Some call the city the concrete jungle, but one can stop to admire nature. As I walked by, a patch of sunflowers (one of my favorite flowers) caught my eye. They were nowhere similar to the glorious rolling fields of sunflowers I used to see in Italy as I rode on the train. However it was a nice reminder.

There must be some conspiracy with the pigeons in New York City. All of a sudden, they seem to be attracted me, nowadays. As I took the photos of the sunflowers, a pigeon flew over and landed on the bench behind the flowers, striking a pose for me.

A baby squirrel decided that it wanted to join in the fun, too. Can you see it in the fourth photo?

About an hour later, I looked up and noticed these beautiful clouds gathered in the sky. Does anyone know what type of clouds these are? From my old school days, I’m guessing cumulus. What do you say?

By the way, the next day I passed by spot I saw the sunflowers, and they’d disappeared. I don’t know what happened to them. I’m guessing that someone probably cut them and took them home. I suppose this is typical of the New York City scene, where you’ll see something one day and then it’s gone the next.

Have a great week!

Paz

Ed. Note: Case of the missing sunflowers solved: Elizabeth informed me below that the squirrels could have stolen the sunflowers, as they did in her garden. Also, she mentions that she normally calls these type of clouds in the sky, a Mackerel Sky, which means rain in two days. Interestingly enough, it did rain two days later!