The azaleas are in full glory at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. What a spectacle.

 Eating in Sicily. My Sicilian version of Caprese salad. I had to add  Castelvetrano olives and the local peperonato cheese.

 The great Luciano Pavarotti at the Columbus Day Parade of 1980 when he was the grand Marshall. A great and wonderfal man.

 Besides their nutritional value, lentils are delicious and easy to prepare. I prepared in the traditional Italian way with the classic soffritto ti which I added a small finely diced potato. Just wonderful. 

 My very Dear Friend Mike in Orta, Italy with one of his horses. Pure love.

 Eating healthy. Salmon fried on a skilled with pomodorini and scallions. What could be better.

 The Amalfi coast shot from the boat going from Amalfi to Naples and approaching Capri.