a truck near the union square area in ny (picture taken by dylan allread)
picture, some super secret magic and boom! here it is a few hundred years old
Daily Archives: February 4th, 2009
i thank http://www.wordle.net/ for this image. wordle generates “word clouds” from text. the clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. you can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. above is what wordle created for the words found on my site. you can make your own by either selecting a website or typing in a group of words. check it out here http://www.wordle.net/
Looking at Betty
My soul is loading
Fear and loathing
Secure and soaking
Like a sponge
Art explosion
Culture flowing
Betty’s on the roof
Skipping through the halls
Betty’s in the windows
Betty’s on the walls
In murals and paintings
On the brownstones
As architecture and statues
My heads a bouncing
Spinning round and round
Tic Tac Tic tock explode
Brooklyn, Brooklyn
I keep running
Into bouncing Betty
Hand claps
Snap, snap, snap
Booby traps
Bouncing, Bouncing
I keep running
Into bouncing Betty
Brooklyn Betty!
I saw her on a picnic
On a long walk
Kick the can
Taking photos
Dancing on the sidewalk
Pick up sticks
Boys sit and stare
Listening to Slick Rick
Betty bounced and blew
The fire hydrant burst
Water sprayed
One o one
Fair and height
Everyone ran!
Brooklyn, Brooklyn
I keep running
Into bouncing Betty
Hand claps
Snap, snap, snap
Booby traps
Bouncing, Bouncing
I keep running
Into bouncing Betty
Brooklyn Betty!
From street magic
To water towers
And Beauty, art’s flowers
Betty’s in it all
Two to six fixed
On asphalt
Throw down your hats
Bottle caps
Look out……skully!
Brooklyn Betty’s bouncing
A killer diller
You get close, she’ll explode
A cultural thriller
Bouncing her way to fame
And recognition
Double Dutch, jump rope
Land mine full
Of street cred
Street games
Betty’s middle name
Bouncing, bouncing
Brooklyn Betty
Brooklyn, Brooklyn
I keep running
Into bouncing Betty
Hand claps
Snap, snap, snap
Booby traps
Bouncing, Bouncing
I keep running
Into bouncing Betty
Brooklyn Betty!
appa the dancing elephant is an Artistic expression for friendly, open communication. i felt like i had to get the word out on appa. saw this dancing elephant in manhattan, and have yet to see it in chicago. when i get my stickers, appa and chicago will be formally introduced. go to http://www.appathedancingelephant.com/ to learn more!
i was just in new york, stayed in manhattan with a great friend, and was able to get some great photos. since this blog is new i’ll keep it simple, one pic at a time. some street art
(picture taken by dylan allread)
(picture taken by dylan allread)
welcome to my blog! this blog will primarily be dedicated to photography but will expand further. i’ll start it with a picture I took last weekend when walking around in this city of magnificent buildings. all you non-chicago city dwellers are jealous of the chicago architecture.
the name brooklyn betty comes from a combination of the borough, brooklyn, and the name of a mine used in ww2, bouncing betty. a brooklyn betty is a culture and art explosion! this blog is inspired by brooklyn and the depth of ny’s culture and character. the primary focus will be photography but will include all and any forms of art. enjoi!
