Gosh, it was torrential today

[conuly]

So much rain. I made the birds fend for themselves. It was really wet out there!

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Comments

[wendelah1]

Great article on NYC's trash problem. I have to say, as much as I love New York, upon my first visit, I couldn't believe how filthy it was, even compared to Los Angeles, which isn't exactly idyllic. I don't know how people have put up with it for this long.