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David Perlmutter's avatar

"...a black dog the size of a horse..." I have a fictional dog who might be able to fight that...

I'm a fan of Irving's work, so knowing of some of the facts behind "Sleepy Hollow" is great. I would say, given the Hebrew origins of his name, Ichabod Crane had the moniker he deserved.

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Rob Stephenson's avatar

The schoolmaster definitely deserved it, the Colonel, not so much…

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Rowland Scherman's avatar

Neat stuff, as usual. Have you been to Broad Channel?

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Rob Stephenson's avatar

I’ve been there a bunch, but haven’t written about it yet. Such a unique place! Thanks!

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Irv's avatar

What a chilling story! No, not the headless horseman, the translucent dark slides! 😱

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Rob Stephenson's avatar

Ha! I agree, it was a real life nightmare.

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Will Cruttenden's avatar

It’s amazing how the words ‘black capped chickadee’ set off the B52’s Song for a Future Generation in my head. Enjoy your time in New Mexico and thanks for spooky and thoughtful (but now danceable) article.

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Rob Stephenson's avatar

Thanks Will! I think I will avoid listening to that tune as I don’t think I can handle a B52s earworm while travelling.

Of course, now that I write that, Rock Lobster is firmly in lodged in my auditory cortex

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Will Cruttenden's avatar

Oops

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Justin Difazzio's avatar

I appreciate the birding content. I had a northern flicker in my neighborhood just this week making the same wonderful racket.

The Signs Road stuff was spooky! Right up my alley, too. Wonder if it's still haunted.

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Rob Stephenson's avatar

There were some weird things in the woods off of Signs Road, but they seemed to be more teenager in origin than supernatural.

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Justin Difazzio's avatar

Even scarier!

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Nat Kalbach's avatar

real-life Ichabod Crane looks slightly terrified! Great article as always!

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Rob Stephenson's avatar

Thanks! I think he looks kind of bemused but it's a great picture either way.

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Eden's avatar

That last photo of the pink tree surrounded by bare trees looks like it just shouldn't exist. What a contrast!

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Rob Stephenson's avatar

That's kind of like a metaphor for the entire borough!

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Christopher Stephens's avatar

Mexico City recommendations (from a trip just before the lockdowns):

Top-notch food tours:

https://culinarybackstreets.com/category/cities-category/mexico-city/?_gl=1*fhj150*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2N2_BhCAARIsAK4pEkWLt5h1XfrG3hOmzc1OsXEnrMjqfnv7DSUwGrByf0Io2THj4TKjNLIaAqxmEALw_wcB

The Anthropology Museum lives up to its reputation:

https://www.mna.inah.gob.mx/

And I enjoyed the Museo de Chocolate:

https://en.mucho.org.mx/

Have a great trip!

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Rob Stephenson's avatar

Amazing, thank you! Chocolate Museum here I come!

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Christopher Stephens's avatar

The best part is that, like MoMA or LACMA, they market themselves as MuCho.

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Rob Stephenson's avatar

perfect!

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Rowland Scherman's avatar

Are you still shooting with a 4x5? Toyo 810M ?

or 35mm digital.

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Rob Stephenson's avatar

For this project, I am using a medium format digital, which has been working great - no fogging!

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Rowland Scherman's avatar

I've never been there, but always meant to. An army buddy (from 1961) lives there. And he was funny.

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Dana Derchin's avatar

Thank you, sir. My boyfriend, who is from Harlem, asked me why Signs Road was named as such. I had no idea. Hehe.

Did you catch the large bull's head on the side of the firehouse at Richmond Road and Lamberts Lane? The firefighters, like all firefighters in the city, are very proud of their home. :-)

Also, there is a new photography exhibit at The Met featuring NYC photographers including Alice Austen. https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/the-new-art-american-photography-1839-1910

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Rob Stephenson's avatar

I vaguely remember seeing that bulls head but for some dumb reason, didn’t make the connection! Thanks for the tip on the Met exhibition!

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Dana Derchin's avatar

Lol. I didn't make the connection at first either till my dad was like, “we’re in Bulls Head…get it?” “ohhhhhh…”

At night, it lights up orange/red.

Enjoy!

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