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Late Fall Around Brooklyn: Gardens, Record Cleaning and Light Shows

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Friday will mark the end of Fall 2012. The end of the college semester for some. Others even claim it’s the end of the world.

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Whatever the case, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden is a pleasant place to venture to in the late Fall. Especially on Tuesday, as they allow free entrance. You can observe how Bonsai trees shed their little Bonsai leaves.

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You can also admire gardens with seemingly delicious displays and read signs about how they do not use any of plants as food.

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Even with the absence of flowers and most leaves, these grounds are still scenic.

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Another way to enjoy the late Fall in Brooklyn is performing volunteer work.

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Norton Records was flooded during Hurricane Sandy. They have been holding events where volunteers can come down and help de-sleeve, wash, dry and re-stack the records.

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The record-cleaning event I attended took place at the Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg. It is normally a bowling alley/venue/bar/restaurant.

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Never before had I cleaned off records, or engaged in volunteer work for a record label, but these were good firsts.

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Down South, in Dyker Heights, the Christmas lights are in full flare.

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Although there are grandiose electrical illuminations and immense blow-ups of Santa, Snoopy and Mickey Mouse, I only felt like recording these strange dolls dressed in white.

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On the contrary, when most people think of New York City, they probably automatically think of skylines, city lights, traffic, subways and streets. I went to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens a few weeks ago, and was really surprised by the the environment there.

It’s crazy how botanists and other gardeners and scientists can pull such species out from all over the world and manipulate this urban habitat to adapt such different organisms to live so closely together. It’s amazing that the most populated borough of the most populated city of this country can hold such a creation.

I was even impressed by the animals they had living there. Lots of turtles were out soaking up the sun rays, koi were swimming around the Japanese garden, and there were even some rabbits running around.

One of the rooms was full of Bonsai trees, which look really fascinating.