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Jun 28Liked by Rob Stephenson

Okay, Weirdest Building History of All Time Award goes to the former Seguine palm oil plant.

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Jun 28Liked by Rob Stephenson

Of all the ways to go, “Death by Peacock” strikes me as fairly decent!

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I'm going to have to strongly disagree here.

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Jun 28Liked by Rob Stephenson

FWIW, peacocks are my favorite animal.

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I have a new found appreciation, but I'm also glad I don't live across from 17 of them.

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Jun 28Liked by Rob Stephenson

And TIL they like Crackerjack! Who knew?

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I think its really just the toy surprise that they like

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Jun 27Liked by Rob Stephenson

Ornithological Ibiza! I love it.

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such a scene

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We purple martin landlords thank you and salute you!

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Thank you for your service!

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Jun 28Liked by Rob Stephenson

I was not prepared for a neighborhood of bird-sized Victorian homes on stakes.

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Jun 29Liked by Rob Stephenson

Now I feel justified in being more unsettled than impressed by peacocks.

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Just make sure you’re packing crackerjacks

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Jun 29Liked by Rob Stephenson

Like a small New England fishing village within NYC limits. The Staten Island Railway has a station stop at Prince's Bay (apostrophe included, according to the MTA) for those who are adventurous and would like to spend an afternoon walking around the town and head toward the beach. The SIR will take you to Prince's Bay from the ferry terminal at St. George (about a 30 min ride).

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Jun 28Liked by Rob Stephenson

This was so enjoyable to read. Much natural beauty in SI and large, interesting looking old homes...who knew? I may be an ex-New Yorker but SI is a foreign country to me, along with Brooklyn, my birthplace, and the Bronx. Bronx is foreign most of all as I at least have taken the Staten Island Ferry and did work in Brooklyn for 7 years (eons ago). I guess I can claim familiarity with only two of the five boroughs. Ha!

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Jun 28Liked by Rob Stephenson

I love all the birding news in this one. Someday I may have to take the trek to see this ornithological Ibiza. We get purple martins here in IL, but I've still never seen one!

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If I had the space, I’d definitely be tempted to put up a house

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