This little fenced-in crossing spans the Major Deegan Expressway in Yonkers, just outside the Bronx. The tree line visible to the left — the boundary of Van Cortlandt Park — marks the northern edge of New York City.
Skunk cabbage!
According to Wikipedia: "Skunk cabbage is notable for its ability to generate temperatures of up to 15-35°C (59-95°F) above air temperature by cyanide resistant cellular respiration in order to melt its way through frozen ground, placing it among a small group of plants exhibiting thermogenesis."
Here's an NY Times tribute to the generally unsung, if not always unsmelled, plant: "Seduced By a Skunk Cabbage".
John Fuller gets the ol' sheet-of-printer-paper-in-an-upside-down-Ziploc-bag treatment:
JUNE 10, 2012
THIS RIVER BIRCH PLANTED IN
MEMORY OF PARK SUPERVISOR
JOHN FULLER FOR HIS SERVICE
IN NYC PARKS
I'm walking every street in New York City.
This is the counterpoint to my walk across the US. Instead of seeing a million places for just a minute each, I'm going to spend a million minutes exploring just one place. By the time I finish walking every block of every street in all five boroughs, I'll have traveled more than 8,000 miles on foot — all within a single city. Details!
Email me at matt@imjustwalkin.com
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~9,954 miles walked
Your donations allow me to keep walking full-time. If you think what I'm doing is valuable and you'd like to offer some support, I would be very grateful. On the other hand, if you think I'm a worthless bum, feel free to email me and tell me to get a job, bozo. Both are excellent options!
