Boerum Hill's Babbling Buckets

Last March, we told you about a large scale sailboat model in the front yard of a large, red brick townhouse on Dean Street, between Smith and Nevins Street. The same house, we noticed had recently installed fountain constructed of large white plastic buckets (five gallons?).

The installation is sizable; at least five feet high and six feet in diameter. Its round pyramid shape is very well proportioned to the large brick yard. As you approach it, the sound of water trickling into a tub increases in volume to when you are in front of it, that is the dominant sound you hear on that Brooklyn block.

We love it and can't wait to see the next installation.

Land Ho!

Earlier this year, we read on Curbed about how the Aqua condo development had a boat sitting on its scaffolding. We thought that was strange, perhaps as strange as what we saw today in Boerum Hill.

While we were walking along Dean Street, between Bond and Nevins Streets, the block made famous by Jonathan Letham's Fortress of Solitude, we discovered a large-scale model sailboat in the front yard of a brownstone.

We know that the nautical theme has been inspiring inspiring designers for the past few years, but this takes it to another level. We were impressed with the craftsmanship. A neighbor told us that he thought "it was built for a party," but we couldn't uncover any specifics. Anyone know what the story is?