A rude reminder that even in the Botanic Garden, it is still Brooklyn, NY. The gardens are certainly amazing, especially when you consider that when you walk out of them, there you are on Eastern Parkway in the heart of Brooklyn; busy streets, tenements, interesting characters, garbage, hustle and bustle. But alas, go into the gardens and you find a sanctuary of flowers, birds, fields of greens and paths, lined with rocks, woods, streams and ponds and you become one with Nature.....and then you find the graffiti tree, complete with the names of friends and loved ones that date back years and decades... a reminder of all that is Brooklyn and life itself. Photo by Michael Weinberg Photography of Clarks Summit and Scranton, Pennsylvania, (PA)


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