It's snowing in Sunnyside.  Unexpectedly. The flash of amber in the ash trees is sprinkled with white.

The Beast is watching Dinosaur Train and is very interested in the activity of carnivores in the cretaceous forest.

We've been out in Central Park for our Forest Nursery meetings three mornings a week and it's becoming a great adventure. There are 28 families involved, a dozen or so actively participating, and even in the rain we end up with a little group of three or four kids. The Osage Orange tree was the big discovery this week: 

Meanwhile, all is quiet. The holiday soap (persian lime oatmeal) is now curing and it's time to knit a scarf for the beast. 

The 7 train isn't running into the city this weekend, but we're still hoping to get to Wall Street tomorrow to take part in the occupation.

We say power to the people. Extinction to the 1%!