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Joyful sounds

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , , , on December 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »

coo

Angels and pigeons in front of the court building. I like to isolate parts of the creche scene. The birds keep a safe distance until food appears.

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Metrotech tree

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , on December 10, 2012| 1 Comment »

bows & bows

We like the un-Rockefeller-ness of the Metrotech tree: the picket fence that might collapse if one more kid leans on it, the imperfect shape, and the fact you can go up and touch the tree’s needles if you feel like it.

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Nativity scene #2

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , on December 24, 2011| 1 Comment »

Newer Christmas decorations are sometimes inflatable. Figures, close up, tend to look like pool toys. Here, Joseph appears to be enjoying a celebratory cigar, and the donkey looks like Eeyore.

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Christmas sweets

Posted in Food, Misc, tagged , , , , , , , on December 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »

December at this grocery store means Christmas… and all things sweet and edible. I like their garish single-mindedness and will return to the store and see how the scene evolves as the month goes along.

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Big red bow

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , , on December 24, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Someone tossed this on the sidewalk in advance of the 25th.

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The tree is up @ Borough Hall

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , , , on December 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »

The Borough Hall Christmas tree was decorated yesterday. It was a gray morning and the process was without fanfare. The Charlie Brown Christmas Special has led me to expect a moment of reflection when the star is placed atop the tree and a Vince Guaraldi soundtrack, though I know this is unrealistic. Note the mini menorah – there’s a larger one closer to the courthouse.

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Borough Hall tree

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 17, 2009| 2 Comments »

The Christmas tree in front of Borough Hall is huge but not ginormous. Here in Brooklyn we don’t need a trillion twinkling lights. Cut-outs in the shape of stockings, stars, and moons are just right, a change from traditional ornaments, though I sincerely doubt whoever set up the tree was trying to reference Christmas’ origin as a pagan celebration.

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