Fenway Victory Gardens

Seems a colony of Italian Wall Lizards has established itself in the Fenway Victory Gardens. They normally couldn't survive our winters, but the gardens are full of warmth-supplying mulch.

Massachusetts hasn't had any lizards of the reptilian variety since the five-lined skink went extinct here.

Via Jef Taylor.

Missing burl. Boston Parks photo.Boston Police report arresting a man
who may be responsible for vandalizing trees in the Emerald Necklace in recent months - by sawing off burls, large bark protuberances that are popular among woodworkers and sculptors.

Police say Mike Scanlan's mistake this morning was wielding a chainsaw on a tree in the Fenway Victory Garden, where several witnesses saw and heard him - and then called police after they watched him walk over to an apartment building at 15 Park Drive.

When officers arrived at the gardens, they found "what appeared to be several pieces of freshly cut wood," police say.

Mike Mennonno reports he was elected president of the group that oversees the Fenway Victory Gardens yesterday, after his rival for the position withdrew at the last minut

Mike Mennonno explains why he's running for president of the non-profit group that runs the Fenway Victory Gardens:

Mike Mennonno surveys the damage after some partiers decided the entire rest of the Fens was just too boring and so decided to use the Victory Gardens for some after-hours actio

Fred is chronicling his efforts to grow vegetables in the Fenway Victory Gardens:

Mike Mennonno reports that, in addition to the unfurling fern fronds, the guy who likes to show off his junk is back at the Victory Gardens.

Really, actual douches. But Mike Mennonno reports the blooms make up for it (more).