One thing that I love about summer time in Bay Ridge is watching this little corn field come to life. It’s just someone’s front yard and the light isn’t exactly spectacular, but every year they grow beautiful corn. Since I … Continue reading
New York City Ballet just announced details of their 2011 -2012 Season. There’s a fair amount of news in this article, but the thing that caught my eye is that Charles Askegard will be giving his farewell performance this fall. … Continue reading
I seldom ride the subway to 86th Street, but last weekend I did. When I exited, I saw these mosaics for the first time. They really knocked me out. There are no real icons to represent Bay Ridge, other than … Continue reading
The city streets were covered with snow for the last seven weeks. Today was the first day of mild weather and I can finally see the soil in my backyard. When the last of the snow had melted away, this … Continue reading
It’s been one month since the first blizzard of this season. The accumulations from that first snowfall are still on the ground. There’s a song lyric that goes “They say a snow year’s a good year” and if there’s the … Continue reading
View from the stoop – Sunday afternoon View from the stoop – Monday morning The official word is that 17 inches fell. The drifts are over 3.5 feet deep. Below is a little slide show of what’s left behind. [album: … Continue reading
It’s predicted that a blizzard is going to come through New York City. The snow has begun to fall. It’s so beautiful. I haven’t left Bay Ridge in over a month. Between work and the preparations that needed to be … Continue reading
First Snow of the Season (Even if it was just a dusting.)
For ages, I’ve wanted to visit the Tabla Rasa Gallery in Sunset Park. I’d never been there before and I’d been so excited when I first found out that there was a gallery here in southwest Brooklyn, about 30 blocks … Continue reading
This winds up our first season of growing our own vegetables and fruit in the backyard. Three months ago the entire garden was lush and green and growing. Every evening I was able to step out back and collect tomatoes … Continue reading
