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.

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

At Kennebunk, ME

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

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

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 ?

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

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

Canon A1 Film Camera

Barn on Route 6 in Brooklyn, CT

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

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

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!

The Four Trees at Chase Plaza, NYC

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.

Early rose!

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

And later taking the ferry back to Wall Street.

Part of Buttonwood Farm in Sterling, CT

Put on a happy face ..

Part of the Dale Rogers Studio in Putnam, CT.

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.

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.

From the tram overlooking the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at NYBG

but what remained were glorious! Devil's Hopyard in East Haddam, CT. About 850 acres of walking trails with a covered bridge and beautiful waterfalls--when there is water. Connecticut is in the middle of a severe drought, but there was this much water still left!