Ditmas Rides

Rainbow

Mary Bakija

09 Jun 2012 — 1 min read

If you head out every Friday evening with Ditmas Rides, you might see a rainbow! Nicole Francis, who is leading the rides this summer, sent this photo of a rainbow they spotted over Kensington last night. They usually meet at 7pm on Friday in front of the Cortelyou Library.

Take a picture of something amazing in the neighborhood recently? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group, and we’ll post it on the blog.

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