Snake On The Loose

When I first saw this, while walking down Avenue C last Tuesday, I thought someone had abandoned a cat beside the East 5th Street bus shelter:

Abandoned cat?

I scooched it with my foot, but there was no response.

Giving it more thought, it occurred to me that this was not a cat carrier at all, but a carrier for some lower form of life, like a snake.

Judging by that broken clasp, I'd say the snake got loose…

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Peas, Corn, Strawberries, and Snakes

I was walking down East 4th Street this evening, when I saw these paintings hanging from the fence at El Jardin del Paraiso:

Peas.

The wind was blowing pretty strong, so it wasn't easy to get pictures of them still. But I managed:

Corn.

I guess there aren't any clever homonyms for corn!

Strawberries.

The woman with the circular saw was sawing wood that was then being stacked with pine branches in censers behind her. I guess I should have taken a picture of them! I asked if they were going to light them on fire, and was told "Yes, they're going to jump over them."

I saw one of the people I recognized from the tree funeral this past Summer, so what I think is that this is some kind of anti-St. Patrick's Day celebration designed to bring the snakes back to Ireland — or at least to the East Village!

East Villagers love snakes!

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