Brooklyn Heights.

9-3-17 SHORT HILLS: We spent yesterday afternoon in Brooklyn Heights at the waterfront park. I have mentioned the park before—aging, dilapidated, unused piers have been turned into a huge recreational area. There are green spaces, ball courts, walkways, bikeways, playgrounds, BBQ facilities, kayak and sailboat rentals, fishing, restaurants, ferries to Manhattan and other destinations, harbor cruises. It’s all underneath the Brooklyn Bridge and in sight of lower Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

We visited Val and Steve and met Alison and Dan at the River Café for an excellent lunch and post-prandial walk. We watched all the river traffic while we ate. Judy and I headed back to NJ just as the rain started.

New blooms: hostas are managing a few flowers even though they have been eaten.


East River between Brooklyn Heights and lower Manhattan.

Lots of green spaces still being added, one more pier is being converted to another park.

Kayak instruction, sailing, fishing and venues for all the 'ball' sports. The Statue is on the horizon to the left. That big orange ship is the Staten Island ferry.

Black duck or mallard?

More ducks, these look more like mallards.