That these buildings at the Holiday Train Show® | New York Botanical Garden are made of plant material is amazing. I love the huge leaf roof on the TWA building. The airplanes are fun too.
NYBG Train Show 2 of 2
NYBG Train Show Buildings 1 of 2
I photographed these at the Holiday Train Show® | New York Botanical Garden. The last three photographs are of places where I briefly acted as a tour guide. At that time, I was an Urban Park Ranger (1989 to 1991). When we opened the Little Red Lighthouse – Wikipedia to visitors, I met an old fellow. He used to swim there before the George Washington Bridge was built in 1931.
For Thursday Doors: The Greek Room – No Facilities
NYBG TRain Show Sculptures
At the New York Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show there are creative sculptures and decorations made of plant matter. Most of them are in the outdoor area.
NYBG Train Show
This year’s Holiday Train Show® | New York Botanical Garden is huge. It starts outside the Conservatory Garden, then through an outdoor tent, and finally through the Conservatory. The buildings and sculptures are made of plant parts. I’ll be posting more about the show.
NYBG January Scenes
Members day at the Botanical Gardens in the Bronx. Edited in Lightroom and Photoshop.
NYBG 1/9/2026
Lafayette Street
A couple of doors from New York City.
For Dan’s Thursday Doors: Stand In Doors – No Facilities
Merchant House
We went on a free tour of merchantshouse.org given by villagepreservation.org. We are members of the latter. Please sign the petition at actionnetwork.org/letters/save-the-merchants-house-museum-2?source=merchants-house-website. “In December, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a development next to the Merchant’s House Museum at 27 East 4th Street. It will destroy one of New York’s first landmarks. A home that was built in 1832 and that has remained intact, inside and out.”
Socrates Park Birds
I was surprised to find a wren and some winter ducks in the little Socrates Sculpture Park.
