Before the Storm

A little after 10 AM, the sky grew noticeably darker. The color was incredibly beautiful, so I snapped a couple of photos. You can just barely see the Statue of Liberty to the right of St. Michael's if you enlarge the photo. Sadly, my cheapo camera didn't catch the lightning strikes that hit New Jersey. We (along with the 40 or so dancers by the benches and tables) hightailed it out of there after seeing them.

IKEA Appears on the Horizon

About two weeks ago, the IKEA store put up its trademark yellow lettering. Even though the store won't open until early Summer (maybe sooner?), we now have the pleasure of anticipating its future place on the double-decker tours of Brooklyn from the green grass of Sunset Park. In fact, now the IKEA store is the most immediately recognizable point on the horizon. You can kind of see the blue strip lighting up Red Hook. If you click on the photo, you'll be rewarded with a glimpse of the yellow IKEA lettering. Otherwise, unfortunately for my photo, my camera is weak in the far-off detail department, so you'll need to check it out in person.