Happy New Year!

This year, a friend hosted dinner for six in Brooklyn near the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge, and then led us via the scenic route to see the fireworks over Prospect Park.

This was pretty, covered with red velvet bows. 

A sculpture by Tom Otterness (there's a real manhole cover very near by).

There were a number of figures posed atop the train cars (now repurposed as shops in the DeKalb Market).
They looked like they were made of duct tape, but I imagine it was sturdier stuff.

The fireworks were nice, and the evening was mild - good for standing around and enjoying the free concert as well.  (Although it sounded like the band members were already well into their cups.)

I loved the heart-shaped fireworks, which I don't recall ever seeing before.  Here's a short clip that includes the heart at about 1:05 - so cool:

Afterward, we joined in a group hug (not usually my thing, but it works on New Year's Eve) and shared wishes for 2012.