Posted in Misc, tagged a tree grows in brooklyn, brooklyn, brooklyn playground, dahill rd, mcdonald ave, photography on July 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Playground trees have it rough, but this is the kind that comes back even after the bad kids break off the branches. This picture is from a gray and rainy day; today it’s scorching and bright. Someone is likely appreciating the small shadow of this tree.
Posted in Misc, tagged a tree grows in brooklyn, brooklyn, brooklyn superfund, brooklyn tree, gowanus canal, lowe's parking, photography on February 16, 2011| 1 Comment »
It’s the elements versus the tree, with a big dose of contamination and filth thrown in. The tree’s growth may be stunted, but it survives.
Posted in art & photography, Misc, tagged a tree grows in brooklyn, ailanthus, betty smith, brooklyn, chainlink, invasive plants, mta, photography, tree of heaven, trophy head on May 14, 2009| 1 Comment »
First I saw the hooves. After that, the trophy head made sense. These fence adornments are remnants of the ailanthus tree (tree of heaven). Property owners generally disregard the ailanthus’ metaphoric qualities, written about in Betty Smith’s 1943 novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and chop it down. The MTA, on whose property these tree parts once grew, used a chainsaw.
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