An Urn

This stone (or is it concrete?) urn stands on the wall of the former gatehouse (See: On my doorstep – Gatehouse to a grand estate) to a grand estate (See: A wealthy man). I find it interesting: the way its covered in vines. For much of the year (i.e. when the vines have leaves) I can’t take pictures of it at all: the leaves cover it completely and you can’t even see it. I’ve tried to photograph it before but haven’t managed to get a shot that I like. I’m not sure I like this one either. I guess I’ll just have to keep trying.

Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XF 10-24mm f4 R OIS

I survived another “Snowmaggedon”

We had another “significant” snow storm the other day. The meteorologists forecasted possibly 5-7 inches of snow. To see how much we actually got take a look at the picture below: nothing! Not even an inch. To be fair it did snow quite a lot, but what little stuck melted almost immediately afterwards. Apparently the snowy part of the storm passed north of us. Until about a year ago I had a house on a lake about 24 miles farther North, and a bit higher. They got about 17 inches of snow! Amazing how such a short distance can make such a big difference.

First picture taken with a Sony A7IV and Rokinon/Samyang AF 75mm f1.8 FE. Second picture with an Apple iPhone SE II.

Law Park on a misty, snowy morning

I woke up the other day to a quite misty landscape. We don’t get much of this so it would have been nice to have gone to some woodland to take some pictures. Unfortunately, I had to get to the Historical Society where I do volunteer work so I wouldn’t be able to advantage of the weather conditions. Above: The Pool Pavilion.

However, the Historical Society is located in building, which houses Briarcliff Manor’s library, which is right next to Law Park – named after the founder of Briarcliff Manor: Walter W. Law. So I took a few minutes before going to the Historical Society to take a walk around the park. Here are the results.


Tree reflections in the pond.


Inverted pine tree reflection.


Curved retaining wall.


Lamppost by the pond.


Pond Edge.


Looking across the Pond.


One of Walter Law’s famous lanterns. (See: Around the Neighborhood – Briarcliff Manor’s Stone Lanterns.)

Taken with a Taken with a Sony A7IV and Samyang AF 75mm f1.8 FE