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Amazing, possibly as far back as the 17th century. True craftsman and Masons. Their never ending supply of material, a gift of the ice ages. As always

I found the stone fences so natural. Did you or previous owners erect it? Is it older than your residence or the others in the area? It is graceful and unobtrusive what better boundary than earths own stone. As always ....

Some of us play chess with it daily and try to stay one pawn ahead. The stone fence in the photo, do you know how far back it goes? As always .....

Your Mrs sounds like a strong individual. If she ever joins the forum she will probably be known as Hit-ma’am. As always ....

I’m old, I R and even through this magnificent stretch of weather I’ve left my front window open. The invigorating morning low temperature forces me and my blood ( however much I have left ) to get moving as I venture into the wilds of my NYC postage stamp and endure the harsh 48 degree chill. As always ....

“Light their way When darkness surrounds them; Give them love. Let it shine all round.” A potent lyric and sentiment. One that, apparently, you have demonstrated many times. As always .....

How wonderful, how beautiful. We have so much to lose. I pray we’re not too late. As always .....

Forky must realize that the way things are going with the atmosphere you could end up with both. As always...

Tip is this an agreement on current thinking or a graphic with an ominous message? As always ....

I wonder sometimes why anyone needs an artificial stimulant when all you have to do is open your senses to the natural world. As you and others have aptly described in word and photo. The most effective drug ever created is all around us. All one need do is allow the high to take hold. In this case the hope is that it will become addictive. As always ....

UHI effect rarely fails us. As always....

My burner actually went on this am. Thermostat still set at summer levels, row house, inner NYC, UHI and a warm ocean as my next door neighbor. How embarrassing is that? As always ....

If I may Don, your Demonstrated and gentle caring for our planet means Gaia chose her custodians well. As always ...

I find those first cool days and evenings, at summers end, quite special. Standing in my Inner city, UHI blessed brick walled postage stamp, I can close me eyes, breath in deeply and feel I am in one of those beautiful photos posted in the New England forum. Of course, that lasts only until I open my eyes. I am alone now so nights can be extra chilly. It’s not really a problem. For me an extra blanket and a vivid imagination/memory serves me well. As always ....

That’s when push comes to shove. As always.....

To preserve the forums servers.?. As always ...

S19 the afternoon of December 26th, 2010. As always ....

I was handed another find from my hall renovation. Several pages including the back page of the Tuesday, April 28th edition of the New York Daily News, 2 cents. 84 years ago the daily circulation was 1.6 million and Sunday was 2.9 million. Never see those numbers again. I’ve attached six pages including the back page. The pages show a highlight of the stock market still in depression/recovery mode, comics like Moon Mullins and Smitty, baseball articles, including one on the Yankees that mentions a young rookie named Joe DiMaggio. The back page, usually reserved for sports shows a picture of a battle cruiser heading to Panama for what I presume were war games. The winds of war were certainly blowing in 1936 and even a still neutral UnitedStates could feel the chill. As always....

Absolutely, today anonymity is truly a magical illusion. As always ....

Thank you for not leaving. Perhaps we can agree that the climate is changing. Who, what, when, how or why yet to be agreed upon but subject to healthy respectful discussion by those in the know. In that case I’ll be extremely quiet while I read. As always ....

After Reading this, the idiom “ Bad news travels fast” should be reversed. What troubles me is the “have we gone too far” scenario. Even with a more aggressive reduction in emissions, will the dramatic rise in temperature slow soon enough? I keep thinking of, as some articles/papers, Don and yourself have highlighted, that mention the potential for methane release from extensive areas of melting permafrost. How will that worsen the equation. Has it gone too far. A lay persons worry but to me quite real. As always.....

I should have realized that. I still would love to hear the combined sound that so many beautiful creatures could make. I should, instead, be thinking of how many could not make it to rest and will never sing again. As always ...

Wonderful illustrated article, thank you. How privileged one would feel to see such an event. Are they quiet when they are resting? Do they sing? If so it must be a glorious sound. As always .......

I was going to say Venus but your closer to the accurate look. As always ...

I played softball there also during the same time period. My mom would take me to the playground when I was 4 or 5. Thank goodness the park was on the east side of 7th Avenue or Robert Moses would have destroyed it also. As always ....