USS Comfort Departs NYC

Four images of the USS Comfort Hospital ship as it departs NYC after being here for four weeks to treat the overflow of hospital patients. A rainy, blustery, hazing day to say good-bye to this ship that provided comfort for people in NYC and surrounding boroughs knowing that the ship and medical personnel were on hand to help with the patient overflow if needed.

Thunderbird-Blue Angels Flyover NYC

A selection of photographs of the formation flyover by the US Air Force Squadron 'Thunderbirds" and the US Navy "Blue Angels." The squadrons flew over New York City and parts of N.J. in a rare joint display to honor the Covid-19 Front-line workers. Flying at 400 to 450 miles per hours, they are so fast that in an eye blink, one could miss the show.

Three Yellow Tulips

Three bright, cheerful looking yellow tulips in a shaded garden with the faces light by the sun and the ground in deep shadows.

Tulip Joy in Orange and Yellow

Beautiful orange and yellow tulips with their faces glowing in the light while the ground is in deep shadows. The brilliant colors and scent certainly brought to mind all of the joy that that spring season is capable of bringing to the world.

Freedom Tower and Spring Skies

One World Trade Center (aka Freedom Tower) stands tall above the towers of lower Manhattan, reflecting the colors of the Spring sky above. Early in the day, seasonal rains prevaled but in late afternoon, just at the start of sundown, the dark clouds and rain cleared leaving beautiful weather.

Spring Bulb Garden

White and Yellow daffodils and blue grape hyacinth provide a lovely contrast again the spring greens in this photograph of a neighborhood bulb garden.

Yellow Primrose Blossoms

A bright remnder of Spring and that the planting season in the Northeast US is almost here. A yellow primrose plant in bloom The Common or English Primose, Primula vulgaris, is part of the plant family Primulaceae. It is native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and some areas of southwest Asia. The plants are one of hte earliest of Spring plants to bloom.

NYC - A Sundown Feast for the Eyes

The towers of the Hudson Yards complex on the west side of midtown Manhattan bathed in a combination of warm sundown hues and twilight blue colors and shadows. Magenta pink clouds line the blue sky with the magical colors merging together in columns reflected on the almost still Hudson River.

Pink Kwanza Cherry Blossoms

A branch of beautiful, large, double, ruffled pink Kwanza cherry blossoms and buds as the heavily laden tree limb dangles towards the ground. These lovely ornamental trees are the last variety of the cherry cblossom trees to bloom in the Spring and are famous for their display in Washington D.C. So happy to find a few of these in bloom in my neighborhood. Seeing them certainly helps to dispel some of the frustration and sadness of the Covid-19 times.

NJ Meadowlands Sunburst Landscape

A landscape view in the New Jersey Meadowlands of late after sun the spring trees with the colors the the leaf buds just beginning to show. In a partly cloudy sky, the sun appears as a sunstar. Text by Regina Geoghan and copyright protected.

Stop and Smell the Flowers

A mixed media piece combining photography and digital work to create a colorful, cheerful reminder to take time to enjoy the things that make us smile,feel good or be grateful for.

Tulips in Pink and White

A still life image of a floral arrangment of white,pink-edged tulips.

Pink and White Tulip Study

A portrait image of a group of lovely white tulips with yellow-green centers and pink edging. With the 'shut in' requirements due to Covid 19 virus, a good time to work on still life indoor images.

Tulip Bouquet in Pinks and Green

A bouquet of tulips in two varieties - a deep magenta pink and white with pink edging with a muted pink and green background.

Pink Cherry Blossoms

A frame-filling view of pink cherry blossoms - a lone ornamental cherry blossom tree in bloom in my neighborhood.

