Bubbles Falls

Bryan's Bridge is finished!

It has taken a long time, but the bridge construction is finally finished.
The photo above is the old bridge. The area was flooding, the road was uneven.
Cement was crumbling and water was eroding the supporting structure.
There was debris under the bridge too, as many kayak and canoe users found out.

After almost two years, the work is done. The bridge was raised, drainage was added.
A new road surface is now in place. It was a big job involving cranes and heavy machinery.
Living in the area, it became inconvenient to drive that way, but it's over and done!
I hope the people who decorated the bridge (Sayville Garden Club?) each December, do so again.

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing you all a very happy Thanksgiving...

Save the Date!

The Music of Christmas at Meadow Croft

Saturday and Sunday, December 6^th and 7^th, 2014

Noon to 4pm

Admission: $5 for adults and

$3 for seniors & children age 4-12.

Not suitable for children under 4 years of age

The Bayport Heritage Association and the Suffolk County Department of Parks invite the public to their annual Christmas at Meadow Croft event.

Meadow Croft is the 1891 estate of John E. Roosevelt and family. The house will be decorated in a Victorian/Edwardian motif with beautiful wreathes, poinsettias and greenery, magnificently reminiscent of a hundred years ago.

Reflecting the theme of “The Music of Christmas” musical selections will be played on the original Roosevelt grand piano filling the house with seasonal music.

·      Upstairs, special exhibits 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. He’ll check to see who’s been ‘naughty and nice’ in 2014.
·      All decorations will be raffled off.

For more information, please contact:

Gene Horton, 631-363-6487

genehblupt@aol.com

Autumn in Sayville

Autumn on Long Island

Polo at Bethpage

Teddy's Home

The Copper Beech tree is no longer there.

Chair washed ashore

Fire Island and the Great South Bay

Fire Island

End of Summer

This is the time of year for sunflowers, and there is always a sad feeling knowing that summer is coming to an end.

Fishing off Long Island

The Jenna Lynn II, out of Connecticut, is fishing off the shores of Long Island.

We took a sailing adventure to Block Island and saw this on our return.

The gulls racing over us in the sky were the first clue that something was happening ahead. 

We soon saw the Jenna Lynn II!

Deer on the Beach

Deer on the Beach
Fire Island

Davis Park, Fire Island

Looking west, these ocean front houses are still standing after storm Sandy.

Fie Island Sand Dunes

Early morning on Fire Island and the sun casts shadows on the dunes.

Davis Park, west end

Ocean Buoy

One of the many ocean buoys along Long Island heading west.

This one, #10, is off Brooklyn, which is technically part of our "long" island. 

This was shot before "hurricane" Sandy so this view is very different today. 

The area was flooded and many homes were washed away. 

D-Day, June 6th, 1944

 

 Do not forget the invasion of Normandy, 1944. 

The men who were there, lived with that traumatic experience their entire lives. 

They are now in their 90s, if they have not yet died of old age, but the memories of June 6th are burned in their hearts and minds and will never be forgotten.

For more information and facts about the day, read this: Click here!

Picton Castle, Tall Ship

Blue Jay

April Jonquils

Linden Alley, Westbury Gardens

Beaver Dam Creek

Montauk

Montauk Fishing Fleet

Montauk Fishing Fleet, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

not california surfing

this is not california surfing, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Surfing at Montauk, Long Island

Fire Island in Winter

Fire Island in Winter, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Photo taken on March 18, 2007 showing that it does snow in March!
Waiting for spring!

This photo: The wind, the snow and a washed-up marker....this is Fire Island in winter.

phragmities

phragmites, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Robert Moses Park

Robert Moses Park, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

It's melting

branches, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

snow

last snow, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Watch Hill Marina

Watch Hill Marina, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Connetquot River State Park

Connetquot State Park, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Connetquot State Park entrance, Oakdale, Long Island, NY
Park info: nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=69

no swimming

no swimming, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

icy shore in Sayville

icy shore in Sayville, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

The icy shore in Sayville, Long Island, with the partially frozen Great South Bay.

fresh snowfall

fresh snowfall, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

snowy branches

snowy branches, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

winter on Long Island

river snow

river snow, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Just north of the bridge in Sayville, the water's surface is beginning to freeze and a light snow covered the branches.

January sky

Jan 1 2010 sky, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Happy New Year 2014!

Happy New Year!, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.