good things from the garden

In this case, the "garden" is the big Fairway store
in Red Hook, Brooklyn.  I always get a bit sidetracked
when I'm there because the food is so photogenic.
This place is right on the shoreline and took on
four feet of water during Hurricane Sandy. They
also suffered $14 million in damage, lost inventory,
and wages paid to their employees during the four months
it took to rebuild (that part I like).


{I wanted to include something green for St. Patrick's Day, and
somehow wound up with Japanese broccolini and Chinese cabbage.}

[Linking back to Macro Monday and Mosaic Monday.]

The Weekend in Black and White

A beautiful brick building in Red Hook,
Brooklyn—they just don't make
them like this anymore.


[To see more monochrome shots,
visit The Weekend in Black & White.]

abc wednesday —Y is for "yellow peppers"

Even Fairway itself admits that they were a bit
nuts to open a store in industrial Red Hook,
Brooklyn. But if you can get there (and it's
worth it, trust me), you don't have to carry
your bounty home yourself because they'll
deliver. Or as they say, "You shop. We schlep."


[To see more abc wednesday, go here.]

Photo Hunt — "license plate "

Was strolling past this biker bar in Red Hook, 
Brooklyn on a lazy Sunday when I spotted this 
bench. Don't know how comfy it is, 
but that's probably not the point anyway.
[See more license plates here, at tnchick's meme.]

abc wednesday - K is for "kitsch"

I took this picture in Red Hook, Brooklyn.  If I lived in this house with the

picture window right on the sidewalk, I'd probably preserve my privacy

with a curtain of lush plants.  These homeowners have opted to share their

Betty Boop collection—which is entertaining if a bit bizarre.

[See more abc wednesday here.]

Lady Liberty

Not the first (or probably the last, to be

honest) time that I feature this beautiful lady.

But this time, she's shown from 

a different vantage point: Red Hook,

Brooklyn, my new fave neighborhood.

Mellow Yellow Monday

This house is here in Brooklyn.

Not exactly sure what the story is—maybe 

another sad foreclosure. But

will have to admit that this yellow 

isn't exactly "mellow!"

[See more Mellow Yellow here.]

Skywatch Friday

It was a dull gray sky behind these cranes

in Red Hook, Brooklyn, a few weeks ago.

Looked just a bit different from a mile

or two away . . . as seen last time.

[You can see some awesome Skywatch pix here.]

Red on red in Red Hook

Red Hook is an interesting Brooklyn

neighborhood. It's remained fairly

affordable and unchanged for a long time, 

mainly because it's a major hike

(or bus ride) from the nearest subway line. 

But it's definitely on the gentry's radar—especially 

since Ikea and Fairway have moved in.

Red Hook

Was here last night at Red Hook Bait and Tackle

(cool funky bar but avoid the beer on tap) to see

The Lone Sharks. Public transportation hardly reaches

this neighborhood, which—like so many in Brooklyn—

is up and coming. Fortunately I got a lift from Maria

(in the blue shirt), in her vintage '66 Mustang (!).

And you can catch the free Ikea ferry from lower

Manhattan (but only when the new Ikea store here is open).

BTW, the name Red Hook comes from the original

Dutch name Roode Hoek—red point. Al Capone was from here, 

and so is James McBride, who wrote The Color of Water.