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The Magnolias in Green-Wood Cemetery

The Magnolias flower early in the Spring and I look forward to seeing them in Green-Wood Cemetery every year. After work, when I needed them most, their peak beauty lured me in. And because my lens seems to turn them into delicate watercolors, most of my time was spent under Read more…


Welcoming Spring {Pictorial}

It’s that time of the year again. Spring fever. What beauty have you discovered leaving your den? Art Deco break in Bay Ridge At the Skyline Drive-in, Greenpoint Flowering trees πŸ’“ On the ferry Ready for star shoots


In the Flowers

Early Spring’s colorful greetings are about everywhere in Brooklyn… and the season starts with some of my favorite blooms–daffodils and magnolias. With my point and shoot camera dying, pushing me to upgrade my phone, I took ‘er out to test the camera on this pretty subject matter in my daily Read more…


Sprung.

This is where Spring starts: as a burst of bright on the end of a drab brown branch. In-between my days’ other times I found these sparks in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery and Prospect Park. Cherished indicators of impending beauty… Blow a kiss to Spring! More Green-wood…


These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: Orchids

There are not many things as beautiful as an orchid. So the New York Botanical Garden‘s orchid show (Orchidelirium), which exhibits thousands diverse orchids, is a heavenly way to spend the afternoon. The magnolias are blooming. And an azalea bush that beat the others to bloom.