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.

It was the perfect summer night for a sail or a stroll along the new New York waterfront. Pics taken from Pier 6 in Brooklyn

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 ?

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.

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

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

Canon Film Camera A1, 1980s

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

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

Canon A1 Film Camera

So much new construction in Manhattan. For years and years this lot had a gas station and carwash . . . now it's a condominium! On lower 6th Avenue

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!

Barn on Route 6 in Brooklyn, CT

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

Early rose!

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

Part of Buttonwood Farm in Sterling, CT

The walking, jogging, bike path along Kennedy Drive in Putnam, CT

Part of the Dale Rogers Studio in Putnam, CT.

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.

The real and the reflection!

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!

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 :)