yesterday got away from me a bit. while i was a little sleep deprived (this puppy thing will do that to you), i got some bad news in the middle of my morning which then threw me off for the rest of the day. fortunately, now a day later, it seems a little less daunting, and of course i am so happy to see all this snow.
having grown up in salt lake, where two feet storms were the norm, living on the east coast has been a big disappointment. and this year was even more of a tease when washington d.c. kept getting so much more snow than us — isn’t there supposed to be some advantage to living further north?
for a change of pace, i took a little walk around park slope and got a few pictures. i rarely do that, and it was kind of fun. of course, i would really like to do it when it is just dusk or before everyone had romped in the snow but sometimes life gets in the way of that perfect photography session.
for those of you in new york, hopefully you’ll get to enjoy the snow too.
with two small and darling kids and one lovely husband who all occasionally need some amount of tending to as well as a full-time job, this blog is an excuse for me to explore the streets of new york, with a focus on brooklyn -- my home -- and manhattan, for those great little finds that seem to appear randomly on all sorts of blocks around new york but are sometimes hidden from plain view. i gravitate toward small, beautiful, independent places with interesting things, fantastic and friendly service and mostly affordable stuff (or at least an excellent value) and food that is extremely tasty, reasonable and in a great space -- though taste will trump design every time. to help put all these ideas in one place, i also will provide a series of new york mini-guides. in each of these, i will highlight something fun to do and then give some food, shop and doing suggestions nearby. these mini-guides, soon to be accompanied by mini-maps, will help to fill an afternoon -- where to pick up a snack, what shops to check out nearby and is there a really sweet little park along the way for a much needed rest. and i am always looking for ideas -- so if you have any suggestions for where to eat and shop or what to do please let me know. . you can also follow me on twitter at cherrypatter.
and for those of you more interested in the photos, i have absolutely no photography training and while i have been picking up a few tidbits here and there, mostly i think the credit for the photos goes to my lovely camera. it is a canon rebel xti, and the lens i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views.
Excited that modern Chinese takeout spot (whatever that really means) might have a soft opening tomorrow in Gowanus next to fav 4&20 bbirds
we’re snoverwhelmed down here, but it’s still so beautiful. Enjoy!
I love the picture in the park with all the foot prints and the snowman but no-one around!