5/1/11

(44/93) Park Place, Brooklyn

Love Sunday afternoon walks through Brooklyn. :)

4/29/11 - 4/30/11

( 42/93) 4/29/11 Museum of Modern Art

Had a relaxing time at the MOMA today. They have free admission Friday evenings after 4pm.

( 43/93) 4/30/11 Grand Army Plaza Farmer's Market

Got up this morning and enjoyed the Farmer's Market followed by a walk through Prospect Park.

Building on Bond, Sunrise

Last night I enjoyed dinner at Building on Bond. http://buildingonbond.com/ I love love loved it! A very cozy ambiance along with live music and tasty food. Building on Bond, Brooklyn, NY taken from http://www.barsinbrooklyn.com/ (20/93) Sunrise on Lincoln Place, Brooklyn

Brooklyn Museum

(15/93) Brooklyn Museum

This was taken on my way to work tonight. I never tire of this view. I like to think there is something mysterious about it.

Doctor Ronald McNair Park

(10/93) Bradley at Doctor Ronald McNair Park, Brooklyn

Doctor Ronald McNair Park is a small park locatedat the corner of Washington Ave and Eastern Parkway. It is tiny and nothing spectacular but we like it espesially when the sun is shining.

First Day of Spring / Barcade

Here we are again at the change of another season. I enjoy Spring and seeing the growth that is taking place all around. I thought it would be fun to take a picture of the city every day for Spring. 93 days...I think I can handle that!


(1/93) Lincoln Place, Brooklyn


Went to a birthday party today at a place called Barcade. It was a great place with the name being self-explanatory...it is bar and an arcade. :) Fun stuff! And it made me miss my sisters because I am pretty sure they could have beat every one there at Pacman! Here is the site check it out...
www.barcadebrooklyn.com

Green-wood

Recently I was having a conversation in which a woman was telling me about a relative that had just passed away and their wish was that their ashes be thrown off the Brooklyn Bridge. She explained that the rest of her family didn’t want any part of it being that they thought it was illegal and so she was left with this task, like some secret operation. Good thing she seemed to have a sense of humor about it. She shared with me about how she herself had bought a plot at the Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, she said she always thought it beautiful there and suggested that I visit there someday to see it.

I had the day off today and decided to check it out.

http://www.green-wood.com/

This cemetery was founded in 1838.

It was very peaceful and beautiful, but being that it is 478 acres I couldn’t see it all. I would love to go back for the tour they have on Wednesdays.

I read that it is a Revolutionary War historic site, the Battle of Brooklyn was fought in 1776 across what is now it’s grounds.

I wonder how they would feel about this stop sign positioned right here....

The more modern above ground burial section was beautiful, especially because the water was frozen.

I had a very nice time. I am not sure if anyone reading this can relate, but there is just something I have always loved about cemeteries. They are a great place to reflect on life, I always imagine that if everyone buried there could come back and give me one piece of advice about life, they would most likely all have something very interesting to say. Most of all it makes me thankful that I do not have to fear death.

Brooklyn Public Library

Never been much of a person for New Year's resolutions, but in an effort to find more joy in the simple things of life, this year I made a long list of short term goals, mostly with the purpose of getting me out of the apartment and enjoying the city. First on the list was obtaining a library card so that I could take advantage of my local library.




Each year, more than 1.5 million people — almost the equivalent of the entire population of Brooklyn — use the Central Library. Containing more than 1.5 million books, magazines, and multimedia materials, free Internet access throughout the building, and, a Multilingual Center for non-English speakers and those interested in linguistics.



Opened on February 1, 1941, the Central Library is the major reference center for BPL's 60-location system. The library's notable architecture was created to resemble an open book, with the spine on Grand Army Plaza and the building's two wings opening like pages onto Eastern Parkway and Flatbush Avenue.




After the successful completion of obtaining my library card, I decided to take a little walk to the grocery store.



One thing that has helped keep my spending down is, you can only buy as much as you can carry...and well I'm just not that strong. :)