NYC Monday Sundown

A beauty of a sundown on the day after Easter. On the Monday following Easter Sunday this year, the new day dawned with rain and heavy winds which continued throughout the da, with numerous downpour rain squalls. Just before the sunset time, the clouds broke, the rain stopped and Mother Nature provided an amazing sundown display of color and light that spread across much of the Manhattan skyline. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite Catholic Churches, this day is called "Bright Monday" or "Renewal Monday". The services, as in the rest of Bright Week, are quite different from during the rest of the year and are similar to the services on Pascha (Easter Sunday) and include an outdoor procession after the Divine Liturgy; while this is prescribed for all days of that week, often they are only celebrated on Monday and maybe a couple of other days in parish churches, especially in non-Orthodox countries. Also, when the calendar date of the feast day of a major saint, e.g., St. George or the patron saint of a church or one's name day, falls during Holy Week or on Easter Sunday, the saint's day is celebrated on Easter Monday.[1][2]

NYC One World Trade Sundown Colors

A vertical format view of the skyscrapers of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center at sundown as the skies cleared after a nasty weather day of heavy rain and high winds. On the Monday following Easter Sunday this year, the new day dawned with rain and heavy winds which continued throughout the da, with numerous downpour rain squalls. Just before the sunset time, the clouds broke, the rain stopped and Mother Nature provided an amazing sundown display of color and light that spread across much of the Manhattan skyline. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite Catholic Churches, this day Easter Monday is also called "Bright Monday" or "Renewal Monday". The services, as in the rest of Bright Week, are quite different from during the rest of the year and are similar to the services on Pascha (Easter Sunday.)

NYC Easter Monday Sundown

On the Monday following Easter Sunday this year, the new day dawned with rain and heavy winds which continued throughout the da, with numerous downpour rain squalls. Just before the sunset time, the clouds broke, the rain stopped and Mother Nature provided an amazing sundown display of color and light that spread across much of the Manhattan skyline. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite Catholic Churches, this day is called "Bright Monday" or "Renewal Monday". The services, as in the rest of Bright Week, are quite different from during the rest of the year and are similar to the services on Pascha (Easter Sunday) and include an outdoor procession after the Divine Liturgy; while this is prescribed for all days of that week, often they are only celebrated on Monday and maybe a couple of other days in parish churches, especially in non-Orthodox countries. Also, when the calendar date of the feast day of a major saint, e.g., St. George or the patron saint of a church or one's name day, falls during Holy Week or on Easter Sunday, the saint's day is celebrated on Easter Monday.[1][2]

Tulip Floral Easter Greeting

. Happy Easter! I hope that everyone will find ways to enjoy comfort, love, peace and things to be grateful for on this day.

NJ Meadowlands Landscape View

A view of a New Jersey Meadowlands park in late afternoon at low tide with late afternoon rich blue skies reflected in the low tide waters and mud flats. Far in the distance, across miles and across the Hudson River, the New York skyline and One World Trade Center can be seen. My first and only venture outside, other than the immediate neighborhood, for a walk in the park - and the last as the parks were all closed the next day.

NJ Meadowlands Low Tide Beauty

A vertical format view of a section of Richard W. DeKorte Park in the New Jersey Meadowlands in late afternoon as the low tidal waters and mud flats reflect the brilliant blue sky above. The water channel curves and leads the eye directly towards the New York Skyline and One World Trade Center which is actually miles away and across the Hudson River. Love how it looks as though one could follow the path and walk to the city. My first and only venture outside, other than the immediate neighborhood, for a walk in the park - and the last as the parks were all closed the next day.

NYC Chrysler Building and April Moon 1

A verticale format view of the NYC Chrysler Building in a dark night sky wit a huge, gorgeous full April moon rising behind the iconic, famous, landmark skyscraper.

NYC Chrysler Building and April Full Moon 2

A vertical format view of the top of the landmark, beloved Chrysler Buy8ilding in New York City as the April full 'Pink"moon rises in the dark night sky over the city. The full moon was actually on the day before but it rose before nightfall and was very pale in the sky. On this night, it was a stunning sight to see.

Manhattan Skyline and April Full Moon

A view of the skyline of midtown Manhattan NYC as the April full 'Pink' moon rises above the city skyscrapers.

Pear Blossoms - Blue Sky

A simple nature image of the underside of ornamental pear tree branches against a blue sky with the last of the season's white pear blossoms in soft focus facing the sky. As the blooms mature and drop, the green leaves are beginning to appear.

