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

All summer our little pond was not more that a large puddle. We were having such a drought. But in the past 6 weeks or so, we've had two significant snow falls and yesterday a deluge of rain. Today both our ponds are brimming.

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 ?

At Kennebunk, ME

I found this scene right next to Monet's garden.

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

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.

Canon Film Camera A1, 1980s

Open Air Amphitheatre, facing the Hudson River inside the Walled Garden at Untemyer Gardens, Yonkers, NY

Canon A1 Film Camera

Woke up to a dusting of snow this morning and decided to hop in the car to see what I could find. Have only been on this road maybe 5 times in my life and don't remember seeing this barn before. Loved it!

Early rose!

Barn on Route 6 in Brooklyn, CT

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

The new IBM building at Astor Plaza reflecting the water tank on the roof next door.

And later taking the ferry back to Wall Street.

Part of Buttonwood Farm in Sterling, CT

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

The Four Trees at Chase Plaza, NYC

This is part of the North 40 of my parent's property in Connecticut. When I was a kid and my dad was busy clearing the woods to make this huge field, he and I would tend the huge brush fires that he would light always in the dead of winter with no wind but snow on the ground.There would be crunchy snow underfoot, millions of stars in the sky and plenty of heat from the fire to keep us warm.

Those are such cherished memories. I'm not particularly religious, but I did see God in the sky yesterday.

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

The real and the reflection!