Motley Moose – Archive

  Good morning Motley Meese! Hope your weekend was lovely.

Good morning, Moosekind. TGIF! Don’t forget to let your peeps know where to find you.

Good morning, Moosekind. Don’t forget to let your peeps know where to find you.

The common Moose, Alces alces, unlike other members of the deer family, is a solitary animal that doesn’t form herds. Not so its rarer but nearest relative, Alces purplius, the Motley Moose. Though sometimes solitary, the Motley Moose herds in ever shifting groups at the local watering hole to exchange news and just pass the time.

  Good morning Motley Meese! Hope your weekend was lovely.

Good morning, Moosekind. TGIF! Don’t forget to let your peeps know where to find you.

Good morning, Moosekind. Don’t forget to let your peeps know where to find you.

The common Moose, Alces alces, unlike other members of the deer family, is a solitary animal that doesn’t form herds. Not so its rarer but nearest relative, Alces purplius, the Motley Moose. Though sometimes solitary, the Motley Moose herds in ever shifting groups at the local watering hole to exchange news and just pass the time.

In a welcome ruling, Federal District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin has ruled that New York’s stop & frisk practices violate citizens fourth amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure.

According to The New York Times the ruling, in the case Floyd v. City of New York goes even farther:

To fix the constitutional violations, Judge Scheindlin of Federal District Court in Manhattan said she intended to designate an outside lawyer, Peter L. Zimroth, to monitor the Police Department’s compliance with the Constitution.

The decision to install Mr. Zimroth, a partner in the New York office of Arnold & Porter, LLP, and a former corporation counsel and prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney’s office, will leave the department under a degree of judicial control that is certain to shape the policing strategies under the next mayor.

Good morning Motley Meese! Hope your weekend was lovely.  

This week’s shot is from a couple of years ago at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone. Because I liked it. Not sure what that says about me…

Good morning, Moosekind. TGIF! Don’t forget to let your peeps know where to find you.

Good morning, Moosekind. Don’t forget to let your peeps know where to find you.

The common Moose, Alces alces, unlike other members of the deer family, is a solitary animal that doesn’t form herds. Not so its rarer but nearest relative, Alces purplius, the Motley Moose. Though sometimes solitary, the Motley Moose herds in ever shifting groups at the local watering hole to exchange news and just pass the time.