Fall 2011 Top Ten

After a rough start, this fall has turned out to be a beauty.  So I headed over to Central Park to get some photos.  For many years I have wished that I could get some photos of Literary Walk without people in them. This year I got my wish. But it was definitely a case of be careful what you wish for. 

The reason that there are no people in this photo is that the walk was closed so that they could clean up the damage done by our record breaking October 30th snowstorm -- 2.9 inches fell in Central Park.  It was the most since 1869!  We had big fat fluffy flakes that weighed down the fully leafed branches and did considerable damage.  They estimate that 1000 trees were lost.   

While they were very photogenic, the green and yellow colored branches are actually broken and will need to be pruned.

One last photo of the elms. Hopefully the damage will be minimal since they are now fighting off Dutch Elm disease too.

 They're 150 years old -- may they live forever.

Summer 2011 Top Ten

Most of this summer's top ten were taken on earthquake day (August 23, 2011). It was lovely out, so Edward and I decided to take a trip to Brooklyn to check out Brooklyn Bridge Park.

It's a work in progress, but already developed enough to be quite charming. And of course the view of Manhattan across the river is to die for.

We also found a terrific little restaurant close by, so we will definitely return next year to see if they have made any additional progress.

While we were in Brooklyn I took this photo of Edward's old hangout -- Cadman Plaza.

We were on the Brooklyn Promenade taking additional photos when the earthquake hit. I actually thought it was the traffic on the BQE, which runs below the walkway, that was causing the shaking! It was only when we tried to go home and saw everyone in the streets that we heard what had actually happened.

This summer I also took my first trip on the Roosevelt Island tram. The view was awesome!

And I got some great photos on the island too. Here's one of the United Nations and a visiting sea gull.

It's interesting that from this angle the Empire State Building appears to be smaller than its neighbors.

And then there's my perennial favorite -- Central Park, which looks great all year round.

Enjoy!

PJ

Spring 2011 -- Everything's Coming Up Roses

This spring's photos are of Will Ryman's flower sculptures. They bloomed on Park Avenue between 57th and 67th streets from January 25 - May 31

Enjoy!

PJ

PJ's winter 2011 top ten

Thanks to our snowest January ever, both the Upper East Side and Central Park were turned into winter wonderlands. Here are my top ten photos...

Love You All Over Again ~~~ PJ Syncro !!

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Flower Power 2011

Here's my newest artwork. To create it, I took original photographs, watercolors and drawings, and combined them using photoshop. Then, I printed the image on linen. After that, I added the embroidery. As you can see, the flat bed scanner is able to beautifully capture the image in 3-D.

Yellow Magnolias

Peach roses

Cherries

Daffodils

Wisteria

Orange Tulips

Yellow Iris

Pink Hibiscus

Tropics

Pink Lilies

Red Canna Lilies

White Orchids