Cherry Blossom Branches in the Breeze

The branches of a blooming ornamental cherry blossom tree bending and gently drifting in the breeze, seen agains a blue sky with puffy white clouds.

Grape Hyacinth Flowers

Colorful blue-purple grape hyacinth flower in bloom. Grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum) is a mid-spring-blooming, perennial bulb in the lily family (Liliaceae) that is native to southeastern Europe.

NYC Twilight and April Full Moon

A view of the Manhattan Skyline and Hudson River during the blue twilight hour with the full April moon high in the sky.

La Pieta at St Patrick's Cathedral

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, when Christians around the world honor Christ's journey to the cross that started in triumph and brought betrayal, torture, death, and ultimately his resurrection. I can't help but think of the parallel with so much stress, illness and death that will go on during this very religious and meaningful week as Covid-19 reaches and approaches it's peak in many areas with its awful burden on the health care and related personnel. My prayer is that during this week 'He' will bless us as we honor him and, lift the burden of this illness so that we can begin to heal. An artisitc interpretation of the beautiful La Pieta sculpture of Staint Patrick's Cathedral NYC. Created by William Ordway Partridge in 1906, the sculputre was placed in the Cathedral in 1915, donated to the church. This art piece is an original photograph with a sepia toned effect and light vignette border.

Cherry Blossoms and Scripture

Pink Cherry Blossoms in Portrait against a spring green grass background with For everything there is a season" scripture.

Cherry Blossom Church and Scripture

Challenging times for families who are 'sheltered in place' around the world. Hard to function all day, every day with with little personal time or space or maybe none at all. Tempers become prayers, we say things we don't mean and children especially fall victim to this. Be patient, think before speaking, remember that people are anxious and afraid. LOVE!

Great FAlls and Scripture

The Great Falls of Paterson New Jersey with a blue sky and cotton candy white clouds. A photograph from last Spring - with new text scripture included - Matthew 21:22 Hopefully, a soothing and uplifting combination to help calm the Covid-19 anxiety and stress.

NYC New Ship on the Block

A view of the USNS Hospital Ship "Comfort" docked at Pier 90 along the Hudson River. The ship will be at its berth to help with the Corona virus overflow from city hopsitals until no longer needed.

NY Nudson River Cityscape

A view of the skyline of the west side of midtown Manhattan and the Hudson River with the warm tint of a hazy afternoon with the sundown hour approaching. Aqua blue skies overhead are streaked with layers of white clouds. Along the riverfront, the Intrepid Air and space Museu and the USN Hospital Ship Comfort can be seen.

NY and Hudson River Sundown

A view of the west side of upper midtown Manhattan and the Hudson river as the setting sun to the West cast the city in gold and bronze hues. In these dark and fearful days of Covid-19, any glimpse of light and beauty helps to inspire hope and faitih that things will get better. On this particular evening, Mother Nature switched gears from rainy, gloomy skies and brightened the surrounding area with this glorious show of light and color.

NYC - All That Glitters

An absolutely stunning sundown turned Manhattan into a city of gold in a glorious display that was all too brief. Breathtaking color and light across the skyscrapers of the city created the illusion of the well-being and joy that would be the norm at this spiritual, celebratory time of year for so many. But as the saying goes "all the glitterrs is not gold' and once the light show faded away into trilight, the reality of the turmoil inside and all around the city and country returned. Stay healthy and safe everyone. Prayers for those who risk their lives taking care of us; for those battling the illness and for those who have lost that battle and for the loved ones.

NYC Sundown Layers of Light and Color

The towers of the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle in NYC stand out in the last golden sundown light of the day with a layer of hues in fawn and burnt sienna below. At the river level, grey-blue tones form the base layer of this composition. The sky is grey blue and peach-pink.

Hudson Yards Painted by Sundown

A richly varied array of orange, gold and bronze tones transform the towers of the hUdson Yards complex in midtown Manhattan at sundown. After several days of gloomy skies, this sundown display was a welcome treat.