Gentle winter snowfall has settled on each branch.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
early winter light
As I was taking this shot, a Kingfisher fly overhead and around me. I didn't have my telephoto lens. :-(
Thursday, January 22, 2009
First Winter
Quote: A river seems a magic thing. A magic, moving, living part of the very earth itself...for it is from the soil, both from its depth and from its surface, that a river has its beginning.
-Laura Gilpin (1891-1979)
Saturday, January 3, 2009
La Salle Bridge
Once the estate of Frederick Gilbert Bourne, of the Singer sewing machine company, then La Salle Military Academy, this is now the grounds of St. John's University, Oakdale.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Montauk Point Lighthouse
This photo was donated to the "2 day Long Island Cancer Walk"
It was used as a background for their program of events. The lighthouse is their symbol of hope.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Indian Island Riverhead
Indian Island, Suffolk County Park
The marsh at Meeting House Creek
View Large Here
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Blue Point Tower
Blue Point Tower
Old windmill/water tower in the town of Blue Point, Long Island, NY.
Sadly, now the site of condos.
Bryan's Bridge
Bryan's Bridge, in Sayville, decorated for the winter holidays.
This old bridge over Brown's River was dedicated to Bryan E. Schneck, a neighbor boy, then young man, who died in 1997.
This bridge is a favorite spot for people to fish and catch crabs.
Every year it is decorated for the holidays.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
This monument was built in 1991 under the auspices of the Suffolk County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee.
Bald Hill, Farmingville, Long Island, NY
Friday, December 5, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
autumn beach
Atlantic Ocean, Fire Island, Thanksgiving 2008
It feels good even in November!
Air temp was about 45°
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Long Island Duck
In 1931, duck farmer Martin Maurer built this 20-ft. high, 30-ft. long, concrete applied over a wooden frame to use it as his Riverhead (Flanders) shop. Maurer sold ducks and eggs from this location. When the land was earmarked for development, giant duck preservationists and the Friends for Long Island's Heritage petitioned to save it. The owners donated the Big Duck to Suffolk County in 1987. In 1988 it moved from Flanders to Hampton Bays along Route 24 at the entrance of Sears-Bellow County Park.
It has now moved back to Flanders near the original duck farm. The development was never completed. The shop still operates -- now as a tourism center for the East end of Long Island, selling souvenirs to tourists and city weekend visitors.
Each year, on the first Wednesday in December, the Suffolk County Parks Department sponsors the Annual Holiday Lighting of the Big Duck. This year, that is December 3rd. Visitors join in singing carols and once Santa arrives (transported by the Flanders Fire Department), the switch is flipped and the Big Duck lights up for all to see.
Maurer sold ducks and eggs from this location. When the land was sold for development, Giant Duck preservationists and the Friends for Long Island's Heritage petitioned to save the structure which had become a Long Island attraction.
The owners donated the Big Duck to Suffolk County in 1987. In 1988 it moved from Flanders to Hampton Bays along Route 24 at the entrance of Sears-Bellow County Park.
It has now moved back to Flanders near the original duck farm, on Flanders Road.
The housing development was never built.
The shop still operates -- now as a tourism center for the East end of Long Island, selling souvenirs to tourists and New York City weekend visitors.
Each year, on the first Wednesday in December, the Suffolk County Parks Department sponsors the Annual Holiday Lighting of the Big Duck.
This year, it will happen on December 3rd.
Visitors join in singing carols and once Santa arrives, transported by the Flanders Fire Department, the switch is flipped and the Big Duck lights up for all to see.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Frank F. Penney, Maritime Museum, West Sayville
From the Long Island Maritime Museum...
"The Frank F. Penney Boatshop was originally built as the laundry building for the old Brooklyn Hotel in Center Moriches. When the hotel burned down, Mr. Penney jumped at the chance to rescue this building for use in his boatyard. This fine old building was floated down the Great South Bay from Moriches to its present site in 1978."
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Today it is the center of the boat building restoration projects.
You can visit the maritime museum in West Sayville:
Monday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm
Sunday, 12noon- 4pm
Location:
86 West Avenue
West Sayville, Long Island, New York 11796
(631) 854-4974,
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Fire Island Autumn
Flying over Fire Island, this is east of Watch Hill, part of the National Seashore.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Fire Island Aerial
Fire Island, looking west toward New York City. You can see the Robert Moses Bridge and Causeway as well as the Great South Bay and Captree.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
NWPLI Exhibition
Do you love nature photography? Well, if you do, don’t miss this show!
The NWPLI (Nature and Wildlife Photographers of Long Island) will have its third annual Autumn Exhibition beginning October 18th through November 22, 2008.
It is being held at the Castello di Borghese Winery in Cutchogue.
The exhibit will showcase the group’s best work in nature, wildlife and landscape photography.
NWPLI has been awarded numerous honors for its work, most recently winning the Nature’s Best Photography International Awards (Camera Club Category) sponsored by Nature’s Best Photography Magazine.
The photography on display will include natural subjects that have been captured with digital and film cameras. Photos are from Long Island's own natural surroundings.
Some selected images will also be available for purchase.
The Show will run from Saturday, October 18 - November 22, 2008
The reception, with refreshments, will be Saturday, October 25 from 1-5 pm
For directions to Castello di Borghese…Click Here!
I hope you have the opportunity to stop by the exhibit on your yearly autumn visit to the wineries and to the pumpkin farms!
It’s nature photography at its best!
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Saturday, October 4, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
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