{"id":17390,"date":"2011-12-29T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=17390"},"modified":"2011-12-29T13:49:18","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T18:49:18","slug":"looking-back-august-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-august-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Back: August 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In August, we took a paddle-with-a-purpose down the Bronx River, New York City&#8217;s only freshwater river.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q3B3hecdIq4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/08\/behind-the-scenes-2\/bronx-river-clean-up-at-nybg-with-the-bronx-river-alliance\/\"><strong>Bronx River Clean-Up With the Bronx River Alliance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We also welcomed a new family to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/family-garden\">Family Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/08\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-a-new-family-in-the-family-garden\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"12174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/08\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-a-new-family-in-the-family-garden\/attachment\/_ivo3210\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IVO3210.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1021,680\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1311343775&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mama Duck Says Quack!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IVO3210-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IVO3210.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12174\" title=\"Mama Duck Says Quack!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IVO3210.jpg\" alt=\"Mama Duck Says Quack!\" width=\"580\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/08\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-a-new-family-in-the-family-garden\/\"><strong>A\u00a0 New Family in the Family Garden<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/rose-garden\">Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden<\/a>, Ana Bo\u017ei?evi? read us her beautiful poem &#8220;Rose Hopscotch&#8221;&#8211;part of the Garden&#8217;s Literary Audio Tour&#8211;on one of the hottest days of the year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OSZg7K6Pf50\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/08\/video\/nybg-literary-audio-tour-sorry-no-limericks\/\"><strong>NYBG Literary Audio Tour<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We also looked into the past and learned about the Floral Flyer, the predecessor to the Garden&#8217;s current Tram.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/08\/around-the-garden\/from-the-library-the-floral-flyer\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"12212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/08\/around-the-garden\/from-the-library-the-floral-flyer\/attachment\/floral_flyer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/floral_flyer.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1050,824\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Floral Flyer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/floral_flyer-300x235.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/floral_flyer-1024x803.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12212\" title=\"The Floral Flyer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/floral_flyer-1024x803.jpg\" alt=\"The Floral Flyer\" width=\"614\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/floral_flyer-1024x803.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/floral_flyer-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/floral_flyer.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/08\/around-the-garden\/from-the-library-the-floral-flyer\/\"><strong>From the Library: The Floral Flyer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And finally, in August we emerged from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/08\/around-the-garden\/irene-at-the-garden\/\">close call with Tropical Storm Irene<\/a> with only a few scratches. If only we had known what lay ahead!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>It&#8217;s not too late to help support The New York Botanical Garden in efforts like these before the year is out. Your gift contributes to the preservation, education, and cultivation of the natural world. <a href=\"https:\/\/secure3.convio.net\/nybg\/site\/Donation2?df_id=1460&amp;1460.donation=form1&amp;JServSessionIdr004=7bwrrn6mv5.app333b\">Become a part of our 120-year history<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Year in Review: 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-looking-back-at-january-2011\/\">January<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-looking-back-at-february-2011\/\">February<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-march-2011\/\">March<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-april-2011\/\">April<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-may-2011\/\">May<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-june-2011\/\">June<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-july-2011\/\">July<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-august-2011\/\">August<\/a> &#8211; September &#8211; October &#8211; November &#8211; December<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paddles down the Bronx River, ducks in the Family Garden, poetry in the Rose Garden; August was the epitome of the lazy, hazy days of summer at the Garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":12174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[146],"tags":[4701,2116,4643,1009],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IVO3210.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph0lU-4wu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17390"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17390"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17425,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17390\/revisions\/17425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}