Green drink on a rainy day

We need a dash of color on a day like this, even if it’s something that got left behind; what some might call trash. Note the antennas on the buildings across the street.

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Kids by the water

Beautiful weather down at the Coffey Street Pier in Red Hook. You would hardly know it, from looking at this area, that the neighborhood is still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.

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Add water, call it soup

Add a spoon to this set-up and it becomes a kitchen.  With a little rearranging and imagination, it could be a tiny beaver dam, or something else. Anyone getting hungry? I could really go for a pine cone right now.

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Swindy

Everyone’s got a naturally back-swept look going on. Walk facing the wind to maintain.

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Former “worst picnic spot” transformed

This site ceased being a picnic spot when they took away the tables. There’s so much NOT going for this place: the Superfunded canal, the scrap yard, the elevated highway, the oil tanks, cars zipping around the lot, and the funky aroma, but look at these blooming trees. They are literally a breath a fresh air and a treat for the eyes.

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Treasure seekers

Men with metal detectors. These guys had so much swagger and confidence I was looking for gold doubloons spilling from their pockets.

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April showers, Downtown Brooklyn

When do we get to break out the short sleeves?

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