Monthly Archives: March 2017
Bronx River
It’s 24 miles long.
It’s the only fresh water river in New York.
It was Called Aquehung or “River of High Bluffs” by the Mohegan Indians who first lived and fished along it.
the river attracted European traders in the early 1600s for the sleek, fat beaver that proliferated there.
The water was considered so “pure and wholesome” that during the 1820s and 1830s the New York City Board of Alderman debated ways to tap into it to supply the growing city with drinking water.
In 1898, when all five boroughs were integrated into New York City, the Bronx was chosen for the name of the Borough-after the Bronx River.
Its the pride of my neighborhood.
The law tries to keep people out but children and adults find ways to connect with the river, no matter the season.
Little Flock writing Pen Pal Letters
The Little Flock is back at it again! The children are the excited to meet my students from the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center via letter writing.
Sam, Lilly, & Madison
Lilly
Lizzy comes to Church
Happy Birthday David
Smiling with the director of the Young Adult Choir, David, who just had a birthday.
West Farms Art
Big Hat and Selfie and Wise Child
You see the little boy? He was watching his aunts have fun while taking selfies. Then, I came by with my camera and asked to join the fun.
Everyone kept repositioning their faces to fit the frame. Your hat is too wide they kept saying.
The little boy simply got up and tuck in his little head. I told him there was no way he was going to get in the photo.
But, as you see, a child knew better than an adult once again!
Cashier at the 25th African American Children’s Book Fair
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