Who would suspect that a yard leprechaun was even familiar with Burt Reynolds’ Playgirl centerfold? The magazine is no longer around (though Burt is), but this little cement man with the fancy paint job should last for another century.
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Leprechaun strikes a Burt Reynolds pose
Posted in Misc, art & photography, tagged brooklyn, photography, windsor terrace, leprechaun, lawn ornament, ft. hamilton parkway, burt reynolds, cement statue, irish stereotypes on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Art by the park
Posted in art & photography, tagged brooklyn, brooklyn history, ej korvette's, fulton mall, fulton st, junior's, ocean ave, painting, parkside, photography, pigeons, plywood, prospect park, sculpture on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This sculpture, made of three painted plywood panels, sits where Parkside meets Ocean Avenue, at one corner of Prospect Park. (The park, being an irregular shape, has more than four corners.) The paintings show historic Brooklyn through a combination of portraits, architecture, storefronts, and signage. This one is of downtown Brooklyn and the Fulton Street [...]
The Belt, looking like a picture postcard
Posted in Transportation, art & photography, tagged belt pkwy, brooklyn, highway, nycdot, photography, postcard, traffic cam on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ease onto the Belt Parkway and pretend you’re having an upstate getaway for the long weekend. This doesn’t look that different from dozens of less urban highways along the East Coast. Well, maybe the shoulders are a little scruffier and the buildings in the distance are taller, but you get the idea.
The gray mid-Atlantic Ocean
Posted in art & photography, tagged atlantic ocean, brooklyn, drawing, latvia, photography, rockaways, vija celmins on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The ocean spreads out, relatively flat and gray, from Brooklyn shores to the Rockaways and New Jersey. In this urban setting, land masses usually lurk at the horizon.
This photo could be an artwork by Vija Celmins. For years, the Latvian-born American artist has returned to natural themes – the sky, rocks, and the ocean – [...]
The viewing hole (mini version)
Posted in Transportation, art & photography, tagged brooklyn, bullet hole, fourth ave, park slope, photography, rushhour, viewing hole on August 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Next to the large hole in subway bridge over Fourth Avenue, there’s a small, round one that looks like a bullet hole. Peering through it is a way to see what’s going on out on the street, pass some time while waiting for the F or G train. Not much is happening during [...]
Went to the beach, saw PeeWee Reese & Jackie Robinson
Posted in Misc, art & photography, tagged baseball, brooklyn, brooklyn dodgers, coney island, jackie robinson, mlb, peewee reese, photography on August 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Next to Keyspan Park, the Cyclones’ stadium, there’s a statue of PeeWee Reese and Jackie Robinson. In 1947, Jackie Robinson was the first black player to join a major league baseball team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Story goes that teammate Reese put his arm around Robinson’s shoulder when an opposing team taunted him. Unlike some of [...]
Bashful angel
Posted in Misc, art & photography, tagged angel, brookyn, kensington, photography, yard sculpture on August 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Layer upon layer of paint don’t hold up well in the NY weather. But the chipped paint on his cheek and all-over cracked surface give the little angel an earthly fragility.
Boston terrier gone Brooklyn
Posted in Misc, art & photography, tagged atlantic ave, boston terrier, brooklyn, brooklyn dodgers, hipster hat, photography, terrier, vans on August 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A mural is a nice alternative to the plain plywood Post-No-Bills fences used at construction sites. This pooch is decked out in classic Vans loafers, a matching tie, and yes, even a tiny hipster hat on his noggin. Out of his tail and ear, in the cursive font of the old Dodgers, comes the word [...]
Photo, photo, photo, photo
Posted in Misc, art & photography, tagged b & w, brooklyn, coney island, foto, photobooth, photography on August 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Few enter the photobooth alone. It’s an experience meant to be shared for maximal fun. The photobooth brings out everyone’s inherent goofiness – in at least one of the four pictures, someone will be making a face.
Rooftops at dusk
Posted in Misc, art & photography, tagged blue sky, brooklyn, dusk, humidity, photography, rooftops on June 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The views out my windows are pleasant but not terribly exciting, but I like to be prepared when the light does something unexpected. Maybe the humidity turned the sky blue.
