It did snow

This is to prove it has snowed once this winter. Having just experienced a 70 degree day in February....this seems very strange but this was about two weeks ago.

This made me smile as it's a cushion...made of snow

We've had the most amazing mornings

Snow drops

And now to the main event. A weekend in New York. These are some trees on the way to NY and going through New Jersey

Birds not sure whether they are coming or going

All of a sudden a plane flies overhead and wow that was close. Actually that's just Newark!

This is a car freighter thingey and all the cars that are coming out of it!!!

Brilliant bridge

That would be New York

I know you know it, yes that's right the Empire State building, king kong is round the back having a snack

Lots of great murals

This one is spectacular and what about those water towers.

This building caught my eye

And so the sun goes to bed on New York

Amazing

The thing is New York just has just the most brilliant architecture and they are always building. It must be the most built upon land ever

Greenwich Village

Liked this pub sign

This garage is now for parking cars and they are stacked in here. Look at that great bay window

Super fashion window in Greenwich Village and this is second hand.Love that reflection

Did I mention the plaster work?

It's all fantastic

This is the library

Great bricks

Brilliant doors

Look at the porch cover

These bricks, are they Flemish style?

They obviously have a conservation thing, so the front is completely fake?

Fire house

Scary columns

Interesting expression on this one, but when you have snakes wrapped about your head you're bound to look a bit pensive

Great statue

This one had a bird nesting and I caught it about to hop down

This lady wearing a winter coat and pink fur I kept seeing her all the time!

To the casual observer it looks like a road but what that is, is cobbles and tarmac!

I think you can work out what that is and it is the reason for the trip to Greenwich Village :)

I think on top of this building is pigeon coups

What an outfit

This is the high line walk way. On a disused elevated rail line they have turned it into a park and we walked it. This was rather an interesting piece to read

How about that for sculpture

A view from the walk

There is some vegetation

Please also enlarge this picture, I thought that was an interesting poster and as I went to take it there is Empire State again!

Just such amazing lines in the building

Someone making a point. 

How beautiful and it's Witch Hazel

See they had snow here too

Another thing to read more than once and if the trees weren't in the way, the word would read "deadly"

Just wow

This was a bit cheeky and it made me laugh.

Grasses on the walk way

Past the factory areas, that chimney is fantastic

It was a popular day for a walk

But artful graffiti

Lots of building

Massive train yard

There is the Hudson

But wow so much to see

Going to Brooklyn

Speeding in an uber

Over the bridge

That's a great shot of Lady Liberty

So the obsession continues with the water towers but in my defense that's a spectacular one

Great famous shot

Look at that brick work

More murals

Inside a theatre in Brooklyn, preserved and then left in a raw state. It was quite startling. It really impressed us

Fabulous crumbly column

The old paint work brilliant

On our way to central park and more decorations on buildings

This was amazing. The front is completely fake and the real building is the glass one!!

Central Park

Yes February in central park!

Ice on the pond

Great topper

gold and shiney

Bye Bye Liberty....

Better late than never

So This is Christmas. I know it seems a life time ago but actually it happen less than a month ago! Amazing. But for more reasons than I care to put here, somehow I have not got round to posting and so here it goes, try and imagine the fun before Christmas and the 'getting ready' feeling. No! not the panicking one, the cosy fun feeling and the magic and wonder of the event. Ok scene is set and this is part of my families tradition. Now down to two people being involved but never the less it all begins with the tree! Of course posh car doesn't get to carry the tree, bit mini does and this is the tree. Doesn't look that big does it! It looked massive at the tree farm and I think Damian tricked me into buying the first one we saw, with deft movements and general fast talk and "what about this one and oh this looks just right". Any way no bother, as it was perfect. 

Still not that big but as the boys  took off the netting... and the top spike..more of that later

It exploded into fat tree!

But it did look good once finished

and I got to hang my blessed mercury glass that I obsessed with this year!

So for us the holidays sort of kicked off with that and we had quite a mild pre Christmas. The most amazing moons! This is first thing in the morning! 

But we did have some cold!

One of the things I vowed to do this year was get to Longwood gardens (before it got busy) and take photos

I'm quite pleased with how they came out. Loving the reflections

Even the Italian sunken garden, that normally has water fountains, looked magical

This tree was stunning. Just think of all the thousands of lights

They had fantastic fire pits. So cheery

Multi lighted trees

And general festiveness

The orchids were as ever stunning in the green houses

But this tree decorated by children from a local school is hysterical

Think that's a tad over the top and 'just sayin' I wouldn't want to be the person decorating or undecorating that cactus!

Some of the aspects of Longwood that grab me the most are the incidental aspects and this lighting is just beautiful and always draws my eye

But the trees and those twinkling lights are just mesmerizing

But look at him. now that's what I call fantastic! I think he could be looking at me.

So finally, Christmas morning and I have stumped, sorry Father Christmas has momentarily stumped Isaac and he is opening his stocking and has a puzzle......it didn't take him long....

So many dressing gown shots...what can I say, the boy likes a dressing gown and he is so excited!

But what's this a toy spy! No the cat was being super sneaky, he knows he shouldn't be in my room and look he's hiding with the toys!!!!

Ah Santa Lucy has arrived!!!!! Now look through the doors and you will see the tree and look at the top there is an angel and now see the spike of tree she is on! That spike of tree cost $10 !!!!! Just wanted to record that for posterity. Lucy said I should have snipped it! Well as pointed out in the previous sentences....it cost quite a bit. But poor angel did have quite the indignity. Next year we won't do that...well definitely cut it:)

It seems like a hug

No he's balancing on a present. Which apparently works your core

Isaac clearly doesn't need it...oh my the tree is silly from this angle and look at the angel

Seriously a cool dude!

Now that's what I call a happy Christmas smile

Hello Mr Fozard....I didn't put the other pictures up out of kindness!

Christmas house

and the evening sky on Christmas evening. We all needed some air.....

And into the New Year and it's 2017!!!!!

Can you guess! Yes it's the Birthday and he is 15! I loved this picture of all of them. I could have shown cake and bunting. But this is just all of that in his smile. Happy Birthday Louie!

Seriously! You don't fit in the box and what's more, I can actually see you!

The most bizarre and foggy mornings for waiting for the school bus in the new year

And then evenings like this. I had to pull over for this one and look there are geese in the very distance.

Mornings are quite the drag...

But look at the mauve early light

The park was magical after the brief snow we had

The house looks so cosy

and this lane hasn't been touched.

I love in winter the things that remain and these leaves and berries show that it all continues even though it is winter

It looks like a hat of snow

I really liked the out lines of the trees with the bottom frame of fence

Pretty cool

The house looks so jolly and the colors we used just morph so much with the light of the different times of the day

This is the reflection of the morning sun in a building down the road. Just wow.

Happy New Year to you all !!! Lets see what photos I can find this year.