Day 178: Hosta Leaves- June 30. Loved the heart shaped leaves and bright green color of these hosta leaves.

Day 177: Yellow Cactus Flowers- June 29. Thesse yellow cactus flowers rival any that grow in the dessert but they are thriving in a pot on a city sidewalk. Posted two images today - the other of the rainbow colors of the Empire State Building in recognition of "NYC Pride Week."

Day 177: NYC Pride Week Colors - June 29. Empire State Building lit in rainbow colors last night in recognition of NYC Pride Week.

Day 176: NYC-Pink Hydrangea - June 28.

Day 175: NYC-Rockefeller Plaza Flags - June 27. A day walking around midtown yesterday with my SmugMug friend Lynn who was visiting from Md. Lots of fun. Except for special occasions, the flags displayed are those countries that are members of Unted Nations member countries. Thanks to all for the wonderful comments on my daylily post yesterday.

Day 174: Day Lilies - June 26. Glad that I grabbed my camera before I began a walk to a local store at noontime. Found these day along the way.

Day 173: Daisy Patch - June 25. These daisies stood out with their bright white faces under a cloudy sky.

Day 172: Moon Over Manhattan - June 24. A busy photo day yesterday. In the afternoon, a photo meet up at Grand Central Station with SDC Photography. Then last night, the moon . Fun.

Day 171: Farmer's Market Peaches - June 23. So nice to see the Farmer's Markets back in town.

Day 170: Sculpture Sailing on the Seine - June 22. Felt as though I were playing hooky yesterday - what fun. A day trip with friends to the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. This sculpture was created with cast bronze and painted by Seward Johnson who has more than 20 sculptures displayed at the garden. While he works with modern subjects he also has an affinity for French Impressionism and has a number of sculptures that are three dimensional models - so to speak- of Manet's painitlng with the intent of creating a three dimensional view of Manet's subjects. This one is called "Sailing on the Seine" modeled after Manet's painting "Argenteuil." We didn't arrive at the sculpture garden until midday and the bright light and deep shadows made it difficult to get shots of the sculptures and beautifully landscaped grounds but I did get a few and I'm looking forward to another visit some day.

Day 169: Red Mill Museum - June 21. Posted images of the Clinton Mill in previous years but hadn't been back for a while - so it was time. A beautiful day for a few photos yesterday.

Day 168: Woodland Sunflowers - June 20. Noticed this group of woodland sunflowers as I was driving past and they kept calling to me so I went back to get a shot of them against the sky.

Day 167: White Petunias - June 19. Rain and clouds all day yesterday. A pot of petunias on my balcony.

Day 166: Pink Rose Closeup- June 18. Thanks for all of the conmments on my nesting Killdeer photo posted yesterday. I went back yesterday afternoon to check on her and she was still on the nest. I don't know how long she has been incubating the eggs so no way to know how many more dayys before they will hatch.

Day 165: Nesting Killdeer- June 17. Got this shot from my car of a female killdeer sitting on her eggs in the gravel nest. Killdeer llay their eggs in small indentations in gravel or stone environments. If the mama bird feels that a predator is near, she will move a short distance from the eggs and put on a wounded bird act to simulate a broken wing to lure the predator away from the eggs. The newly fledged babies are precocial meaning that they hatch from the eggs with the ability to begin functioning - vision , feeding, etc. on their own within a short time after.

Day 164: Flowers and Blue Sky- June 16. The beautiful blue sky and puffy white clouds were a perfect backdrop for this colorful, cheerful wildflower garden in the NJ Meadowlands yesterday . Happy Father's Day to all of the dads and grandads out there.

Day 163: GWBridge Flag Day 2013 - June 15. There is something renewing and reinforcing for me when I see this giant flag blowing in the wind on the GW Bridge, so I try to get there once or twice a year on a day that it is flying. You can get a sense of the size of the flag by looking at the traffic below. Yesterday it was on display for Flag Day.

Day 162: NYSkyine Storm Light - June 14. A very brief spot of sunlight as the rain slowed yesterday morning created interesting light and a very soft effect on the skyline with so much mosture in the air. All of that orange scaffolding/construction in the foreground is part of the Hudson Yards construction project which will eventually result in two high rise buildings that will obsure this iconic view of the city and make it a thing of the past.

Day 161: Great Falls Park - Paterson NJ- June 13. Yesterday seemed like the perfect day to photograph at Great Falls Park in Paterson. A beautiful blue sky, puffy white clouds and an expected heavy water flow due to all of the rain that we've had. The perfect scenario for a postcard view. Unfortunately, I found when I arrived that the pedestrian bridge that is an integral part of the view of the falls, was covered in cloth - I assume for maintenance work. This shot is of the top of the falls as the Passaic River rushes toward the brink to begin its tumble over the rocks. In spite of not getting the shot I had planned on, I'm delighted to see that work has begun to clean up, restore and upgrade the park so that more people can enjoy seeing the power of these falls and learn about the role that they played in the history of manufacturing and commerce in this part of the country.

Day 160: Pink Peony- June 12. On an early morning walk yesterday, saw this lone peony, bowed over a fence due to heavy rain during the night. Opportunity for a different perspective.

Day 159: NPink Gerbera Daisy in Rain- June 11. Rain rain - so much rain all day yesterday. A photo of one of my pnk gerbera daisies. Thanks for comments on yesterdays skyline post - early Sunday mornings are one of the few times when the river water is still enough in daytime to get some reflection.

Day 158: NYSkyline-MorningReflections- June 10. A black and white version of the skyline with early morning reflections in the Hudson River.

Day 157: Times Square NYC - June 9: An afternoon in the city yesterday with two of my granddaughters. Fun.

Day 156: Yellow Daylily in the Rain -June 8. A drenching rain day yesterday due to storm Andrea.

Day 155: Peach Roses- June 7. Pretty combination of peach and pink tones in the roses on this bush that I passed while out for a lunchtime walk.

Day 154: Bird's Eye Vew of NY- June 6. Maintenance work being done on top floor of high rise building overlooking the Hudson River and NY Skyline. Not for me :).

Day 153: New York Skyline Nightfall- June 5. Pretty light on NY Skyline at nightfall last night. Thanks for all of the comments on yesterdays post of yellow hibiscus.

Day 152: Yellow Hibiscus - June 4. The bright, bold, glorious color of this hibiscus plant caught my attention at a noontime visit to a plant stand yesterday.

Day 151: Purple Perunias- June 3. A branch of petunias viewed against a light cement wall. Thanks for all of the comments on my Gerbera Daisy image posted yesterday. I was attracted to the delicate, soft colors of it compared to the typically bold colors seen. I did buy one and hope that I can keep it growing.

Day 150: Gerbera Daisy- June 2. Shopping for flower and herb plants for the pots in my balcony garden. Surprised to find a very limited selection of annuals - need to find another plant place.

Day 149: Center of a Red Rose - June 1. A hot red rose for the sweltering hot 90's weather we are having. Hard to recall that just a few days ago I was photographing iris flowers wearing winter weight jacket and gloves in 40 degree weather. Have a great weekend everyone.