walk to the Pines

walk to the Pines, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

This was taken on a walk from Davis Park to the Pines.
This image is for sale on canvas. Email me for more information about size and price and immediate pick up or delivery.

fishing at Davis Park

rough water, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

FI National Seashore

FI National Seashore, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Beautiful weather for Fire Island!

spinnaker sailing

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

Beautiful early June sailing weather.

Blue Angels formation

Blue Angels formation, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Blue Angels at the Jones Beach Air Show rehersal, May 2010

Unfortunately, they won't be here this year!

westbury terrace wisteria

westbury terrace wisteria, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Old Westbury Gardens in spring

cottage tulips

cottage tulips, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Old Westbury Gardens in spring

wisteria on steps

wisteria on steps, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Wisteria
Old Westbury Gardens

Soon, the beach

beach umbrella, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

four ships in the ocean

four in ocean, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

The sea was calm and not great for sailing.

There is a holding area for NYC container ships before they get close to the city. These ships are actually anchored here, waiting for the okay to enter NY Harbor.

Bug Light

Bug Light 2, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Picton Castle Greenport

Picton Castle, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Tall Ships, Greenport, Long Island, NY

Sayville's old Thornhill pharmacy and main street

Sayville's old Thornhill pharmacy and main street, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Brown's River Sayville

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

behind the ferry

behind the ferry, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Quaiapen at Watch Hill

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

Marsh House

Marsh House, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

river green

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

robert moses captree

robert moses captree, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

The sand dunes of Fire Island

The sand dunes of Fire Island, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
The sand dunes and vegetation of Fire Island

Horseshoe crab shell at sunset

Horseshoe crab shell at sunset, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Great South Bay

Great South Bay, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

montauk lighthouse

montauk lighthouse, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

LIRR

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

Oakdale bridge

la salle bridge, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

The old La Salle Prep School

East End Golf

East End Golf, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Golf course somewhere in the Hamptons.

Where is spring?

witches broom, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Another snow event, but spring is just around the corner!

Planted by Teddy, Copper Beech

Planted by Teddy, Copper Beech, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

The Teddy Roosevelt Estate, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY.
It was his summer home while President. The old victorian home is now maintained by the National Park Service.

From the NY Times:
"Receipts show that the Roosevelts, like many Long Islanders, eventually found some of the greenery for their yard at Hicks Nurseries, which is still going strong after 150 years in business in Westbury. And in 1894, Roosevelt, a country squire as well as the future 26th president, plopped a gray-skinned European copper beech sapling into the ground, placing the tree just to the right of the porte-cochère. The tree's burnished-looking foliage and sculptural limbs were visible from the shallow bay window of Roosevelt's library and kitchen. In a 1905 photograph of Roosevelt in front of the copper beech, its trunk was about eight inches in diameter.

Fast forward more than a century. The slow-growing copper beech, the signature tree of many Gold Coast estates, now looms over the three-story house. The trunk has grown to four feet around with buttress roots at its base that look like elephants' feet. As the cooper beech matured, its branches had to be trimmed from the bottom to keep from brushing carriages coming up the driveway."

Stony Brook Village, Long Island, NY

Stony Brook Village, Long Island, NY, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Stony Brook Village, Long Island, NY

Stony Brook Village, Long Island, NY, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Robert Moses Bridge

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

The Robert Moses Bridge, looking west toward the Fire Island Inlet.

Sunrise, Long Island

sunrise 2009, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Indian Island, Riverhead

Indian Island, Riverhead, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Indian Island, Suffolk County Park
The marsh at Meeting House Creek

winter garden

winter garden, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

The garden after a snow fall
Long Island, NY

SeaWolf, Port Jefferson

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

Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY. State University at Stony Brook has a program in marine studies.
 This is their research vessel, SeaWolf

For info...click here

Bellport Beach on Fire Island

Bellport Beach on Fire Island, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Fire Island's Bellport Beach

See the boardwalk through the dunes?

wheelbarrow in snow

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

Snow this weekend? Hope not!

lighthouse lights

lighthouse lights, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Captree Fleet

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

Captree State Park, Long Island, NY

Robert Moses Causeway

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

fire island and the bridge

fire island and the bridge, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

lighthouse on Fire Island

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

tracks in the dunes

tracks in the dunes, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Robert Moses Bridge and Causeway

Port Jefferson

Big and Small, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Large ferry in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY, sharing a boat slip with a sailboat.

geese on the winter pond

geese on the winter pond, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Small neighborhood pond, frozen, Long Island, NY

the lonely tree

the lonely tree, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Sayville, Long Island, NY.

Bellport Gazebo

Bellport Gazebo, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

frank f penney

frank f penney, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Dec. 1st & 2nd, 2012

'Twas the night before Christmas......

All local residents are invited to the annual 

Christmas at Meadow Croft. 

Event will be held on 

Saturday, December 1st and Sunday, December 2, 2012 

at the Estate located at 

299 Middle Road, on the Bayport-Sayville border from 

noon to 4pm.

 Musical selections will be played on the original Roosevelt Grand Piano. 

Come visit with Santa, see exhibits and drink some hot chocolate. 

All decorations will be raffled off.

For further information: call 631-363-6487 

Bellport & Fire Island

Bellport & Fire Island, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

This location, after hurricane Sandy, does not look the same.
See it here! http://www.longislandpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fire-Island-3.jpg
From Fire Island, looking north to Bellport, Brookhaven Township, this is the site of the breach, where the ocean has washed through the island.
The little island with the beach house is "Pelican Island"
It does not look the same.

Hurricane Sandy

The storm has hit Long Island and the the entire northeast coast and I cannot bring myself to post photos of the damage and floods. 

It's day 13 and still many Long Islanders have no electricity. 

If you are looking for photos of flood damage, there are many websites that have recent images.

Here are some links:

fireisland.com

CNN.com

or go to Google.com and search: hurricane sandy floods, images