Christmas in Brooklyn

Santa + crane = happiness for little motorheads

Happy holidays, everyone! Here in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, folks go a little overboard with the Christmas decorations, and I respect that! Here's a sample of this year's fun.

Halloween Decorations in Brooklyn, Part VI

Not big bikers. (Clinton St.)

Greetings from sunny Brooklyn, where Halloween decorations grow like well-tended roses, particularly in Carroll Gardens.

Scary skeleton with devil horns. And look at that clown! (Carroll Gardens)

Giant tree spider will carry off your children. (Carroll Gardens)

Sleepy little monster head (Carroll Gardens)

Web-covered rat (Clinton St.)

Come, sit next to me on the AC. (Carroll Gardens)

Look at this nice couple ...

... AGH! Good one! (Carroll Gardens)

Balcony friend (Carroll Gardens)

Another balcony friend (Carroll Gardens)

Just hangin' around (Clinton St.)

Me, too! (Carroll Gardens)

Big, scary bat (Clinton St.)

Is there a kid in there? (2nd Pl.)

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Decorations in Brooklyn, Part V

Here, I'll just water these plants and .. AGH! (Clinton St.)

Greetings from sunny Brooklyn, where people go a little crazy on Halloween.

Let me out of lawn. (Carroll Gardens)

A lot of warnings (Carroll Gardens)

OK, OK, I'm scared. (Carroll Gardens)

Just hanging around (2nd Pl.)

I see you up there. (3rd floor, Clinton St.)

This guy thinks he's funny. (Carroll Gardens)

This guy got carved early and is already degrading. Obviously the work of ...

... children! This is what our Jack-o-lanterns look like, too.

And speaking of children, I like this plain old pumpkin with just one, tiny giraffe sticker on the back. (Cobble Hill)

This tree did look kind of naked without the Frankenstein wrap. (Carroll gardens)

AGH! Giant spider escaping 2nd floor window. (Carroll Gardens)

Festive funeral wreath. (Carroll Gardens)

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind. (Carroll Gardens)

You got the multi-color spiderweb pack? Me too! (Carroll Gardens)

Green webs, just like in a real old house. (Cobble Hill)

It's weird when you feel like warning the skeleton about the big, red hand. (Clinton St.)

Just plain scary

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Decorations in Brooklyn, IV

Death bath, 2nd floor windowsill (Clinton St.)

I'm happy to report that the Halloween decorations in Brooklyn are going up fast and furious now - so fast that it's hard to take pics of them all! Here'a a selection from a recent constitutional.

Probably the best Halloween decoration ever (Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill)

Companion to best ever, also pretty darned good (Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill)

The purple theme - always appropriate (Carroll Gardens)

Brown spiders, that's new to me. (Cobble Hill)

Nice doorway! (Carroll Gardens)

Twinsies (Clinton St.)

Please, Noah More! (Clinton St.)

Rats hanging from their necks are always a nice touch. (Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill)

Unique purple tree web (Cobble Hill)

Skully with veil made from webs (Clinton St.)

I see you, weird metal Jack-o-lantern!

More to come. Happy Halloween, everybody!

Halloween Decorations in Brooklyn

These folks are not afraid to say, "I'm into Halloween."  (Carroll Gardens)

In Brooklyn, people go a little crazy on Halloween. I respect that! Here are some early shots of September decorations put out by the die-hards. And on 10/1 everyone else starts in, so stay tuned...

Close-up of spooky witch (Carroll Gardens)

 

Little witch climbing up a tree (3rd Place, Carroll Gardens)

The back of Mazzone Hardware on Court Street - ready for their annual Halloween party.

It's not easy to strtech those all spiderwebs! (Clinton Street, Carroll Gardens)

2nd floor - These folks go all-out for every holiday. (Court Street/Carroll Gardens)