Romp in the Park with Kat & Hannah - October 28th, 2014
As you may have gathered, we LOVE Autumn, and this year we’ve taken special care to schedule numerous outdoor activities for optimal leaf-peeping during this particularly gorgeous weather. Last week was our second annual Romp in the Park - this time in Prospect Park - and we took photo-taking and nature-posing to the next level. Plus, there was a bounty of waterfowl (another favorite). Behold:
HANNAH FOUND THIS GORGEOUS LEAF (SWEET GUM, LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA) RIGHT OFF THE BAT! WE KNEW RIGHT THEN AND THERE THINGS WERE GOING TO BE GOOOOOD. AND THEY WERE.
BREATHTAKING.
SPEAKING OF BREATHTAKING, KAT FOUND THIS LUSCIOUS PATCH OF DAINTY WHITE WOOD ASTER AND JUST HAD TO SIT AMONGST IT FOR A HOT MINUTE. A SPRIG OF THE WOOD ASTER MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ENDED UP NESTLED IN HER BOSOM.
CHECK THIS SHIT OUT. THE GENTLEMAN WITHIN EARSHOT OF US ASKING ALOUD "WHAT IS THIS?" INFORMED US THAT IT IS AN OSAGE ORANGE FROM THE OSAGE ORANGE TREE. WE GOOGLED IT AND HE WAS RIGHT. THEY ARE LARGE, GREEN...
... AND SMELL FAINTLY OF CITRUS.
THE GROW ON A NICE, KNOBBY TREE TOO. DO NOTE THAT THE "ORANGES" ARE LITERALLY DROPPING LIKE FLIES THESE DAYS AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE A CONCUSSION IF YOU GET KNOCKED ON THE NOGGIN.
THE DELIGHTFUL LITTLE WHISPIES ARE THE AUTUMN BLOOMS OF WITCH HAZEL (HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA). THE DON'T SMELL AS GOOD THEY LOOK LIKE THEY WOULD.
MMMM. LOOK AT THOSE DIVINE COPPERY HUES. LOOK AT THEM.
LOOKS LIKE HANNAH SPOTTED A SPOOKY BIRD-OF-PREY. THAT WITCH HAZEL BEHIND HER ISN'T WORRIED A BIT- JUST LOOKING GREAT.
HEY THERE, MARSHLAND.
YUMMMMM...VELVEETA TREE.
MEET FRANKLIN EBENEZER THWING. WE PROMISED YOU WATERFOWL, AND WE DELIVERED.
KAT AND FRANKLIN EBENEZER ENJOY A LIVELY DISCUSSION ON THE ALLEGORICAL UNDERTONES IN GAME OF THRONES.
HANNAH HELPS SPREAD SOME SOLIDAGO SEEDS.
THIS OUTSTANDING TREE SPECIMEN HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE STAGHORN DESIGN STUDIO AUTUMN COLOR OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR 2014.
A MIX OF COLORS REMINISCENT OF A BAG OF TROPICAL SKITTLES. OUTRAGEOUS.
GREAT JOB BEING A PORTAL INTO THE UNKNOWN, PROSPECT PARK.
THIS AREA WAS ESPECIALLY PLEASANT - CHECK OUT THOSE MASSIVE LONDON PLANE TREES (PLATANUS X ACERIFOLIA)
LOTS OF AUTUMN FINERY IN THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED AREA AT THE SOUTH END OF THE PARK.
LITTLE BLUE STEM (SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM) NAILING IT.
STRAIGHT UP AUTUMN FINERY. MAPLE STYLE.
AUTUMNAL SKY.
About this post:
This blog post was (barely) crafted by Hannah and Kat at S’nice cafe in Park Slope thanks to extremely unreliable internet service and maddeningly horrible “music.” To the 8 different baristas “working” at the counter - What kind of vaporizer are you guys using back there because you’re all clearly high as kites, but we have yet to smell your weed? Bravo.