Day 337: November Sundown - Nov 30. Sundown image last evening taken from a parking lot in Secaucus NJ.

Day 336: Fruit Still LIfe - Nov 29

Day 335: NY Skyline Sunrise - Nov 28. What a joyful way to start the day. I was not expecting a pretty sunrise today but luckily I was up and ready to get outside when I saw how beautiful the skies were.

Day 334: Christmas Angel Doll - Nov 27. Rainy, dark, dreary day today. Decided to take out a box of Christmas decorations to find something to work on for a Christmas Card. Immediately went to this homemade angel doll which I've had for years. I realized much later that I was drawn to the idea of an angel because my youngest brother, who lost his battle with lung cancer a year and a half ago, was on my mind. He would have been 48 this week. I know that his Guardian Angel is taking good care of him. So...not my Christmas Card but a meaningful image in a round about kind of way.

Day 332: Pointsettia - Nov 26. Tis the Season - ready or not. My goal is to start each day with the intent to embrace all the goodness and spirt of the upcoming holidays and to resist the urge to throw my radio out the window after listening to endless Christmas music started before Thanksgiving.

Day 331: Mill Creek Marsh NJ Meadowlands - Nov 25. Thank you very much to all who commented on my skyline images in the past few days. Spent a few hours this morning, along with a wonderful group of volunteers who braved very cold and windy weather, to help clean up debris in this park so that it can be reopened to the public. It took 4 days for workers with heavy duty equipment to clear the trails of fallen trees and take down broken branches. Today, was spent clearing other kinds of debris that was carried onto the ground by storm waters. Hopefully, this park will open this week. Other parks in the Meadowlands may not be able to open until after the spring due to severe damage.

Day 330: NYSkyline Sunrise - Nov 24. Woke up early yesterday morning - before sunrise - and decided to get up and out to for a photograph. Glad that I did - it was a beautiful morning. But now really need to face the challenge of finding other subjects to finish out this year of daily photos.

Day 329: NYSkyline Thanksgiving Colors - Nov 23. Spent a wonderful day yesterday with family - a special time to share our gratefulness for all the blessings that we've been given. But I must admit that I do love it on the drive home when I can see the NY skyline lights on the horizon. Empire State Building last night with Thanksgiving colors.

Day 328: Thanksgiving - Nov 22. Much to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day 2012. One of those things is the wonderful community of people who participate in this 'Daily' photo and life sharing forum. Thank you for your support and encouragement throughout the year. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Day 327: NY Skyline at Sunrise- Nov 21. A beautiful sunrise this morning to start the day before our Thanksgiving Day gatherings. Safe travels to all those who are on the road today to visit family and friends for the holiday.

Day 326: American Flag Storm Damaged- Nov 20. I am definitely feeling withdrawal symptoms without my two favorite Meadowlands parks to go to for my nature walks and daily photos. All of the parks are closed, and will continue to be for many months, due to heavy storm damage. I drove to the outskirts of my usual 'go to' park yesterday and saw this tattered flag hanging from a tree branch. Had to grab the shot, it was so poignant. Later when I looked at it to process, noticed that someone had tied it there.

Day 325: Canada Goose- Nov 19. Yesterday a shot of a Canada goose in morning sunlight.

Day 324: Phragmites and Sun - Nov 18. A late afternoon capture of phragmites backlit by the sun beginning to set. Black and white conversion with SilverFX.

Day 323: Hudson River View II - Nov 17. Out for a little while yesterday looking for another scene with some foliage in it. This is view of Weehawkin and Hudson River processed using a Topaz paint filter.

Day 322: Hudson River View - Nov 16. Having a hard time finding my daily photo now that my 'go to' Meadowlands parks are closed due to damage from Hurricane Sandy. Was surprised yesterday when I went out at noontime for a quick ride how many trees still had leaves on them. This is a scene of houses and a patch of foliage on top of the Palisades cliffs overlooking the Hudson River. I opted to use a paint filter in order to minimize details of private homes.

