Saturday's opening shots

From Tompkins Square Park, some new plants and flowers to keep the Hare Krishna tree company... part of the ongoing greening effort around TSP. 

Also today, the Lower East Side Ecology Center is giving away free mulch... until 1 p.m. ...

And there's a pleasant fall day ahead (before tomorrow's rain)... FREE neighborhood events today include the East Village Music Festival at La Plaza Cultural .... and the Fall Garden Party from "noon to moon" at El Sol Brillante, 522 E. 12th St. between Avenue A and Avenue B...