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

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

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.

It's that drab time of year when the snow is gone and things have yet to bloom. But the reflection on the pond was fanciful

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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

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!

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.

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

I combined the buildings and the sculpture into a swirl of color. Chase Plaza, Downtown, NYC

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

Part of Buttonwood Farm in Sterling, CT

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

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 pond at 4H Camp in Abington, Connecticut.

This beautiful art on a building probably from the early 1900's is the cornerstone of a street filled with new condos all selling in the multi-millions. I got to tour the blue glass building when it was under construction in 2008/2009 and I thought "who is going to live over here? Way too far west; no decent public transportation etc., etc" Well, guess what? lot's of people are buying over here and there's a crosstown bus stop right across the street! I was so totally wrong! I can and do show properties here if anyone is interested in moving :)

Funktional Vibrations by artist Xenobia Bailey Apparently she crocheted these pieces before they were converted to glass tiles. That would have taken me two lifetimes at minimum!

There are several of the beautiful poles around Astor Place. I believe the artist is 90 years old and still adding tiles. This one commemorates the Public Theatre just down the street.

anglicized name--Wildowsky. Because of Ancestry.com this past weekend my Dad, one of my sisters and I met family we didn't know we had! But there are lots of missing pieces. If anyone in my thread is a Wojtowicz or knows some who has the Wojtowicz last name, we would like to know you. We might be related. Our Wojtowicz family have the J. Wojtowicz Trucking Co. in Clifton Park, NY. My side of the family is from Norwich/Canterbury, Connecticut.

A totally different look for Bryant Park and everyone stayed off the grass. It was good to see.

by Jean Dubuffet