Have you joined our new Gowanus Lounge flickr pool yet? Please do. And don’t forget to tag the photos you’d like us and other readers to see by tagging them “gowanuslounge.” This gorgeous slice of spring comes from Green-Wood Cemetery, which is about so much more than being a final resting place. It comes from […]
Entries Tagged as 'Brookspring'
In the Pool: Brookspring Edition
May 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on In the Pool: Brookspring Edition
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Brookspring: Greenwood Dogwoods
May 8th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Greenwood Dogwoods
These dogwood trees come from Green-Wood Cemetery. They were shot by GL Contributor Deborah Matlack, who’s been providing us with superb shots of springtime glory all season long.
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Brookspring: Windsor Terrace
May 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle/Mirabelle Studios] Here’s a little taste of spring from Windsor Terrace courtesy of GL Photo Contributor Gary Mirabelle.
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Brookspring: Cherry Blossoms
May 6th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Cherry Blossoms
[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle] GL conributing photographer Garry Mirabelle sends along this image of Cherry Blossoms and Cherry Blossom Festival tent at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden this weekend.
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Brookspring: Purple, Orange & White
May 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Purple, Orange & White
Tulips season is still going strong. We found these tulips near Grand Army Plaza, part of a large annual bloom in front of a home that always offers a sea of tulips.
Tags: Brookspring · Park Slope · Uncategorized
Brookspring: Slope Blossoms
May 4th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Slope Blossoms
This is the current display playing on Eighth Avenue in Park Slope on a block that still had many blossoms and flowers in bloom.
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Brookspring: Pink Snow
May 4th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Pink Snow
After the blossoms, comes the carpet of blossoms on the ground. This particularly bit of pink ground is from Park Slope.
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Brookspring: Botanic Garden Gallery
May 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Botanic Garden Gallery
[Photos courtesy of Gary Mirabelle] GL contributor Gary Mirabelle of Mirabelle Studios sent us a number of photos that he shot at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, which is certainly the spot in Brookyn for springtime flower pics. We put them together using a new gallery tool. To view them, click on one of the thumbnails, […]
Tags: Brookspring · Prospect Heights · Uncategorized
Brookspring: Green-Wood Again
May 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment
[Photo courtesy Deborah Matlack/Matlack Photography] We return to Green-Wood Cemetery courtesy of GL Contributing Photographer Deborah Matlack for this image of its lake in Spring. “Quietest place in town,” she writes. And, if it wasn’t, we’d be worried. All kidding aside, Green-Wood, which very popular as a park back in the day, is a very […]
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Brookspring: Pink
April 29th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Pink
This gorgeous, bright bloom is from McCarren Park in Williamsburg.
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Brookspring: Green-Wood Cemetery
April 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
[Photo courtesy of lostinbrooklyn/flickr] One of the often unrecognized beautiful spots in Brooklyn in spring is Green-Wood Cemetery. This photo is from a full flickr set which can be viewed here. The blossoms are gorgeous.
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Brookspring: Gowanus Colors
April 28th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Gowanus Colors
This is Union Street in Gowanus at the foot of the Union Street Bridge where there is always a garden. Come summer, there will be sunflowers here.
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Brookspring: Orange
April 28th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Orange
[Photo courtesy of Deborah Matlack/Matlack Photography] Did anyone say orange? Here are some of the tulips that are in bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The Magnolias are sort of doneski, but the Cherry Blossoms remain as do an astounding number of tulips and other flower.
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Brookspring: Baby Leaves
April 27th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Baby Leaves
We loves these leaves because they look a little like Fall in Spring as they’re born. The tree is in Prospect Park.
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Brookspring: A Mix of Colors
April 26th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: A Mix of Colors
This is the Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park where an awful lot of colors are currently on display.
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Brookpring: Greenpoint Colors
April 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The flowers are blooming in Greenpoint too, from which this lovely photo originates. It comes to us from Miss Heather, of course. The specific location is Greenpoint Avenue.
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Brookspring: Beautiful Day
April 25th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Beautiful Day
Let’s just say that Prospect Park was quite the place yesterday evening on the most gorgeous day so far of Spring.
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Brookspring: Prospect Park Blossoms
April 25th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Prospect Park Blossoms
These trees at the edge of Prospect Park are currently at peak bloom and beyond gorgeous. They are near the Litchfield Villa on Prospect Park West.
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Brookspring: Karl Fischer Row
April 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Karl Fischer Row
Spring is also springing, of course, in McCarren Park allowing for the interesting juxtaposition of blossoms and Karl Fischer Row. The background, in this case, is 20 Bayard.
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Brookspring: Afternoon in the Park
April 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Afternoon in the Park
This lovely scene, of course, comes from Prospect Park on a gorgeous evening in spring as things turn green and blossoms are still on many trees.
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Brookspring: Windsor Terrace Evening
April 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Windsor Terrace Evening
Just another beautiful spring evening in Windsor Terrace. This shot comes from the far end of Prospect Park West.
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Brookspring: Weeping Slope Blossoms
April 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Weeping Slope Blossoms
This is nature’s total gorgeousness currently on full display on Fourth Street in Park Slope.
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Brookspring: Gravesend Blossoms
April 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Gravesend Blossoms
A GL reader who’s been following our Spring photo series and caught yesterday’s pic of the fallen Magnolia blossoms on Prospect Park West, sent us this lovely photo from Gravesend along with the reminder that Spring is by no means finished. We agree, except that the Magnolias come and go too fast.
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Brookspring: Falling Petals
April 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Falling Petals
We’re reached that sad time when many beautiful blossoms start coming down, like these on Prospect Park West.
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Brookspring: Finished Springing
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Finished Springing
Spring is done springing at JJ Byrne Park on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope. Trees on the Fifth Ave. side of the park are in full greenery and Spring’s work is clearly done here.
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