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Tag Archives: Boerum Hill

Boerum Hill is a mixed commercial and residential neighborhood bordered by Downtown Brooklyn, Cobble Hill, Park Slope, and Gowanus.

December 21, 2023
21
Dec 2023

Dynamic Inflatable Chimney Santa

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Santa emerges from a chimney in brownstone Brooklyn: A photo story in 3 acts.
December 21, 2023
21
Dec 2023

Make it Christmas With a Santa Hat

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A dialogue on how (almost) any holiday decoration or lawn ornament can aspire to Christmas with a Santa hat.
August 30, 2022
30
Aug 2022

A Rooster Statue in Brooklyn

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Seen in Brooklyn: A rather noble looking rooster statue.
April 19, 2022
19
Apr 2022

Inflatable Carrot and Easter Bunnies in Brooklyn

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A fun inflatable “HAPPY EASTER” carrot with three inflatable bunnies seen in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.
April 18, 2022
18
Apr 2022

“Dude, I got a theory”

Nicholas A. Ferrell

The title is the excerpt.
December 9, 2021
9
Dec 2021

The Pigeons in the Outdoor Dining Chicken Coop

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Pidgeons need not fly the chicken coop when Brooklyn restaurants leave chicken coop-esque “dining sheds” for pigeons to explore.
July 27, 2021
27
Jul 2021

Overheard on the Street: “Like and basically like…”

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Overheard on the street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn: “Like and like basically like…”
March 8, 2021
8
Mar 2021

The Mint Bike in the Melting Snow of Brooklyn

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Photos of a mint-colored bike and a mint-conditioned chair in the snow in Brooklyn in the winter of 2020 and 2021.
February 19, 2021
19
Feb 2021

“Like… and Like… Yeah” – The Abuse of Like

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜The quote in the title says nothing at all. The quote in the title says it all.〜
May 13, 2020
13
May 2020

TI-89 Haiku: Boerum Blue Jay and Black Squirrel

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I wrote a haiku about having seen a blue jay and black squirrel from a window in Brooklyn in the early 2000s on a Ti-89 Titanium graphing calculator and then posted the screen capture. (Why not?)
May 7, 2020
7
May 2020

Cardinals, Blue Jays, and Black Squirrels in Brooklyn

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A cardinal sighting in Brooklyn Bridge Park reminded me of a joint blue jay-black squirrel sighting from long ago.