NYC, Again with the Snow
Again this morning, snow.
Here are a few images from our snows of the past month.
Esau waits for me in Riverside Park.
Dog prints on the retaining wall high above the park.
Who’s been walking on the wall?
In Morningside Park, a feral cat makes its way along the cliff near the iced-over waterfall.
The cat’s white legs look like little ice falls.
The pond in Morningside Park is sometimes frozen.
Other times, some kind of bubble machine prevents it from fully freezing.
Bubbling pools in Morningside Pond.
After the snow, the sky clears and a hawk flies over the snowy landscape of Central Park.
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Out walking the dog 
February 3, 2014 at 5:53 pm
Great photos–especially the astonishing one of granite cliff,
frozen waterfall and small intrepid cat!
February 3, 2014 at 4:50 pm
Your pictures are beautiful. Where is the waterfall in Morningside Park?
I love to see your posts!
February 3, 2014 at 5:09 pm
Thank you, Sarah! The waterfall is at the northwestern corner of the little pond, which is north of the ballfields somewhere around 112th-114th Streets. The water is turned on and off for the falls, so it’s not always visible. Birds love the pond. Depending on the season, it attracts night herons, Great egrets, Great blue herons, ducks (mostly mallards), coots, cormorants, geese, and more. It’s also home to an astonishing number of turtles, fish and bullfrogs.
February 3, 2014 at 3:04 pm
My, it looks cold. And more snow on the way, I hear. Love the cat paws and the dog’s little blue shoes!
February 3, 2014 at 5:05 pm
It actually isn’t that cold. Temperature is supposed to drop tonight, though, which means it will all be an icy, slippery mess. Right now, it’s beautiful with the trees all dressed in white, but that too, has a down side as the heavy wet snow can easily snap branches.
February 4, 2014 at 12:07 am
thank you! It looks so wild a place. I would never have expected a waterfall here in Morningside Park.
February 3, 2014 at 1:54 pm
My poetry chapbook Urban Wild is coming out from Finishing Line Press in May 2014. It contains poetry about wildlife in urban areas, including Isolde, the red tail, that you have written about. Would you have any interest in a PDF of the content to review or mention on your website?
Urban Wild, a poetry chapbook now available from Finishing Line Press at https://finishinglinepress.com/product_reviews_info.php?products_id=1964&reviews_id=630 This page includes reviews by three poets.
Tricia Knoll
Portland, Oregon
February 3, 2014 at 2:15 pm
Congratulations on Urban Wild, Tricia! I’d love to read your poems. Feel free to send to: melissacoopernyc (at) gmail (dot) com