Hilarious!

After running a 5k in honor of fallen NYC police officer Chris Hoban you might need some water, rest and a good old belly laugh in the form of the shirt to commemorate your good deed.

That’s right, State Senator Marty Golden who hails from the great “State of New” proudly helped sponsor the run!

Friday afternoon I ventured off to Governors Island to check out the archaeological dig that they have going on and was blown away by what I found. 

What I had heard about ‘The Dig’ prior to entering is that an ancient inlet that once was had been undercovered and that a group of archeologists had been working on locating pottery and other things related to the early colonial presence and prior. 

What I found when I actually got there was something I never would have imagined in the middle of New York City - a buried town of bizarro world that once was, on a tiny now buried island called ‘Goverthing.’

This is the above ground portion of the chapel of Goverthing.  Notice the metal cat at the tip and the odd railing that is wrapped around the steeple – those are to scare the numerous aggressive birds off of the island.  Yes, apparently Governors Island and the now defunct Goverthing (now part of Governors Island) were at one point infested with numerous species of extremely aggressive birds. 

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The view from Governors Island sure makes it appear as though the Statue of Liberty is riding the Staten Island Ferry.

Even Lady Liberty just wants to escape ‘the island.’

With the end of the blooming season upon us for the majority of plants bees are working major OT trying to get their jobs done.

This little bee is the curviest bee that I’ve ever seen…TOTAL COOLNESS!!!