Spring in Brooklyn

Some scenes from my last visit back to the MotherLand of Brooklyn

Broken Wheel

Weekend Reflections

Yo!, Joe

the Jersey Joe's shop seemed to be in a converted garage on the other side of the house. I could picture Mrs. Joe stirring the Sunday Sauce.

Signs, Signs

Fences for Dummies

Although the sign has been there forever, the fence is a new addition to the bank at the shopping center ...

The lanes you see are for the drive-thru banking windows. The parking beyond is for the shopping center. There's plenty of parking for bank customers right by the door.

So although there is no reason to be crossing the drive-thru lanes the bank has decided to have a fence.

Cause folks just ain't too bright.

Friday Fences

Where Meds Never Expire

Signs, Signs

Bring a Designated Driver

This is a Do-It-Yourself project that I can handle.

Signs, Signs

Drink Up

This sign sits in the corner of the parking lot where I go to buy my "elite liberal" red wine.

As a former marketing professional I know that associating alcohol with a charity can be dicey but I suppose a lot of folks feel that beer goes with summer, especially July 4th celebrations. It bothers me a bit since NJ has a high incidence of drunk driving. Don't get me started on drunken illegal fireworks.

Budweiser is donating over two million dollars to Folds of Honor. The amount is tied into sales in some way.

I checked out the Folds of Honor site and George W. Bush popped up in the scroll and I immediately got the tension headache he has always given me. I had to laugh at that though since the soldier on the sign looks a lot like President Obama to me. Maybe I'm too political?

Bottom line - if anything gets done for military families then good.

Signs, Signs

Bicycle

I ran into both these photo ops in the same afternoon

Bicycle bicycle bicycle

I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle

I want to ride my bicycle

I want to ride my bike

I want to ride my bicycle

I want to ride my -

Bicycle races are coming your way

So forget all your duties oh yeah

Fat bottomed girls

They'll be riding today

So look out for those beauties oh yeah

On your marks, get set, go!

Bicycle race bicycle race bicycle race

Bicycle bicycle bicycle

I want to ride my bicycle

Bicycle bicycle bicycle bicycle

I want a bicycle race

thank you Queen

 

Ruby Tuesday 2

 

Mid Week Blues

 

Signs, Signs

When It's Time To Shop

A children's clothing store ...

Mid Week Blues

Signs, Signs

Sexy Accountant?

Tax time rapidly approaches. This sign popped up at a local shopping center.

SIGNS, SIGNS

Everything A Porch Could Want or Need

Mid Week Blues

Signs, Signs

It's A Treat

Yo Mon Yogurt   is a self serve frozen yogurt shop in Freehold, NJ that will soon be opening another store in Red Bank. When I first saw the signs covering the windows of the new location under construction I thought they might be offensive. A dog in dreads? When I went to the website I was treated to a slide show of all sorts of people and four footed friends in dreads and somehow it was lovely.

Yo Mon Yogurt offers a wide variety of flavors and toppings and the customer can create their own treat. Their slogan is ...

Fill da cup, Fill da soul

RUBY TUESDAY

Paws and Projects

A neighborhood shop offering products and services for the paws set

Even with the pretty blue in this poster I got a wee bit of the blues when I realized I had missed the event, I was positive it was supposed to take place on the 29th, not the 19th.
Guess I had leap year fever.
It was a fund raiser for a project to create giant glass butterfly sculptures to decorate local gardens and the waterfront walk.

Ruby Tuesday 2

MID WEEK BLUES

Signs, Signs

Where's The Door?

Ruby Tuesday 2

Reflections at Red Restaurant

I took these shots in early November when the mums were still fresh although they could probably bloom today, it's raining and the temps have been rising through the night - it could get to 60F by this afternoon. And there's thunder! in January!
Even the cats were so surprised it took them a moment to remember they don't like thunder. 

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS

New Year Window

This shop had a New Year display that included clusters of confetti.

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS

Santa Is Busy

Keyport, NJ is a lovely little town near me. It has a great main street full of small shops and restaurants as well as a thriving marina and water front park.

I visit there often; there's always something going on.

SIGNS, SIGNS

How Much Are Those Flowers In The Window?

I took this shot of a home decor shop because I like the plant and planter and the color of the doors against the brick.
It wasn't until I really looked at it that I noticed the reflections, especially the flowers perfectly filling the car window.

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS

Where The Hell Are All These People?

I've shopped at ...

for about 9 years now and every time I passed the business listing I would wonder where all these businesses were ...

I had never seen the lawyer or the accountant or the cigar shop. The center is small. How could I have missed all these places?

Turns out that in 9 years I had never noticed that there was a second floor.

This discovery led me to finally find out why the center is called Airport Plaza since the nearest airport is in Newark, nearly 30 miles away.

I learned there was an airport on the site in the late 1940s which mysteriously closed in the mid 1950s. You can see some interesting aerial shots of how the area looked then and what is looks like now  HERE

SIGNS, SIGNS

New Yorkers are Delicious

A giant supply of New York apples on sale at a New Jersey food shop.

RUBY TUESDAY