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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Car with Antlers
While walking around either Carroll Gardens or Cobble Hill a couple of weeks ago, I saw a car with antlers drive past me. I noted the occasion, but could not memorialize it, for the car was moving. On...
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The Unicorn in the Snow in Brooklyn
By December 21, the snow dropped on Brooklyn by Winter Storm Gail had begun to melt. One afternoon while walking in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Carroll Gardens, I came across a unicorn in the snow....
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A Christmas Menagerie On a Lawn in Gowanus
On December 4, 2021, I happened upon a proverbial Christmas menagerie on a front lawn in Gowanus, Brooklyn, near the neighborhood’s imaginary border with Carroll Gardens. You will find my photo of the...
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Santa Claus’s Delivery Van Seen in Brooklyn
It is well-known that Santa Claus delivers presents to good boys and girls on Christmas. The traditional understanding of Santa is that, as Maud McKnight Lindsay explained in 1913, he “rides a sleigh...
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The Inflatable Christmas Dragon of Gowanus
I published two examples of dinosaur Christmas decorations in Brooklyn, one in December 2020 and the second in January 2021. Until today, I never posted a dragon Christmas decoration, although I did...
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New Leaf Eve: December 2021 at The New Leaf Journal
I bring December 2021 and 2021 as a whole to a close with this special New Years Eve December month-in-review article. In this article, which is the 23rd of December, I will review the articles from...
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Evergreen Carroll Gardens Christmas Tree
Some people (apparently) buy Christmas trees in November. Others are buying their trees closer to Christmas. Then there is the artificial Christmas tree crowd. Each of these tree-buying solutions...
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Balancing Bear Topiary in Carroll Gardens
One home in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, puts out a certain topiary each year. I noticed it for the first time in autumn 2022 in mid-December, and captured a photo on December 19: I took this photo and...
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Make it Christmas With a Santa Hat
Certain decorations are associated with secular Christmas displays. These include, but are not limited to, depictions of Santa Claus, reindeer (especially with red noses), elves, snowmen, wrapped...
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Dynamic Inflatable Chimney Santa
I walked down a festive block in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, on December 15, 2023. I saw a number of outdoor Christmas decorations. The block inspired me to write a dialogue on how non-Christmas holiday...
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Snowman Christmas Countdown Clock
It is not difficult to remember that Christmas is on December 25 (easier than remembering how many days are in the current month). However, remembering that Christmas falls on December 25 is only half...
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Gowanus Green Car With Christmas Presents
I published an article on the wicked car with a hat back in 2020. The subject of the article was my photo collection of a bright green car with a witch’s hat seen on 3rd Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn,...
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