Day 321: Fruit Basket - Nov 15.

Day 320: Hoboken Brownstones - Nov 14. HELP HOBOKEN RECOVER - The old brownstones of Hoboken and the train station are often the subjects of local photographers. I spent some time doing just that earlier in the year. I AM MAKING THE OFFER THAT IF ANYONE PURCHASES A PRINT FROM MY "HOBOKEN AS ART" GALLERY, THE PROFITS FROM THE SALE WILL GO TO THE REBUILD HOBOKEN RELIEF FUND". This opportunity to support the businesses and homeowners in Hoboken due the damage from hurricane Sandy will be in effect through end of day Nov 30. Thanks .http://www.geoghanart.com/NJCitiesandTowns/Hoboken-as-Art/22703251_DRwWfn#!i=1819738974&k=Nb3QNVs

Day 320: Ornamental Cabbage - Nov 14. Taken in the rain yesterday. A bit awkward trying to hold an umbrella to keep the camera dry and take the photo.

Day 319: Herring Gull - Nov 13. Bright beautiful blue skies for a short time yesterday. Today and rest of the week - more rain.

Day 318: NYSkyline at Sunrise - Nov 12. Lots of haze and fog this morning but a pretty sunrise.

Day 317: Veteran's Day Tribute - Nov 11. In honor of all those who have served our country and those who are giving so much today to protect us. This statue of an American solder carrying a World War II concentration camp survivor is located in Liberty State Park, NJ. It was a gift to the state of New Jersey and is dedicated to "America's role of preserving freedom and rescuing the oppressed."

Day 316: Vegetable Still Life - Nov 10. A little filter play yesterday.

Day 315: NYC Broadway Collage - Nov 9. My "Regards to Broadway". Thanks to all who have commented on my images in the past few days. I've been feeling very burned out and unmotivated lately and the feedback helps very much to keep me going with the dailies. Met up with my daughter and her family in the city last night to see a play. Unfortunately, didn't leave myself enough time to take photographs but did grab a few of the ads along the street. This is a collage of some of those brightly lit signs. Last night at the play performances, donations were being taken for the Actor's Fund and an announcement was made that the fund would be donating a quarter million dollars to help the victims of Sandy. I give the actors, stage crews, musicians and all involved in keeping these plays going a lot of credit knowing that many of them have lost power, lost homes and need to spend many extra hours getting transportation to and from the city in order to keep the 'show going on."

Day 314: NJ Hoboken/Hudson River - Nov 8. What a weather ride we've had. Last week Hoboken flooded, Today a picture of Hoboken, Hudson River and NY bay covered with snow taken this morning. I'm so grateful that we didn't lose our power again during this latest storm.

Day 313: Flower Impressionism - Nov 7. Snow, rain, cold - dark and dreary. Needed some creative boost. Picked up a small bouquet at the supermarket and started playing with creating impressionistic effect in the camera, Worth experimenting more with technique, I think.

Day 312: Empire State Building Election Day Colors - Nov 6. The Empire State Building is sporting a new look tonight for Election Day. The ESB upgraded the lighting system just recently and is apparently trying out some new options for lighting schemes. On a different note, it is clear that folks have been able to gas up their cars and get back on the road again. I live a short distance from the Lincoln Tunnel and tonight the traffic has been jammed in all directions as far as the eye can see - at an almost standstill - for hours now. I wonder how many of those commuters stuck in this traffic had planned to vote when they returned home and won't get home in time to do so because of the traffic jam.

Day 311: Marsh Grasses - Nov 5. The best that I could do for today. Long lines at the supermarket and longer lines at the gas station, once I found one that was open. Took a quick ride to the nearest N.J. Meadowlands park but it was not accessible. So many trees and branches down. Could not even see the walking path. A quick shot of these marsh grasses dancing in the wind.

