It's been quite a week, but Friday is finally here. I don't know how many other LIncoln Parkers have seen the female peacock strutting around our streets for the last month or so. She is mostly on Columbia as far as I can tell, but I did see her on Lincoln last SAturday afternoon (before all heck broke lose over on Garey). I haven't seen her since.
NOt only does the peacock look beautiful, but she gives me a good reason to once again make an Open Space Friday post. These were a series of posts dedicated to the late Ted Pugh, known as the Pomona Poet. Ted was supposedly a regular visitor to The Garden back when he was alive, and I imagine he would have been quite pleased that the walnut tree survived.
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4 comments:
You'll be amused to know that the neighbors have named the peahen "Kevin," despite her obvious (to me) her-ness.
I read all your posts today about Ted Pugh. Is there a photo available of the man? I think I may have met him once, and he told me about how he planted the Australian section of the Arboretum. Maybe I met him at the farmer's market on Garey and Pearl about 20 something years ago when I was selling my Pomona grown trees and organic produce there.
I definitely commiserate with Ted's feelings about concrete and freeways. I sorely miss the agriculture that once filled the valley. Wish I could have had more conversations with him.
Sad about the peacock. A similar fate met my neighbor's macaw. boo
I see the peahen on Jefferson at the repo house two doors down all the time. I think she is so cool! I put out a bucket of water for her.
I have also heard that there is a male on Columbia but I have not seen him. I was told that females wander and males sort of sit around.
I am still talking peacocks not humans.
Mark
I've had several people tell me there is a male but haven't seen it yet. I have seen the female with her baby on palomares and Roosevelt looking very proud.
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