Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Sunset Park Elm

UlmusBroader than taller, with a giant limb that trifurcates into prongs that sweep down low.

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4 responses to “Sunset Park Elm”

  1. Kathleen Macana nee Jones

    In 1944 my mother use to take me to sunset park to play and make sand castles. When the war was over tables and food lined the sidewalk, I was barely 4 but remember it so clearly. Dad came home and we moved to Fort Totten. Many Sundays and part of my summers were spent visiting family living in Bayridge/

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  2. Susan

    thanks for going out all over and sharing the best with us.

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    1. mthew

      Thank you. This one was easy, though, it’s right across the street. Going to make a point of taking more portraits of this lively tree in the coming months. Next up should be a leafless shot.

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