TheLastLeafGardener

Author of books, blogger, visual artist, public speaker, birder and urban gardener; living in NYC. Info @

[TheLastLeafGardener @TheLLGardener]

3rd Tweet Re “Imperfect Strangers.” A cardinal brought me an awareness of many birds & how they react to physical appearances within their avian community. Observing our natural world brings people of all ages, races, genders—with & without physical challenges—together. #DVPit

[TheLastLeafGardener @TheLLGardener]

A character in “Imperfect Strangers” asks “What do u tell people about your skin? I’d be afraid to work w/u out of fear I’d catch what causes your bumps & end up looking like U.” My bumps are not a skin condition. They are tumors on nerve endings + push thru the surface. #DVpit

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@suchisusansad Thank you so much!

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“Imperfect Strangers" tells the story of how a convo with a perfect stranger marks the beginning of my journey to come to terms re living w/NF (#Neurofibromatosis). It causes 1K++ lumps & bumps to appear all over the body. People shun me falsely believing I'm contagious. #DVPit

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@brianlehrer Following up on 4-19 photo w/different angle. The larch’s foliage is here year round, the #crabapple’s flowers begin to bloom annually in March or April as does my #Japanesemaple's foliage. https://t.co/f8xNMHKF9h Put a tree’s name in the search field. #bltree #larch

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@OnlyVeesAz But...? C'mon your photo is great.

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@BrianLehrer A tree (4 actually) grows in my UWS garden. 3 can be seen here. This place is the setting for my book series, "Words In Our Beak."
Info @ https://t.co/4ruXMveYG1
#bltree, #JapaneseMaple, #Crabapple, #Larch

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This question is posed in the book, "IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS." https://t.co/Cxsoc6bJRx @littlebrown @AllOfItWNYC @nytimesbooks @NYDailyNews

[TheLastLeafGardener @TheLLGardener]

"Ever walked along the shoreline + felt as if you were approaching an understanding of life’s secret, when suddenly you spot shorebirds using their long orange beaks to search for food + are immediately humbled into an understanding that you might never know life’s secret?"

[TheLastLeafGardener @TheLLGardener]

"Ever walked along the shoreline + felt as if you were approaching an understanding of life’s secret, when suddenly you spot shorebirds using their long orange beaks to search for food + are immediately humbled into an understanding that you might never know life’s secret?"

[TheLastLeafGardener @TheLLGardener]

@BirdCentralPark They need to get a room!

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An #Americanrobin might not be the best out fielder....
Good thing this bird type has other attributes which you can read about in my interactive digital book, "BIRD TALES," as well as in volume 3 of my hardcover book series, "Words In Our Beak." @nytimesbooks @AllOfItWNYC

[TheLastLeafGardener @TheLLGardener]

It's #NationalPumpkinDay + my visiting Mourning doves concur with #Thoreau's sentiment which are all topics I've covered on my blog.
https://t.co/aYx0SsIxKP
https://t.co/YaVPqae7Li
https://t.co/dgCGoT2GMY
@HenryDavidThor5 @HenryDavidThore

[TheLastLeafGardener @TheLLGardener]

I caught a glimpse of a lone #Mourningdove having a conversation with a male #sparrow while they perched on the edge of a bird bath. Another sparrow cocked his head to #eavesdrop. Both of these bird types are included in all of my books. https://t.co/4ruXMveYG1
@nytimesbooks

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@AnnSalo Peaceful!

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@AnnSalo Lovely!

[TheLastLeafGardener @TheLLGardener]

I have "pumpkin patches" in my rooftop garden. One of them can be seen here. This place is the setting for any of my books that have "Words In Our Beak" in the title. https://t.co/4ruXMveYG1 #pumpkins #garden #books #author #photographer @nytimesbooks @NYDailyNews @AllOfItWNYC

[TheLastLeafGardener @TheLLGardener]

@AnnSalo Thnx for saying that, I don't feel as if I accomplished much, I was somewhat paralyzed (mentally) during the lockdowns. The most I could do was some inner work by sitting with emotional pain and working through it. I had major health issues too, but I concentrated on iner stuff.

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@AnnSalo Yup it's quite a thing to manage bodies + especially in a pandemic! I'm grateful to be back in the loop at last! My digital book,"BIRD Tales" is a photo-comic book interlaced with cool facts re our feathered friends!

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@AnnSalo I haven't been very active on Twitter but have thought of you often and am sorry to read of your back pain! I've been out of the loop for a while re bone-on-bone knee issues but am slowly making progress + I have a new book out! Hope your hedgehog continues to visit!

[TheLastLeafGardener @TheLLGardener]

I've not been very active on Twitter for quite some time, but I've been active re my latest book, BIRD TALES, an interactive digital photo-comic book that's getting great reviews! https://t.co/w6y3SCPYxL #books #bookreviews @nytimesbooks @NYDailyNews @AllOfItWNYC @littlebrown