Like the lotus, this plant is a thing of beauty growing in a challenging situation. Here, where the sidewalk meets the plywood, you can see the the nearby superfunded Gowanus Canal seeping through the fence.
Posts Tagged ‘brooklyn weed’
From a crack in the sidewalk
Posted in Misc, tagged brooklyn, brooklyn weed, gowanus, gowanus canal, gowanus superfund, photography, third st on October 2, 2011| 1 Comment »
A weed grows in Brooklyn
Posted in Misc, tagged betty smith, brooklyn, brooklyn weed, gowanus, ninth st, photography, second ave, thistle on June 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
A thistle, a weed, call it what you will. The plant is beautiful to look at, but prickly to touch. It’s growing in a vacant space on Ninth Street.