Brooklyn Nature (and urban landscape), part two:

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Prospect Park continued to be lovely.



Another urban nature appreciator across the Lull Water.

As I walked through the park, I saw a small clearing with what looked like dozens of dragonflies zipping around.


When I got up close, I realized they were cicada-killer wasps, Sphecius speciosus, the largest species of wasp in the Northeast.


Reportedly their sting is extremely painful, but they are very non-aggressive, and they had other activities to perform. There were several nest burrows around, and the egg-shaker sound of Tibicen cicadas--the wasp's favorite baby food--filled the air.


Several blocks away, the neighborhood where the wedding took place has a beauty of its own.


It's...uh...not "exactly" a "dog." Just beware, ok?


Inside the Bell House, the walls are covered with murals by Shepherd Fairey, the nice man from Rhode Island who made my Don't Shoot! It's Only Comics T-shirts all those years ago. Oh, he also designed the iconic Obama "Hope" poster, for which he is


I got up on the stage of the Bell House and pretended to be Art Chung, or Ophira Eisenberg. No, just kidding, I pretended to be Jonathan Coulton.


"New York!"

Comments

[shadowofadoubt.livejournal.com]

He made my shirts too. He was super nice too.

[ssorca19.livejournal.com]

what exactly is alexis wtfing in that building picture? the paint scheme? the fact that you were taking a picture of it at all? the weird duct work, or the window ac unit sticking directly through a section of wall?

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

i am wtfing at the fact that when we were walking in i was staring at that alley/building admiring it and jef was dismissive but when we left, he thought it was cool enough to take a picture of.

[deathling.livejournal.com]

Cicada killer wasp stings do hurt!!!! I disturbed a nest of them accidentally once....

Strangely enough, there are crapload of them in the hospital "healing garden" right now. They haven't bothered me but I'm still hesitant to eat lunch out there with them swarming around.