Holiday Train Show, at the New York Botanical Garden...

Under the glass bubble dome of the main conservatory  

 

                      miniature trains race -
 

                                                            wending their way

                                                                         past Grand Central Station

                                   

                                                                                          Rockefeller Center

           the Chrysler Building.                                    

                                                                                

                                              A fantasy city constructed of sticks and bark, seeds and pods.

                      We look up                                   

                                                                      and down,

                                                             fascinated -

                 and protected from the cold blast outside.

                      The NYBG Holiday Train Show is an annual tradition, this year running
                      Nov. 19th thru Jan 16th 2017.

                      linking to Our World Tuesday, an excellent site on any day!

On the Fourth Day of Christmas -

Posting Holiday Cheer, from Milleridge Inn, Long Island and elsewhere....

Happy Holidays to all, and joy in the season.

Leaves, collected -

I went outside one day in November to find the front yard littered with brilliant clusters of
leaves, damp and stuck together by an early misty rain ...

    

  

Randomly scattered joy !

 A rich carpet, for sure.

 And why post now in the middle of the Christmas season?  

How could I wait until next fall ?

Linking to  Our World Tuesday  

for great blogs and inspiration...

Warm and Sunny

    A gift in the fall, to come down to the water, for a breather.

         

as the sun sets the drama grows

      

                                                      Centerport Beach, what a treasure.

Snow Frieze -

             A history of storms laced with dirt, ice and sand -  

                                                         

  a layering of neutrals

like a marble counter top.

Dramas play out, what did Whistler call them ?

      "harmonies" in gray, black and white ?

     Such applies.

             An unknown beast sleeping -

              A frog like creature and companion.                                                                  

                                                                  White capped waves -

                                                                      in a silent world.

Linking to Our World Tuesday for a visual feast -