CUBAN LANDSCAPE: The countryside and the rocks in the Vinales Valley are striking. Tobacco is cultivated in this region.

PERFECT SPRING DAY: Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, New York City. (April 2015)

WALKING INTO A PAINTING: Wild garden on the way to the beach in Eastham, Massachusetts. (June 2015)

AZURE SKIES: Strolling in the woods on a cloudless day at Norman J. Levy Park in Merrick, Long Island. (April 2015)

NEW YORK HARBOR: The view from the bluff of Fort Wadsworth on the northeastern shore of Staten Island. (October 2016)

UNDER THE VERRAZANO BRIDGE: A view from Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. (October 2016)

ROAD TRIP: Driving back from Fort Myers, Florida. (May 2016)

OUTDOOR SCULPTURE: The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens offers peace, calm — and even brightly colored eye candy. (April 2017)

SPRING DAY IN BROOKLYN: The cherry blossoms are only a few days away from full bloom. (April 2017)

A SHOWER OF PETALS: Cherry blossom trees shed some flowers on a rainy spring day. (April 2017)