Long Island color

Long Island color, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Autumn Trail

Autumn Trail, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Autumn Connetquot River

Autumn Connetquot River, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Autumn, Connetquot River at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum

The Casino at Davis Park, Fire Island

Casino, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

The only ocean-front restaurant on Fire Island is in Davis Park. It's the Casino, no gambling, just food. It's a restaurant and bar and on summer weekends, the Casino has live music.

Ricketts Glenn Autumn

Ricketts Glenn Autumn, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

This is not Long Island, but it is just a few hours drive away.
Ricketts Glen State Park in Pennsylvania, is about a 3 hour drive.

sunset Great South Bay

sunset Great South Bay, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Davis Park, Fire Island Walkway

Davis Walkway, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Davis Park at Sunrise

Davis Park Sunrise , originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Sunset from Davis Park

Sunset from Davis Park, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

The sunset from Davis Park, Fire Island and the Great South Bay

Davis Park Marina

Davis Park Marina, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

The marina in September when the crowds are gone....

Davis Park Sunrise

Davis Park Sunrise, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Early morning at the beach. The surf fisherman are already there, before sunrise.

Blue Claws (crabs)

Blue Claws (crabs), originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

t's blue-claw season. The Great South Bay is abundant this year with crabs.

Bayport Beach

birds on the nets, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

birds on the nets

Antietam Battlefield

Antietam Battlefield, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

This is the battlefield of Antietam. My husband was always interested in the Civil War and recently found out his great-great grandfather fought in the battle of Antietam.

We went there this weekend and met distant family members, third cousins, not one of which would be here today if great, great-grandfather Allen McLane died in this battle.

Fire Island Gull

gull, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

This gull is looking forward to the end of summer, so he can get the beach back for himself!

sailing with the trailing dinghy

sailing with the trailing dinghy, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Sailing the Great South Bay.
You don't see anyone at the helm because the boat has auto-pilot!

water taxi

water taxi, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Water taxi on the Great South Bay, sunset

Long Island Bayman

Long Island Bayman, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Fire Island Fun

oliver in the waves, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

First day ever at the ocean.....and he loved it!

Rita's Rest: a Ford "Woodie"

Rita's Rest: a Ford "Woodie", originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Scene at the Sayville parking lot on a summer evening, where everyone stops by to take a look at the bay.
Hot night, hazy sky and some after-dinner "hanging out" with friends.

This old car (plate says 1948) is a Ford "woodie" station wagon.
It also has a plate that says, "Rita's Rest" from West Sayville, NY, but I could not find anything searching google with that reference.