A Union Rat and Inflatable Hazmat Suit Man Bring a Coffin to Brooklyn
I have seen many inflatable union rats in New York City. On some occasions, I have seen multiple inflatable union rats at a single site. Until the morning of May 5, 2021, I had never seen an...
View ArticleTrick-Or-Treating Vampire Minion Seen in Brooklyn
Unlike 2020, I have not posted much Halloween-decoration content in 2021. The reasons for this are two-fold. Firstly, I have had other priority projects to complete in October. Secondly, the Halloween...
View ArticleSanta Claus’s Delivery Van Seen in Brooklyn
It is well-known that Santa Claus delivers presents to good boys and girls on Christmas. The traditional understanding of Santa is that, as Maud McKnight Lindsay explained in 1913, he “rides a sleigh...
View ArticleThe Inflatable Christmas Dragon of Gowanus
I published two examples of dinosaur Christmas decorations in Brooklyn, one in December 2020 and the second in January 2021. Until today, I never posted a dragon Christmas decoration, although I did...
View ArticleInflatable Carrot and Easter Bunnies in Brooklyn
I have covered many Halloween and Christmas decoration photos here at The New Leaf Journal. Easter decorations, however, have been sadly neglected. Although Easter is, as of the date of this posting,...
View ArticleInflatable Minion in Halloween Ghost Costume
On October 21, 2019, several months before the official launch of The New Leaf Journal, I happened across an inflatable Minion dressed as a ghost for Halloween in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. While I...
View ArticleReturn of the Happy Halloween Daycare Ghost
Exactly two years ago to the day, I published a short article centered on a photograph of a happy, inflatable Halloween ghost with a wizard hat outside of the Happy Sprouts Family Daycare in Cobble...
View ArticleFallen Inflatable Thanksgiving Turkey
With Halloween in the rear-view mirror, festive homeowners turn their attention to Thanksgiving. I was walking in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn (a place known for inflatable...
View ArticleInflatable St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun
I have published many photos of Brooklyn holiday decorations at The New Leaf Journal. One holiday that we had not yet covered is St. Patrick’s Day. For whatever reason, St. Patrick’s Day does not...
View ArticleInflatable colorful Easter egg bunny thing
I have not seen too many inflatable Easter yard decorations this year (the same was true in 2021). I think that people burned through their holiday decoration budgets for Halloween (so much so that...
View ArticleInflatable Thanksgiving Turkey With Pilgrim Hat
I walked past Gourmet Fresh supermarket in the Brooklyn New York City neighborhood of Carroll Gardens. A large, inflatable turkey leaping from a pumpkin arrested my attention. While we have covered...
View ArticleDynamic Inflatable Chimney Santa
I walked down a festive block in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, on December 15, 2023. I saw a number of outdoor Christmas decorations. The block inspired me to write a dialogue on how non-Christmas holiday...
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