The Epic Goose Battle

I am incredibly blessed to live in Brooklyn, not too far away from Prospect Park, which is the best park in the universe.  Okay, I'm sure that there are better parks out there somewhere, but Prospect Park is really, utterly fantastic.  Also, it's almost never crowded.  Central Park can be a total wash on beautiful days due to the sheer number of people, but even on the most gorgeous summer day, you can find seclusion in Prospect Park. The city is almost always somewhere in view in Central Park, but from within Prospect Park, you can barely ever see skyline.  When you can, it's only a few buildings.

Prospect Park also seems to have more wildlife- I see more geese, squirrels, swans and herons in Prospect than Central.  It also used to have the ghost dog, but he was captured about a week ago.  He is this dog who lived in Prospect Park for four years, and no one could seem to catch him!  There were so many sightings of him running around in the forest that he became known as a ghost.  People weren't certain if he was real or a shadow.  Turns out, he is real.

These geese are real too.  And, Ginny and Danny were really ready to battle with them.  Sadly, the crisis was averted, and I say sadly because it would have been freaking hilarious.  But, here are some photographs from our post-brunch adventure through Prospect Park two weeks ago!

Let there be adventures!  Onward!

Note: I tried out some new editing software on these, and I'm not too pleased with the results... not with the software, but with my own choices... but ah, well.  The originals looked cool, but I thought I'd share these to test it out.  Lesson learned...

Thanks for reading!!

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

LES Love Song

Every time I am in the Lower East Side, it isn't my destination.  I can think of maybe two times in my life that I have specifically gone to LES.  I am always just passing through, walking, on my way to somewhere else...  Chinatown, Williamsburg, the East Village- wherever.  But, every time I find myself there, I wonder why I don't go there more often.  It's such a neat neighborhood!  

LES is often associated with professionals who are no longer young, and have recently realized that if they don't get married and start having kids soon they will miss their chance, so they had better go to lots of classy bars and find someone asap.  It is also associated with shifty project buildings that one shouldn't go by during the night.  To some, this would seem totally strange, but I like this mix of people.  The upscale and the... lowscale?  (Is that a word?) meet and mingle in LES.  There are trashy bodegas next to swanky nightclubs, collapsing tenements across the street from modern palaces.  It is a beautiful mix of high and low, with a lot of neat places to go, and things to see.  The parks are nifty, there is a lot of waterfront, and well, yeah.  It just appeals to me.  Sometime I'll go hang out there for real.  Maybe.  Or, I might just keep saying that I should.

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Flowers and Farmer's Markets

It may not feel very springy outside, but it is now officially Spring!  My favourite time of year.  The crocuses are blooming, the farmer's markets are larger, and full of beautiful looking fruits and vegetables.  I'm so excited.  All of these photographs were taken in Prospect Park, and the Farmer's Market in Grand Army Plaza the past couple of days.

Other than today, I got to walk in the park every day this week.  Six out of seven is not bad at all.  I'm ready for warmth.  Sunshine.  More flowers.  The plants on my sill are even starting to grow!

What's your favourite part about Spring?

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA