Posted in art & photography, Misc, tagged bbg, brooklyn, brooklyn botanic garden, patrick dougherty, photography, stick sculpture brooklyn on May 27, 2011| 1 Comment »
Patrick Dougherty’s stick sculpture “Natural History” will be on display through August. It’s marvelously tactile and mysteriously sturdy, considering the number of hands that have touched it since it was set up last August. One look and you’ll know what I mean.
Posted in Misc, tagged bbg, brooklyn, brooklyn botanic garden, brooklyn flower, may flower, photography, purple flower on May 24, 2011| 7 Comments »
In lieu of many little May flowers, here is one big mama almost 6 inches in diameter. (You could say that it is comprised of many small blossoms, though….)
Posted in Misc, tagged bbg, brooklyn, brooklyn botanic garden, brooklyn weather, brooklyn wedding, photography, rain at a wedding on May 21, 2011| 3 Comments »
Wedding season is upon us. Go to the Botanic Garden and see for yourself; one reception after another is being celebrated. The rain came and went in waves today, but no matter. It’s supposed to be good luck for newly married.
Posted in Misc, tagged brooklyn, brooklyn botanic garden, brooklyn cherry blossoms, photography, sakura matsuri, trees brooklyn on May 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »
This past weekend was the annual Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the timing was perfect – the flowers were at their peak. This picture wasn’t taken there; all over the borough the trees were exploding.
Posted in Misc, tagged bbg, brooklyn, brooklyn botanic garden, brooklyn cherry blossoms, cherry blossom festival, photography, sakuri matsuri on April 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is preparing for the frenzy of the cherry blossom festival in three weeks. There are a few early bloomers in the esplanade, like this weeping cherry, which kept the throngs of eager garden visitors happy enough.
Posted in Misc, tagged bbg, brooklyn, brooklyn botanic garden, herbs, photography on August 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a beautiful sanctuary in the middle of the borough. You wander around, get absorbed in the plants and scenery, and now and then are reminded where you are by the sound of cars beyond the fence or the sight of an apartment building in the distance.
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