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BROOKLYN SNAPSHOTS – Part 2

Posted on March 30, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

And we’re back, ambling around the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Gowanus, Boerum Hill and Park Slope. Plus a little bit of Red Hook.

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BROOKLYN SNAPSHOTS – Part 1

Posted on March 25, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Walking around my neighborhood I’m sometimes struck by an image, a perspective, a detail that compels me to take out my phone and frame a picture. More often than not these shots are posted on my Instagram account. I’ll collect … Continue reading →

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ANTICIPATING SPRING

Posted on March 18, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Here’s to the Blooms of the Ornamental Pear Tree Spring is just around the corner, this Sunday officially. The crocuses and the daffodils are already blooming in our garden. But the trees are still bare, for now. The first trees … Continue reading →

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Prospect Park / Grand Army Plaza

Posted on March 7, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

As I was walking in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park towards the Grand Army Plaza exit, I caught this view through the trees and took a picture with my phone. I like this photo so much I decided it is worth featuring … Continue reading →

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Wet Snow in the Backyard

Posted on February 13, 2022 by dannyashkenasi
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Return to LIGHTSCAPE

Posted on January 10, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

New views of Lightscape at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden This Time with Snow and Ice This is a supplementary blog post to December’s “LIGHTSCAPE at Brooklyn Botanic Garden“. For a sense of the full tour, I suggest looking at that … Continue reading →

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LIGHTSCAPE at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Posted on December 7, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

A magical trail of fantastic light installations weaves its way through the Brooklyn Botanic Garden at night these days. Ed and I took the tour.

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The Obama Portraits at Brooklyn Museum

Posted on September 6, 2021 by dannyashkenasi
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Overcast Cherry Blossoms

Posted on April 26, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Ed and I returned to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It’s cherry blossom time. Last year the pandemic closed the gardens, and nobody except for BBG staff got to see the blossoms of the cherry esplanade bloom. This year the Sakura … Continue reading →

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Crocuses on the First Day of Spring

Posted on March 21, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Ed and I visited the Brooklyn Botanic Garden yesterday, on the cool, sunny first day of Spring. The crocuses were in full bloom. Deeper into the gardens, the crocuses spectacularly blanket a particular hill.

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AMERICAN FILMATIC ARTS AWARD(S?)

Posted on February 22, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Maybe I should just say thank you and not ask awkward, pedantic questions? This past Friday I received this notification email regarding my short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“: Dear Danny, CONGRATULATIONS! Your film submission has been chosen for … Continue reading →

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AUTUMNAL SPLENDOR in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Posted on November 10, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

Ed and I took some pretty pictures last Sunday in the the Brooklyn Botanic Garden…

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48 FINAL DAYS OF OUTDOOR MEMORY ESCAPES

Posted on August 12, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

All Things Come to an End, if not this Pandemic (yet) I’ve continued posting the awkwardly named Daily Outdoor Memory Escapes far longer than I thought I would. Arguably the pandemic is worse in the whole of the USA than … Continue reading →

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BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN REOPENED

Posted on August 7, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

After 5 months locked out, a return to the gardens Last March, on the weekend where Broadway was already shut down and schools were cancelling performances and assemblies, but the rest of the city was still open for a few … Continue reading →

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108 WYCKOFF

Posted on July 17, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

I’ve been taking long walks in Brooklyn lately. And the other day in Cobble Hill I came upon this amazing facade festooning the brownstone at 108 Wyckoff Street. It’s a fantastic riot of mosaics and messages, colored stones and mirror … Continue reading →

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BLACK LIVES MATTER MURALS ON 4TH AND UNION

Posted on July 8, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

A construction fence wraps around a shut down gas station on 4th Avenue and Union Street where Park Slope borders Gowanus in Brooklyn. Many Black Lives Matter demonstrations took place in this area this past month, and it is around … Continue reading →

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