I managed inexplicably to miss a park visit for two prime days in a row, but made ambitious plans to hit a host of activities today. Well, I made it to the Greenmarket, anyway. It was a symphony of greens (shown, garlic scapes, plus lettuce, snaps, collards, spinach) and pinks (peonies, still plenty of strawberries, and beets, which were being prepped for a salad at the demo table). 
The chef-assistant chopping the beets actually didn't know the green tops were edible/delicious, (perhaps he had them confused with rhubarb, also on sale today). 
He let me have them for free!
Sacked out in post-Greenmarket sloth on this sultry day, I never did get over to check out the Cultural Day at the youth center, or the Gay Pride street fair at Bartel Pritchard Circle. We did, however, get stuck in traffic for a "Jesus is Lord" church parade passing the park's Ocean Avenue and Parkside entrance. Folks testified in Kreyol at deafening decibel levels from flatbed trucks, and trombonists played "Battle Hymn of the Republic"; it might have gotten even more interesting, diversity-wise, if their route of march had gone down to Bartel Pritchard.
PARADE GROUNDS METEOROLOGICAL
OBLIVIOUSNESS UPDATE
I told you the soccer maniacs
played in thunder, lightning and heavy rain; here is documentation. At
this point, it was just "rain with loud thunder." By the
time we reached "blinding torrential downpour with nearby lightning,"
I retreated to my front porch...but they kept playing. They're still out there
as I write this; between thunderclaps, I hear the referee's whistle and the
cries of goal-seeking idiocy.
Ah yes, experiencing the "Jesus is Lord" parade was one of the memorable moments of my first excursion around Prospect Park yesterday (having just moved to Park Slope last week). I loved how I walked around a couple of corners and hit the Pride street fair on the other side. Thankfully nobody THERE was singing off-key to the "Battle Hymn.." as our megaphone-equipped friends were on Ocean. =)
Posted by: Marion | June 15, 2008 at 02:44 PM