Thanks to Nova for this sweeper, which they have sent in from Green-Wood Cemetery, NYC. A fascinating glimpse into an urban greenspace. For more info on how to create a greeting for us, check our website: https://www.queerouthere.com/greetings

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[Quiet birdsong (northern cardinal and American robin), distant traffic and a faint car horn]

Hi. I’m Nova, a non-binary urban naturalist in New York City. I’m wandering the rolling hills of the highest point in Brooklyn, Green-Wood Cemetery. Not just a burying ground, Green-Wood is a vast arboretum of diverse trees mixed with historic gravestones, obelisks, mausolea and sarcophagi, collectively making for an idyllic environment to observe lichens - my favourite pastime! - and provide a temporary escape from urban lockdown in the era of COVID-19, remaining socially distant - well, from the living, at least! And you’re listening to Queer Out Here.

[Birdcalls, a distant bell, and even more distant sirens]