tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post4100666597675776277..comments2023-10-16T11:24:46.542-04:00Comments on New York City Daily Photo: Gowanus Canal in BrooklynMing the Mercilesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-65973944116626136692008-08-04T19:44:00.000-04:002008-08-04T19:44:00.000-04:00Nice shot of the canal.... I didn't realize it sep...Nice shot of the canal.... I didn't realize it separated Park Slope from Carroll Gardens.<BR/><BR/>My favorite fairy tale.... I think it may have been Cinderella.NormanTheDoxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082529624302281198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-38643548290361801252008-08-01T21:14:00.000-04:002008-08-01T21:14:00.000-04:00Wow! the Gowanus Canal is making a comeback... Now...Wow! the Gowanus Canal is making a comeback... Now that is a shocker!dianasfaria.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488357854017358868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-46225288389530188532008-07-31T14:09:00.000-04:002008-07-31T14:09:00.000-04:00But where, oh where, did you get the idea that the...But where, oh where, did you get the idea that the Gowanus water is now cleaner?<BR/>Yes is has a bit more oxygen from the water that is sucked in from Buttermilk Channel, but that is about it. The Coney Island wite fish still thrive here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-22266297433164694152008-07-31T03:34:00.000-04:002008-07-31T03:34:00.000-04:00Like Kate and Dee Dee, mine was a H.C. Andersen ta...Like Kate and Dee Dee, mine was a H.C. Andersen tale, The Nightengale.USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-32776829296377931812008-07-30T23:13:00.000-04:002008-07-30T23:13:00.000-04:00I wouldn't mind living in the Park Slope area...lo...I wouldn't mind living in the Park Slope area...love those old brownstones...<BR/><BR/>Nice photo Ming...<BR/><BR/>BTW My post yesterday was on Hans Christian Andersen...famous for fairy tales :)Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369948264736239411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-41301032198269773602008-07-30T23:05:00.000-04:002008-07-30T23:05:00.000-04:00Fairy TalesWhen I was little my gradmother would r...Fairy Tales<BR/><BR/>When I was little my gradmother would read from bible to me every night before bed. Scared the heck out of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-40318729005850549992008-07-30T22:17:00.000-04:002008-07-30T22:17:00.000-04:00Wow..I never realized there was a Gowanus Canal. ...Wow..I never realized there was a Gowanus Canal. Such is my ignorance of New York City geography!teahousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222848511993932548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-49259943565081409682008-07-30T21:36:00.000-04:002008-07-30T21:36:00.000-04:00Good background information. Glad it's making a c...Good background information. Glad it's making a comeback. Loved Grimm's fairy tales and enjoyed "Rapunzel", and also liked "The Littlest Mermaid"--Hans Christian Andersen was a favorite of mine, too.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-75016961545655277452008-07-30T15:49:00.000-04:002008-07-30T15:49:00.000-04:00It is a great photo. Canal basins in the UK have h...It is a great photo. Canal basins in the UK have had a facelift too.<BR/>Fairytales, are the scariest thing you can tell a kid. Always had a soft spot though for little red riding hood and Alice in wonderland though White Rabbits and a little girl with the munchies? Um. Think we kow what's going on there then.Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-71662740637217343032008-07-30T15:00:00.000-04:002008-07-30T15:00:00.000-04:00Oh Ming, the camera doesn't lie any more than stat...Oh Ming, the camera doesn't lie any more than statistics do! :-)<BR/>I can't recall an interest in fairy tales as a kid - I liked Dr Seuss.Knoxville Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528055515741187585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-72527127732999340252008-07-30T13:22:00.000-04:002008-07-30T13:22:00.000-04:00I really like the shadows and reflections of the v...I really like the shadows and reflections of the various structures and clouds in the water. Great photo.<BR/><BR/>DorisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-88952191151372981962008-07-30T13:05:00.000-04:002008-07-30T13:05:00.000-04:00Thank you, my friend.It's amazing how well the cam...Thank you, my friend.<BR/><BR/>It's amazing how well the camera lies because if you have been to the Gowanus Canal, you know it doesn't always look that clean and pretty. :-)Ming the Mercilesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-78584521260011535182008-07-30T11:31:00.000-04:002008-07-30T11:31:00.000-04:00Coming to your blog often makes me homesick.You, s...Coming to your blog often makes me homesick.<BR/><BR/>You, sir, take very nice photographs.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.NYDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182735945473879595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-68588302116839846772008-07-30T08:41:00.000-04:002008-07-30T08:41:00.000-04:00I can imagine that this would become a trendy area...I can imagine that this would become a trendy area with all the hip people owning or living in apartments there. Nice photo.<BR/><BR/>Abraham Lincoln<BR/>—Brookville Daily PhotoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-46339293597515978092008-07-30T05:45:00.000-04:002008-07-30T05:45:00.000-04:00Oh, now that eliane mentioned it. Hansel & Gre...Oh, now that eliane mentioned it. Hansel & Gretels sounds yummy!<BR/><BR/>I think I like all fairy tales.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080519535469962444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-40590235640486015342008-07-30T04:19:00.000-04:002008-07-30T04:19:00.000-04:00If there is water around, there is a fair chance t...If there is water around, there is a fair chance that this will be a fashionable area in a couple of years?<BR/><BR/>(My parents usually invented stories to get me asleep.)PeterParishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694538476960957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-16815738927896464742008-07-30T03:14:00.000-04:002008-07-30T03:14:00.000-04:00surprenant l'histoire de ce canal, je ne connaissa...surprenant l'histoire de ce canal, je ne connaissais pas.<BR/>Mon conte favori enfant : "le petit poucet"<BR/><I> <BR/>Surprisingly the history of this canal, I did not know.<BR/>My favorite tale child: "le petit poucet"</I>Olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602980523811128510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-87649052655425301712008-07-30T01:09:00.000-04:002008-07-30T01:09:00.000-04:00I always wondered how it looked like! Thanks. :)...I always wondered how it looked like! Thanks. :)<BR/><BR/>Probably Hansel&Gretels - there was something about a cute house made out of cookies and candy, which is always great news.• Eliane •https://www.blogger.com/profile/17535070160739138725noreply@blogger.com