Monday, October 31, 2011

Dutch Christmas at Meadow Croft, 2011


“A DUTCH CHRISTMAS AT MEADOW CROFT”

Bayport Heritage Association invites all local-area residents to their DUTCH CHRISTMAS AT MEADOW CROFT, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3rd, and 4th, 2011, at the Meadow Croft estate located at 299 Middle Road at Brown’s River on the Bayport Sayville border.

Meadow Croft is the 1891 estate of John E. Roosevelt and family. The Roosevelts were, of course, Dutch by ancestry. The house will be decorated in a Victorian/Edwardian motif with beautiful wreaths, poinsettias and greenery magnificently reminiscent of a hundred years ago and tied in with a Dutch flavor.

Musical selections will be played on the original Roosevelt grand piano filling the house with the music of the season.

Upstairs, special exhibits, including electric trains, teddy bears, dolls, vintage clothing, woodcarvings, old-time toys, and Christmas specialties, will be on display for public enjoyment.

Hot chocolate and cookies will add to the coziness of the occasion. St. Nicholas, the Dutch version of Santa Claus, will be there to look up individual children’s names in his ledger and he’ll find out who’s been ‘naughty and nice’ in 2011.

This Dutch Christmas at Meadow Croft is open from noon to 4 PM both days. Admission is only $5 for adults and $3 for seniors & children age 4-12. Not suitable for children under 4 years of age.
All the decorations will be raffled off.

Info: 631-363-6487

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Great South Bay islands

Aerial shot just west of the Robert Moses Bridge...

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Browns River

Browns River by Alida's Photos
Browns River, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Browns River, looking south to the Great South Bay. The river is the boundary between Sayville (on the right, west side) and Bayport (on the left, east of the river).

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Carmens River

Carmens River by Alida's Photos
Carmens River, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.


The Carmen's River of Brookhaven, Long Island in autumn 2008

In another week or two, we will have this color.

Eurasian Eagle-owl, captured


Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)

Barred Owl, captured

Barred Owl, captured by Alida's Photos
Barred Owl, captured, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.


Barred Owl (Strix varia)

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Autumn Trail

Autumn Trail by Alida's Photos
Autumn Trail, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.


Connetquot River at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in autumn

Autumn Connetquot River


Autumn, Connetquot River at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum

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