Islands #AtoZChallenge #SkywatchFriday

Beauty can be found anywhere, especially on islands.

Let's start with a photo of an island in Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia, Canada, July 2024, on a foggy afternoon.

As for other islands, some are places we don't think of as islands but they are.  For example, I grew up in a city composed mainly of islands-New York City.

The next two photos are from May, 2012.  Where do you think these were taken?

If you said "Manhattan Island", you would be right.  This is a picture of The Little Church Around the Corner, located on 1 East 29th Street, taken in 2012.  If you think "skyscrapers" when you think about Manhattan, you would be mistaken.  There is so much more. 

The tulips were in bloom nearby.

From the same visit to Manhattan, rooftop plants.  Yes, some New Yorkers have gardens on their rooftops.  The mural is a bonus.
 

Let's jump to Long Island, which contains the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, plus two other counties outside New York City, Nassau and Suffolk.  This picture was taken at the Queens Botanical Gardens in June of 2023. 

Next, a visit to Florida.  These next two pictures are from Treasure Island, a barrier island in Pinellas County (home of St. Petersburg and Clearwater).

My iPhone says these are ring billed gulls, but I am not 100% sure with the black heads.  The sky sure looks nice, though.
 

Art, and another beautiful sky.

Finally, it is time for sunset.  These pictures were taken in January, 2020 near Ward Island, also in Pinellas County.

 Sunset.

After sunset glow with birds.

Joining Yogi and other skywatchers for #SkywatchFriday.

I day for the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  My theme: Beauty of our Land.