Some of my favorite pictures of 2025 – Black and White

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Light patterns on a Metro North Train. February 18.

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Statues in the UN Compound. New York City. March 12.

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All that remains of Rockwood Hall. Sleepy Hollow, NY. July 6.

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My neighbors wooden building. Briarcliff Manor, NY. February 23.

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Bar in New York City. February 18.

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River Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY. July 7.

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Macro Shot, Briarcliff Manor, NY. September 1.

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Runners at Rockwood Hall. Sleepy Hollow, NY. July 6.

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Moonshot. Briarcliff Manor, NY. March 9.

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Birds over Ossining station. Ossining, NY. February 24.

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Under the Tappan Zee Bridge. Tarrytown, NY. February 18.

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Dock on the East River. New York City. August 11.

A Short Walk along the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

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I went for brunch at DD’s Diner one day. The last time I was there was when I visited Crawbuckie Preserve. From the diner I walked south along the Old Croton Aqueduct (OCA) Trail, through Ossining and back home. This time I planned to go north along the OCA to Mariandale, so it was quite a short walk, but not without interest.

Above the Kane House.

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Taken with a Sony A77II and Minolta 35-105 f3.5-4.5.

Wisteria

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Wisteria is lovely to look at. When we first came to live here there was a lot of it. But over time it seemed to disappear. Actually, it was still there and still growing, but it didn’t bloom. In the last couple of years, it’s started to bloom again.

The first picture was taken of a Wisteria actually growing up the side of my house. The second is growing over a tree in the meadow (actually it’s more like an incipient forest nowadays) in front of my house.

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The only problem is that if you don’t like and/or don’t want it, it’s extremely difficult to get rid of.

Taken with a Sony A7IV and Tamron Di III VXD A056SF 70-180mm f2.8.