I have only to open my eyes for the surreal scene to come back into my immediate line of vision, like a picnic area without picnickers: two barbecue grills, bags of mulch that seem never to be opened, empty planters, clusters of tables and chairs, the entire area cordoned off behind a high mesh fence.
They all inevitably end up as empty planters filled with dust and ash and Golden Gaytime wrappers.
Even objects like empty planters, stones, and grills can provide a dark hiding place that will attract wolf spiders.
Once empty, give the planter a good scrub using a fairly stiff brush, warm water and liquid detergent.
Eventually, we found an empty spot on the planter by the F Building bathroom and unfolded our paper bag lunches, devouring our nerves in the form of peanut-butter sandwiches and Capri Suns.
The planters, long since empty of flowers, were filled with concrete in an attempt -- not altogether successful -- to discourage rats.
In a moment the fleeing van was visible through his window, and the planter fired, but into empty space.
Heather Sargent, a listing agent and a senior vice president at the Corcoran Group, declined to comment, but the Web listing shows an empty apartment and a terrace lined with planters.
On Monday, near the small plaza at Canal and Hudson, between traffic lanes, the afternoon detritus — a bag of potato chips, a discarded newspaper, an empty cigarette carton beside a row of planters — hinted at the site's potential as a relaxation hub.
The London gallery on Monday unveiled the inaugural Hyundai commission for the space, Empty Lot, which consists of triangular wooden planters of earth dug up from different areas of London, from Peckham Rye to Buckingham Palace to the Olympic Park in Stratford.
