Sept 30 ~ Day 273 - Midtown skyline

This day, last year: Looks delicious

Sept 29 ~ Day 272 - Favorite subject to photograph

Location: Central Park
This day, last year: Yet to unpack

Sept 28 ~ Day 271 - Changing colors

This day, last year: Pigeon

Sept 27 ~ Day 270 - Loving summer in fall

Apart from the beauty flowers, I am also loving the warm temperatures.  Temperatures are in upper 70s since last week and loving it while it lasts.
This day, last year: Back home to this

Sept 26 ~ Day 269 - A falling leaf

This was an attempt to capture a falling leaf. Although this is not a great picture, the best of the lot! :(
Location: Central Park

Sept 25 ~ Day 268 - Tornado

New sculpture at the entrance of Central Park and the picture below as the details about the sculpture.

This day, last year: Streets flooded with rain water

Sept 24 ~ Day 267 - Take out for dinner

Sept 23 ~ Day 266 - Mums

Sept 22 - Day 265 - Gutti Vankaya Kura

This pictures is from Monday, when I made stuffed brinjals/eggplants.

Sept 21 ~ Day 264 - Reading an ebook

This day last year: Recipe from a Telugu newspaper

Sept 20 ~ Day 263 - Pepper plants in a park?

I was surprised to see pepper/chili plants in a park. That is the last place one would expect to find pepper plants.
This day, last year: Manair dam

Sept 19 ~ Day 262 - Fitness class

I was not part of the fitness class.
Location: Central Park
This day, last year: Almond house candy cart

Sept 18 ~ Day 261 - Favorite subject to photograph

Squirrels are my favorite subject to photograph in the park. I tell you, these guys are such a good posers!  
This day, last year: Wheels on bus go round and round

Sept 17 ~ Day 260 - Array of condiments

Array of condiments at our favorite Korean barbeque restaurant.
This day last year: Stuck in traffic

Sept 16 ~ Day 259 - Lunch atop a Skyscraper

This is a sculpture/statue of a famous photograph taken in 1932, at Rockefeller center construction site. Construction works having  lunch atop of a crossbeam. Today it was near Chelsea market and couple of weeks ago I spotted it in Time Square. The statue is on a truck and appears to be moved around during the day.
This day, last year: Shopping

Sept 15 ~ Day 258 - A black & white picture

I was in an Italian grocery store and took this picture for the B&W Wednesdays, a photo series started by Susan. Since I do not have a picture for today, I am posting it here instead. This was shot in B&W and I did not convert it into B&W using any software.
Those are bags of nuts and spices.
This day, last year: Inorbit, newest mall in the city

Sept 14 ~ Day 257 - My bangle collection

I love bangles and buy them whenever I am in Hyderabad. Since last couple of years, I stopped bringing my new bangles back here. I usually end up carrying them back home with out wearing them. Now I keep the bangles there itself, as I use them a lot back home than I do here. These are some of the bangles I have with me. I have a few more sets of bangles in my travel bangle box and I was lazy to put them in these boxes, before taking the picture.
This day, last year: Money plant

Sept 13 ~ Day 256 - More Lavender

This day, last year: Ganesh celebrations

Sep 12 ~ Day 255 - Love the lavender color!

This day, last year:Vinayakudu at home 

Sept 11 ~ Day 254 - One WTC

View of lower Manhattan from the Liberty ferry. The tall building under construction is One World Trade Center, formerly know as Freedom Tower. This is an archived picture from 12 days ago.
This day, last year: Ganapathi babba moriyo

Sept 10 ~ Day 253 - Remembering the fallen heroes of 9/11

Remembering the first responders at ground zero, a decade ago. We will never forget the sacrifice you all made. Thank you!
This day last year: Nephew's breakfast

Sept 9 ~ Day 252 - Flora

This day, last year: Chocolate gateaux

Sept 8 ~ Day 251 - Architecture

This day, last year: Shopping woes 

Sept 7 ~ Day 250 - Slicing Chocolate Almond Biscotti

Check out the my cooking blog for the recipe.  
This day, last year: New sarees??

Sept 6 ~ Day 249 - An umbrella day!

It rained all day and is going to rain for the next few days!  :(
This day, last year: Gas delivery truck

Sept 5 ~ Day 248 - Sabudana Khichdi

Today's brunch from Padma's Kitchen.
This day, last year: Yellow hibiscus

Sept 4 ~ Day 247 - Ganesh painting, a gift

A few friends gifted me this painting on my wedding. I have not met them since I came to US, except one friend. I met him couple of months ago at my cousin's place. It was good to catch up after a long time!
This day, last year: Monsoon season

Sept 3 ~ Day 246 - Lonely Lotus

Location: Bethesda Fountain, Central Park  
This day, last year: It wasn't a power cut!

Sept 2 ~ Day 245 - Z for Zest

With this lime zest, I conclude my A-Z alphabet series. I initially had difficulty coming up with a picture for an alphabet, although the initial set of alphabets should have been the easiest ones. The day after I finished the alphabet, I use to have a flood of ideas for  that alphabet. Lol! I got a hang of it, a week into the series.  It was challenging yet fun doing this series.  From tomorrow, I am back to my random photo blogging.   

This day, last year: Pumpkin vendor

Sept 1 ~ Day 244 - Y for Yarn

These are left over strands of yarn from a craft project I did a few years ago. I have not used this yarn since then and today it is part of the A-Z alphabet series.
This day, last year: Roadside corn seller