Day 310: NY Skyline Sundown - Nov 4. Day 7 of Hurricane Sandy. I know - enough of the skyline photos for a while. But this early evening scene was a nice bright pot in my day after cleaning out a wet, messy, freezer and frig and cooking what I could to salvage the food that was still chilled enough to use. So much to be grateful for and so many prayers for those who have lost so much and who are still out of power and/or can't be in their own home as I am tonight. And so many thanks to neighbors/friends who came together this past week to watch out for each other. Took me all day after getting power on last night to check my email, facebook, SmugMug, etc. and am finally getting caught up. I've posted my photos for the week in my Oct and Nov daily photos with commentary on my week with Sandy for anyone itnerested in seeing.

Day 310: Hoboken NJ Hurricane damage - Nov 4. Six days after Hurricane Sandy did a devastating job on the NY/NJ area, just one image taken from my apt window of the damage done by the storm. On the day the hurricane hit, this area was inundated with water from the tidal flow on the Hudson River.

Day 310: Pier damage in Hoboken NJ from Hurricane Sandy. Day 6. This is just a very small section of the enormous damage incurred.

Day 309: Painted African Violets - Nov 3. Day 6 of Hurricane Sandy. Early afternoon Saturday - getting colder and colder. Safe cooked food is just about gone as is water to use to flush toilets. Figure about two more days left of that. Needed something cheerful to think about so took a photo of my neighbor's beautiful African Violet plant. A few hours later, our power was restored - late afternoon Saturday - I'm posting these on Sunday. Actually this was processed using a Topaz paint filer on Sunday (today) when I'm finally getting to catch up on my email, Facebook posts, photo uploads, etc. Last night a food fest after the power went on and several of us cooked what foods we could still use and got together to share all that we had available. Now the problem is getting new supplies from stores which are quite empty around here and difficult to get gasoline for cars. Done for now - more tomorrow. Need to talk about how grateful I am that my children from VA, MD, PA and friends from other states offered to drive to NJ to bring me supplies or to take me to their homes.

Day 308: NY Skyline Early Evening - Nov 2. Day 5 of Hurricane Sandy. As predicted the sun didn't last long. Very cold most of the afternoon and evening. Traffic jams in Hoboken and Weehawkin near the Lincoln Tunnel continue -- all traffic lights are still out. All power still out .

Day 307: NY Skyline Sunrise- Nov 1. Day 4 of Hurricane Sandy. Up early before dawn - hard to sleep with the cold temps. So happy to see the sun coming up - it means some warmth will come into my apartment to warm it up a bit for my birds. Now have a portable radio, loaned by a neighbor, so I hear that the sunshine will not last long but I'm delighted to see it. Pattern evolving - cereal for breakfast, peanut butter and ww bread for lunch, cold chicken and fruit for dinner. But not sure how much longer the food will stay chilled in the frig and freezer getting warmer day by day just as the temp in the apt is getting colder day by day. Someone had spread the word that my little battery operated lantern wasn't working and my neighbor loaned me one of hers. But alas - didn't have enough batteries to use it. By nightfall, someone who had walked up about 8 floors of stairs knocked on my door with the extra batteries that I needed so that I had a more powerful light source than my flashlights.

Day 307: NY Skyline Sunrise- Nov 1. Day 4 of Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy Happy Hour. A few friends who are able to get together are trying to keep warm with candles, wine, friendship and whatever cold foods and chocolate we have to share. Temperatures continue to drop and it gets colder and colder inside at night but nothing compared to the stories that I'm hearing of people who have lost their homes completely or those in Hoboken less than a mile away who are stranded in their flooded homes. Going to bed at dark because it is so dark that there is nothing else to do. A knock on the door after 9 this night and a neighbor couple from a lower floor droppng off a package of a ham and cheese sandwich, an apple and a CHOCOLATE brownie. So dark in the hallways that I could hardly see their faces even with the flashlight they carried. WOW - I'm totally in awe of the nice things that people are doing for each other in my building. I don't know who made up and provided the sandwich packages but Thank You whoever you are. ow