storm in brooklyn. from the roof looking towards the park.

Did dad tell you that they drained the systern. six hundred thousand gallons of water or something like that. i'm learning a lot about how the house works lately.

i don't know how old this thing is. it really looks like it's about to cave in though. see the stakes supporting the slate and bricks on the right hand side?

these are old railroad ties holding up massive slate rocks.

this is the new color, after lengthy consideration. que piensas?

dad is dubbing this the 'couple hundred dollar mistake.'

swampy marshland preserve on the way to coal tree. you know, the detour.

remember spending all of christmas morning bailing out the flooded basement?

Miss Parkinstock.

Came home to dad's to find a standoff between Parker and Sophie. This is what Parker looked like.

This is what Sophie looked like.

new paint job.

Fernanado getting ready to paint the kitchen.

best of times.

worst of times.

came across some people making enormous bubbles on a saturday in prospect park.