Lady Bird Johnson would be pleased

RT 20 south looking toward I-64
The trees in the foreground were planted by CATS and the Tree Commission December 2015. Saturday November 5 volunteers converged on this section of highway to do it again, but larger… 73 trees
holes were predrilled
Tree planting basics, a tree, a hole, water, mulch. Holes were predrilled by Windridge Landscaping of Afton.
A challenging place to work, 15,000+ vehicles per day in 2012. One of the worst places in CHO to bicycle.
A challenging place to work, 15,000+ vehicles per day in 2012. One of the worst places in CHO to bicycle.
tulip trees
Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards planting liriodendron tulipfera
tree #1
Tree Commission chair Paul Josey
bare root
Bare root, the way to go.
CATS workers
Many hands speed the work. Everyone involved.
The National Guard arrives.
The National Guard arrives. Planting bare root trees not an Army MOS (Military Occupational Speciality)
Guard members get a quick tutorial.
Guard members get a quick tutorial.
Bremo Trees was the source of the bare root stock.
Bremo Trees was the source of the bare root stock, Swamp White Oaks, Tulip trees, Kentucky Coffee trees and American Elms
Paul Josey giving pointers on the bare root procedure. Critical that trees not be planted too deep.
Paul Josey giving pointers on the bare root procedure. Critical that trees not be planted too deep.
Cooperative effort, many players, Ballyshannon Fund, CATS, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Charlottesville Tree Commission, National Guard, Bremo Trees
Cooperative effort, many players, Ballyshannon Fund, CATS, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Charlottesville Tree Commission, National Guard, Bremo Trees, Virginia Department of Forestry, Journey Through Hallowed Ground
Planting a tree instead of a flag. Charlottesville tomorrow has the story.
Planting a tree instead of a flag. Charlottesville tomorrow has the story.(It turns out that was a need for five additional holes. The Guard dug those!)

Hudson River Greenway

Hudson River Greenway
Walked south on the Hudson River Greenway. The Charlottesville greenbelt is a very different walk. In Charlottesville the intersection of river and the land retains natural function plus native flora and fauna. There is communication going on between river and land. Loved walking the Hudson but the Rivanna has more to say.

Karl

Karl and Z in Greg's front yard years ago.
Karl Ackerman and Z in Greg’s front yard years ago.

Karl David Ackerman passed away on the evening of Monday, October 24, 2016, at the age of 61, after a long struggle with cancer. Born on July 27, 1955, in Washington, D.C., he spent his childhood abroad in Norway, Thailand, and Taipei, as part of a Foreign Service family. He attended Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland, the University of Maryland, and Boston College, where he earned a B.A. in political science. His deep love of books and reading led him to a job at Barnes and Noble when it first opened in Boston, and then to the Savile Bookshop in Washington, D.C., where he met Jennifer Gorham. They married in 1980 and lived together in New Haven, New York, Washington, D.C., Cabin John, Maryland, and Lewes, Delaware, where Karl wrote his first novel, The Patron Saint of Unmarried Women. The couple moved to Charlottesville in 1992. A second novel, Dear Will, was published soon after. Writing fiction was Karl’s passion throughout his life. For the past 15 years, he also worked in business with his brother John. Renowned for his dedication to public engagement, Karl spent many hours laboring on behalf of the Charlottesville Public Schools, the Woolen Mills Neighborhood, and the City of Charlottesville. He served for several years on Charlottesville’s Sister City Commission and on the Woolen Mills Neighborhood Association Board. Karl loved telling stories, planting trees, observing birds, making bread, walking along the Rivanna River, playing basketball, watching soccer, “dot” painting in the spirit of Aboriginal art, and loving his family deep and well. As his close friend and fellow novelist Lisa Howorth wrote, “He was kind, generous, honest, sensitive, handsome, very smart and perceptive, a good writer, and hilariously funny, and he cared deeply about all people.”Karl is survived by his wife of 36 years, Jenny Ackerman, and his two daughters, Zo Claire Ackerman, 24, and Elinor (“Nelle”) Kathryn Ackerman, 21. We give heartfelt thanks to the many friends, family, and caregivers who helped Karl through his difficult illness and created such a powerful net of love and support for us all. A celebration of Karl’s life will be held at The Haven Sanctuary on Saturday, November 19, 2016,at 10:30 a.m. The address is 112 West Market Street, Charlottesville. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Karl’s name to the Hospice of the Piedmont or The Haven.

General Henry Warner Slocum

sculpted by Frederick William MacMonnies
Lots of white guys on horses riding around the Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn. I didn’t notice any memorialization of slavery. In 1905, New York City unveiled the bronze statue of General Slocum with President Theodore Roosevelt as the keynote speaker. Slocum’s horse displays the raised front leg, a symbol of victory.

The Complete Illustrated Guidebook to Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic ... By Richard J. Berenson
The Complete Illustrated Guidebook to Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic …
By Richard J. Berenson