park

March 21st, 2012



These woodlands were once owned by the Seton family, whose ranks included the first American-born saint, Elizabeth Seton.

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It’s been a while

March 21st, 2012



since I've seen one of these. They're generally found on street trees, but this one is located in the woods of Seton Falls Park.

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Transition

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Longitudinal boundary

March 21st, 2012



That's Mount Vernon on concrete and the Bronx on asphalt.

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Con Ed branded steel plate

March 21st, 2012



Temporarily covering some roadway utility work

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Portal of the day

March 21st, 2012


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1931 Ford Model A

March 21st, 2012


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1950s Chevy Truck

March 21st, 2012



The streets were packed with classic cars today!

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Mount Saint Michael Academy

March 21st, 2012



Puff Daddy's alma mater

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9/11 memorial #50

March 21st, 2012



In front of a flagpole at Mount Saint Michael Academy