Widened Tree Bed

Speaking of widened tree beds, here is another, also on East 6th Street:

Another widened tree bed.

It looks like the City went around widening tree beds in the East Village, and while some East 6th Streeters couldn't be bothered with altering or replacing their tree guard, others could.

In their own way.

#eastvillage #6thstreet #treebeds #treeguards

The Evolving Tree Bed

Back in March, I was walking across East 6th Street, when I saw this groovy tree bed:

Groovy tree bed.

What makes it so groovy, you ask?

It's the chain holding the birdbath in place:

Holding the birdbath.

Three days ago, I passed it again and noticed the bricks surrounding it. I wasn't sure if they were there last month, so I took another picture:

Another picture.

It turns out they were, but…

…and this is truly amazing: I took this picture exactly a year ago, to the day, of the same tree bed:

Same tree bed.

It's still surrounded by bricks, but it is different — it's narrower!

And less cluttered.

#eastvillage #treebeds #6thstreet #bricks #birdbaths #chains #clutter

Another Amazing Dog

Everywhere you go in the East Village these days, signs of Spring can be found.

Here are some daffodil buds, budding up in a tree bed on Avenue C:

Budding.

Wait a minute — what is that?!

Balancing dog poop.

It's double-decker dog poop, balancing on the tree guard!

What an amazing dog.

#eastvillage #avenuec #daffodilbuds #dogpoop #spring #treebeds #treeguards #amazingdogs

Fertilizer

What do you do when you have a mouse in your apartment? You can't shoot it, like John Wayne in "True Grit". That's illegal!

East Villagers would say it's also cruel. For them there's glue traps. But then, what do you do after you caught the mouse?

Behold, on East 7th Street:

Fertilizer.

Here is a close-up:

Close-up.

Now, the mouse can decay and become fertilizer, as nature intended!

#eastvillage #deadmouse #mousetraps #treebeds #7thstreet #maxcatch #gluetraps

Conserving Labor

Everyone knows trees need water, even during the Winter.

But when the snow melts, most of it drains away into the sewers, and people have to water the trees themselves!

One enterprising East Villager, on East 6th Street, found a way around this by shoveling snow into the tree bed:

Into the tree bed.

This way, when the snow melts, it will water the tree, and s/he won't have to!

#eastvillage #treebeds #6thstreet #trees #snow

No Bike Parking

If you were thinking of parking your bicycle here, on East 7th Street, you better think again:

Think again.

I'm not sure what, if anything, would happen if you did park here — East Villagers' barks are oftentimes worse than their bites.

Someone should park their bicycle here and let me know!

#eastvillage #nobikeparking #treebeds #signs #treeguards

Amazing Dog

Everywhere you go in the East Village these days, signs of Spring can be found.

Here are some daffodil buds, budding up in a tree bed on East 4th Street:

Budding up.

Wait a minute — what is that?!

Balancing dog poop.

It's dog poop, balancing on the tree guard!

What an amazing dog.

#eastvillage #4thstreet #daffodilbuds #dogpoop #spring #treebeds #treeguards #amazingdogs

Liming the Path

Farmers are known for putting lime on soil to decrease its acidity, providing calcium and magnesium for plants.

Gardeners at El Jardin del Paraiso on East 4th Street were recently seen to have been liming the path leading into the garden:

Liming the path.

It's hard to say why, unless they are trying to promote the growth of plants on the pathway in anticipation of closing this entrance permanently.

They also limed the soil in the tree bed outside the garden:

Outside the garden.

Calcium and magnesium are good for humans too. They work together to regulate blood pressure and maintain a steady heartbeat!

East Villagers don't have to eat lime though — calcium/magnesium supplements can be purchased in many beloved, local stores!

#eastvillage #communitygardens #eljardindelparaiso #4thstreet #treebeds #lime

Rhubarb

It's not always easy to grow your own fruits and vegetables in the community gardens of the East Village — some gardens don't allow it, and the ones that do have limited space, and a waiting list of people who want plots.

Why wait, when you can grow your food in a tree bed?!

Behold this rhubarb, outside the beloved El Jardin del Paraiso, on East 4th Street:

Rhubarb.

Just remember to not eat the leaves — they're poisonous, and probably pee'd on!

#eastvillage #communitygardens #eljardindelparaiso #rhubarb #treebeds