This past Sunday was Dog Day at Old Westbury Gardens. I did not attend because I had been at the Gardens on Saturday to do a program with a Cub Scout troop. Pierre helped me out with that, lending his Eagle Scout and tree expertise =)
Anyway, Dog Day seemed like a lot of fun, so I'll try to go next year. The above video is from Newsday.com, the local Long Island newspaper. My colleague Lisa talks a little about the event in the video. I love all the cute dog costumes!
Earlier this month, the Gardens where I work at were featured on the local news as a good spot to visit to enjoy the fall colors. The reporter interviews Maura Brush, our director of horticulture.
I am finally adding captions to some of the photos I added earlier, so scroll down if you wanted some context to those pictures!
I read this story in preparation for a visit to the Village of Sleepy Hollow, which is just north of the Bronx. They had a Halloween event there, which included a narrator retelling the story and several headless horsemen riding around. The horsemen were silent, just like in the story, and I got quite a fright when one of them snuck up to Pierre and I. It's pretty scary to turn around and see a headless horseman looming up behind you. The actual story was good. I really enjoyed Irving's description of Ichabod Crane. He also did a nice job of explaining the difference between the hearts of coquettes and "normal" hearts. I also enjoyed learning more about the history of that part of New York.
