February 9, 2019
🔔 Every Time A Bell Rings… A New York City angel gets stalked by me. Did you happen to notice I never stalked the angels in the 5th borough? This is partly because, by design, Manhattan doesn’t have any of my favorite kind of angel… the grieving angel. In fact, Read more…
December 30, 2018
🔔 Every Time A Bell Rings… A New York City angel gets stalked by me. But after a thorough exploration of Moravian Cemetery a few weeks back, Staten Island doesn’t have that many angels left. But it does have disorganized and disheveled cemeteries that are also photogenic, like Silver Mount Read more…
December 27, 2018
🔔 Every Time A Bell Rings… A New York City angel gets stalked by me. This time it was Queens and a trip to St. John Cemetery in Middle Village. Beforehand and foolishly, I questioned whether Queens could compare to the beauty in Green-Wood in Brooklyn and Woodlawn in The Read more…
December 23, 2018
🔔 Every Time A Bell Rings… A New York City angel gets stalked by me. But, in the case of The Bronx’s Woodlawn Cemetery, a 400 acre rural cemetery jam-packed with so much beauty and wonder, it’s not just the angels. I don’t know how the other boroughs can come Read more…
December 22, 2018
🔔 Every Time A Bell Rings… A New York City angel gets stalked by me. I had a list of angels I wanted to find in Green-Wood for this, the first of a series of posts documenting the best angel sculptures in New York City, starting in my home, Brooklyn. Read more…
December 16, 2018
Now, whenever it is overcast out, I want to head to a cemetery. The Fort Hamilton entrance to my beloved Green-Wood Cemetery is not that far from where I live. And since it is such a tremendous cemetery, entering through this gate is like entering a whole new cemetery. And Read more…
November 28, 2018
In keeping with my Parent Teacher Conference tradition, I spent the 2 hour gap between the afternoon and evening conferences within Green-Wood Cemetery. Though most certainly not in walking shoes and pretty darn cold, I was excited to get back in for many reasons. For one, complete solitude. Parent Teacher Read more…
November 23, 2018
Cemeteries are naturally contemplative spaces. They’re quiet, allow for extended walks and meanders, and they stir up all kinds of profound thoughts. They’re museums without the admission, without the gift shop, without the herds. And I have decided that this time of year is Cemetery Season–for me at least, where Read more…
November 18, 2018
As one of the first rural cemeteries in the country, Laurel Hill Cemetery, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a National landmark. Both of those distinctions landed it on my “to go” list. Fearing the impending winter and its weather-related travel restrictions, it was time for another day trip to the City Read more…
November 15, 2018
Though I did not want to spend the entirety of my last day in Paris within a cemetery, Père Lachaise Cemetery might be the most gorgeous rural cemetery in the world.
November 2, 2018
As soon as I stepped into Green-Wood Cemetery for a photography mission last Spring, I knew I’d have to return to see its Autumn. Because: Trees. With peak foliage being so fleeting, I took advantage of a beautiful Spring-like Autumn day to hunt and capture it, holding onto a season so Read more…
August 25, 2018
The final installment of 5 Boroughs in 5 Days might very well be the best. The Bronx. Let me show you why, starting with some sustenance to energize the hours to follow. Vegan options are sprouting up all over the place. Manhattan and Brooklyn get widespread vegan exposure, Queens and Read more…
July 28, 2018
As a recent again-Brooklyn resident and a teacher obligated for 3 weeks of professional development in algebra and then another 3 days for training to be a special education class cohort, my summer has been here–in New York City. I don’t know that that has happened since I started as Read more…
May 19, 2018
I work several blocks away from Brooklyn’s historical Green-Wood Cemetery. And I had been meaning to get in there the entire school year. Now that the weather is relatively nice, I have taken a few opportunities to kill time, getting lost within its 478 acres. The cemetery is beautiful, quiet, Read more…