Photo by myself in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
In the summer, there are block parties in Brooklyn.
Signs are posted along the sidewalk the night before, so that people move their cars the next day. Then the street is closed off to traffic and a hydrant opened, to spray water for people to cool off.
People haul their barbecues and picnic tables into street. Someone turns on a boom box. Kids run around with squirt guns.
And there you have it, a block party. You have to get permission with the city, beforehand. Entire families hang out in front of their buildings in lawn chairs and enjoy the summer.
Above, Rupert and a couple of his buddies enjoy the water. A little dog friend was just out of frame to the right. It was very hot and sunny, Saturday.
A moment of contemplation. Rupert's little friend faced west, toward the setting sun.
Related posts: Last Bit of Summer, in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Through the Haze, in Prospect Park, Brooklyn and Summering in the City.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
The Spray of Summer, in Park Slope, Brooklyn
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13 comments:
on imagine la chaleur humide dans NYC et la joie des personnes et des chiens de profiter de cette eau, belle photo vivante
what a great shot! looks very cooling with that water spraying all over the place!! :)
Cool stuff, good to see the hound Rupert having fun.it's been mild and wet here. (London)UK summer!!
Sounds like a lot of fun! We should something sorta like that in our neighborhood - Flamingo Fridays! A pink flamingo is placed in the front yard of the hosting neighbor...
How refreshing! Wonderful:))
A lot of fun for the dogs to cool down in this way.
The light in the top shot is wonderful.
The dogs look cool! They must have loved it.
Wonderful slice of summer life in the city... it looks refreshing even to me, a Seatteite!
The first picture is really great!
Rupert looks to had a lot of fun and refreshing!
I think I would love block parties! I wish we did something similar round here, but we don't and it's such a shame. People tend to shut the door on their neighbours/street in England, south of the Thames they do anyway.
PS. These photos are so great!
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