among other greens in this Riverdale garden

Elephant ear

Lurking in the woods past 254th Street's dead end

and he's still as excited as ever.

Another shot of the cosmos

* I have to admit: I've used this (brilliant) joke before.

The street signs gain some character and lose some legibility as you leave NYC.

The highest street number on the Manhattan-Bronx grid

This is the Flag of Heroes, honoring the first responders who lost their lives on 9/11. It was designed by the same guy as the Flag of Honor, which bears the names of all 9/11 victims and is used to create the NYC 9/11 Memorial Field installations.

High Ridge House is a "Christian Science Sanctuary for Healing and Renewal".

on the grounds of the John Cardinal O'Connor Clergy Residence for retired priests

A land of many quaint homes and one gigantic Russian fortress