This spot is off of Rt. 169 in Canterbury, one of the scenic routes in northeastern Connecticut.

has a life has a spirit has a name. From the theme song from Pocahontas written by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz

I wish summer was just beginning instead of moving on . . . a small garden beside the palace.

At Kennebunk, ME

This tends to be the way they hang out--one or the other on top of each other. #grassforcats, #classycatscatnip, #dianewillowdesigns

Isn't this house magnificent? The year before my father passed he took me on a tour of streets I'd never been on in the town where he grew up--Norwich. Just a block or two away is where my great-grandparents owned a home. It's still there. The day he and I toured the area he was so excited showing me the back street where we stopped to get a good look at the property. There were all sorts of stories. I drove there over Thanksgiving weekend. Norwich had several factories in it's day. This house was probably built by one of those factory owners. I'd love to see the inside. It's so grand.

All four Cygnets hatched over the weekend, 41-42 days after Victoria started to incubate them, spot on time.

It seems to me that when Albert sat the first two eggs for seven days, he wasn't actually incubating them. I am wondering if his feathers were to well insulated to allow his body heat to start the incubation period ?

Despite the dreary looking day, we headed to Yonkers yesterday and so glad we did. Untermyer was glorious.

As seen in the parking lot at the Ramp at Cape Porpoise, Kennebunk, ME on Christmas Prelude Weekend

Canon A1 Film Camera

Early rose!

This painting has been on this wall since 2013, but I've only just seen it. Painted by German artist Hendrik 'ecb' Beikirch as a tribute to the young people who came to the Lower East Side in the late 1800's and early 1900's to start new a new life.

And later taking the ferry back to Wall Street.

Scan of my slide from 1977 of the pool at Hearst Castle in California.

Part of Buttonwood Farm in Sterling, CT

The Four Trees at Chase Plaza, NYC

From the tram overlooking the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at NYBG

Catamarans beside Swan Lake, Cudmirrah, on the NSW South Coast.

Put on a happy face ..

At NYBG. 3 hours a week I volunteer to photograph the plant specimens gathered from all over the world. Last week the specimens were from Brazil and dated in the 1920's. This specimen is from 1973 and somewhere in New York. I forgot to write down the name. :( For their digitized files we are using all sorts of professional cameras. This shot was for me so I just used my iPhone.

Starts up in New Hampshire I think and trickles down into Connecticut. Just past my parent's property is the foundation to a saw mill from the 1700's. The water from this river powered it.

The Kiku exhibit at NYBG was not the largest they have hosted, but there were still lots of beautiful blooms to enjoy

Part of Gantry State Park looking at mid-town Manhattan. These tracks must have been part of the pier system removing cargo from ships. Most of the piers are gone--although there are two to the right of this photo that you can walk out on.

The real and the reflection!