Archive for January 4th, 2012

A Day at the Holiday Train Show

Posted in Around the Garden on January 4th, 2012 by Rustin Dwyer – Be the first to comment

Holiday Train ShowTaking the time for a trip to the Holiday Train Show is a family tradition New Yorkers have been revisiting for two decades–it doesn’t matter how old you are! But if you’ve never had a chance to see it before, making this year’s show your first visit might be one of the best ways to get in a little of that increasingly rare family time you’ve been looking for.

As we move through the last two weeks of holiday celebrations here at The New York Botanical Garden, we hope you’ll take a day and stop by. You really can’t know what you’re missing until you see it for yourself.

There’s still time to see the Holiday Train Show before it’s gone! Be sure to reserve your tickets online.

A Belated Present: Thomas and Friends at the NYBG

Posted in Around the Garden on January 4th, 2012 by Matt Newman – Be the first to comment

Holiday Train ShowThe holidays have come and gone, you’re well into your New Year’s recovery, and most of the kids are trudging back to school. But if you’ve still got little ones at home, you don’t have to feel trapped with them (it can be understandably harrowing). The New York Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show is still up and running through January 16, and as of this week we begin our two-week run of All Aboard with Thomas and Friends™.
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Morning Eye Candy: Tilt

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 4th, 2012 by Matt Newman – Be the first to comment

The Johnny-come-lately freeze of winter matches up against a pristine summer sun, and suddenly everything seems at a tilt.

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Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen