Last Sunday, while I was still in Block Island, the Brooklyn Blogade met in Prospect Park for a picnic.

I’m so sorry I missed it for what a picnic is was. Hosted by A Year in the Park and Dope on the Slope with generous help from Creative Times, it was quite the event. The Brooklyn Blogade, an outgrowth of the Brooklyn Blogfest, is a monthly meet-up for bloggers, blog readers, those interested in becoming bloggers and their friends all over Brooklyn. The next one is in September and I will, of course, keep you posted. Here’s Brenda on the picnic of a  A Year in the Park  on the picnic. Go to her blog for more words and pictures.

This symphony of thundercloud-colored foliage in the Concert Grove was a perfect grace note for a Brooklyn Blogade picnic bookended by ominous thunderstorms.

We had the Music Pagoda near at hand, and cowered there briefly during some lightning. I hate lightning. I mustered my courage, however, to give a little guided ramble through Battle Pass; the distant thunder was a good atmospheric stand-in for the sound of cannon and musket fire.

We had ample time before the next round of storms to engage in Pagan Blogging Rites around a sacrificial table laden with goodies. Food 1 7-27 The mac and cheese was just as good as it looks; there was also a sublime salad of shrimp, avocado, and cucumber.