As we come to the end of another year it’s time for me to go through my annual ritual of picking a few (actually 10) of my favorite pictures from 2017, starting with black and white.

Above – Tides by Emil Alzamora. Taken at Peekskill River Park.

A runs through it – the Croton Gorge that is. Taken from the top of the New Croton Dam.

Bear Mountain Bridge looking towards Anthony’s Nose.

Blacksmith. Taken at the Putnam County 4-H Fair in Carmel.

Old Farm Building. Taken in Veyrier, Geneva, Switzerland.

Carmen and Harley.

Detail of Belmont Mausoleum, Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY.

Detail of Henry Villard Memorial by Karl Bitter. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, NY.

Our friend’s dog, Buster.

The Kings Chamber, one of many such structures in Putnam County, NY.