Thursday Challenge—"weather"

A couple of weeks ago on a mildly overcast
(or so it seemed) day, I started over the 
Brooklyn Bridge on my way home—and by the 
time I was halfway across, the sky looked like this! 
(P.S. -- I did just make it off the bridge and
to shelter before the deluge began.)

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.]

ABC Wednesday—S is for "swans"

I went down the block from my mom's house
to feed this mama swan and her almost-grown
cygnet. S could also be for "Sandy" and
"storm surge"  (and "sad"), because not long after
I took this picture, the storm struck and the water
rose (and I trust these swans found shelter somewhere).

[To see more ABC shots, go here.]

Tina's Picstory—"interesting"

Well, I thought this was interesting enough
to pull out my camera and snap a picture.
But hardly anyone else in the vicinity
was giving this guy and his well-balanced
friend a second glance.  That's NYC for you.

[To see more interesting things, visit Tina's Picstory.]

Light Show

Snapped these on my way home one evening—
I just liked the way the petals caught the light.

[For more Mandarin Orange, go here; for more
Macro Monday, visit Lisa's Chaos; to see more
photos that catch the light, visit this meme.]

Purple Peony

Yesterday I showed you a fooled-around-with
tree peony, so here's one straight out of the camera.

[It's Shadow Shot Sunday; to see more shadows, go here.
And for more beautiful blooms, visit Today's Flowers.] 

The Weekend in Black and White

The tree peonies were in full,
spectacular bloom last weekend.
I shot lots and lots of pictures, 
some in color and some in b&w—
then had a little fun in Photoshop.

[To see more monochromes, visit Dragonstar's meme.  To see 
some more closeups, visit i heart macro at Shine the Divine. ]

The Bluebell Wood

It's that time of year, when the
bluebells are in bloom at the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden. They're
pretty sweet on their own ...

and just amazing when you
multiply them by 40,000-plus.

[To see more Weekend Flowers, visit Tina's Picstory.]