If you’re an avid reader of 66 Square Feet, as am I, you know about Marie’s grassroots campaign to step up and volunteer to help rid Prospect Park of the grit and grime of a certain section of the woods to which city and parks department officials have long turned a blind eye. The last litter mob met up on May 10th, and collected bags and bags of trash.

The next Litter Mob is on Tuesday morning, May 24th at 9am sharp. If you’d like to participate, RSVP to Marie ASAP. The group will meet at the corner of East Drive and Center Drive in the Midwood, just south of the zoo [map below]. Trash-grabbers, gloves, and bags will be provided — as well as a sense of great satisfaction in helping preserve one of Brooklyn’s greatest treasures.

Each and every day, it seems Brooklyn is slowly but surely waking up from its winter slumber. Last weekend at the Botanic Garden, it seemed that everything was bursting with color and life! I hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy this holiday weekend and spend time with family and friends. Here’s a little cheer from my Brooklyn to yours!

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What a glorious afternoon yesterday! We headed to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden after lunch at Tom’s in Prospect Heights, and the warm spring weather couldn’t have been any better. And though the magnolias and cherry trees are beautiful right now, I’d happily argue it was just as much fun to watch all the people out enjoying the weather. I’m definitely checking out the BBG’s “cherry watch” map almost every day in anticipation of the main walk’s glorious bloomfest – at this rate, it should be happening very soon!

But for now, I’m going to sit at my desk and remember the spring breeze and sunshine on my face.

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This morning, I spotted the work of photographer Ravi Jolly, who has been doing a series of Polaroid images shot at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. So, so pretty. (He also does a great timeseries Tumblr with a daily photo from 30 Rock!) Check out some of my favorites below!

Who’s heading to Prospect Heights this weekend to see the cherry blossoms?!

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