Memorial Day

Memorial Day, 2007, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Calverton National Cemetery
Long Island, NY
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In memory of those we have lost.....

USAF Air Show, Jones Beach

USAF airshow, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

See the Thunderbirds, May 23 & 24
An amazing show!

Jones Beach, Memorial Day

airshow smoke, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Canadian Snowbirds at the Memorial Weekend tribute to our military.
Jones Beach, May 23 and 24th
If you go:

Arrive early
Dress in beach attire
Bring some warm clothes in case of a temperature change
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Beach towels and chairs

Laughing Gull, Summer

Laughing Gull, Summer, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Laughing Gull in Summer, Long Island, NY

sunset fishing

sunset fishing, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Barrett Beach, Fire Island

Barrett Beach, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

The approach to Barrett Beach, 

the Fire Island National Seashore, from the Great South Bay. 

This is no longer called Barrett. 

The National Seashore is including this area with Talisman.

Fire Island Walkway

Fire Island Walkway, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Fire Island Walkway at Talisman Beach, the National Seashore

Fire Island Fox

Fire Island Fox, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Photo taken on Fire Island

witches broom

witches broom, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Azaleas and canal in May

canal in May of 2002, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

ready for spring planting

ready for spring planting, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

St. Josaphat's Monastery Tea House Ceiling

St. Josaphat's Monastery Tea House Ceiling, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

St. Josaphat's Monastery Garden Gate

St. Josaphat's Monastery Gate, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

St. Josaphat's Monastery Tea House

St. Josaphat's Monastery Tea House, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

St. Josaphat's Monastery Tea House, Glen Cove

leaving Patchogue River

leaving Patchogue, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

On the ferry to Fire Island...

Old Westbury Gardens Pagoda

Old Westbury Gardens Pagoda, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Old Westbury Gardens Pagoda, Old Westbury, Long Island

Temple of Love

Temple of Love, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Old Westbury Gardens Temple of Love, Old Westbury, Long Island

star magnolia

star magnolia, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

springtime in the suburbs

springtime in the suburbs, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Osprey

© 2009 Alida Thorpe,  osprey, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Osprey at the William Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Oakdale, Long Island. 

The Osprey nest is still on the top of the chimney.

Saint Ann's Church, Sayville

Saint Ann's Church, Sayville, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Brown's River Ferries

Brown's River Ferries, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Happy Easter!!

daffodils in April, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Daffodils in April, on Long Island

Early Springtime on Long Island

Early Springtime on Long Island, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

© 2008 Alida Thorpe

Riverhead greenhouse

greenhouse, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Long Island Duck

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

© Alida Thorpe. All rights reserved.

lighthouse reflections

lighthouse reflections, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Davis Park, Fire Island

walking the beach, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

first crocus

first crocus, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

March 27th on Long Island and the first crocus are up

Water Island, Fire Island

Water Island, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Trident and Coast Guard

Trident and Coast Guard, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Montauk Fog

Montauk Fog, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Montauk Point, Long Island

Sunken Forest, Fire Island

sunken forest, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

The sand dunes at Sunken Forest, Fire Island, NY

Walkway Sailors Haven

Walkway Sailors Haven, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Between the sand dunes on Fire Island.
This has the ocean on one side and the Great South Bay on the other.

Deep Hollow Ranch

Deep Hollow Ranch, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk, Long Island, NY
The "Oldest Cattle Ranch in the USA"!

Bayport in snow

Bayport in snow, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

snow family

snow family, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Neighborhood kids had the day off from school yesterday, and were still very productive!

Boy under destruction

Boy under destruction, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Dangerous place to be, but to walk the beach you have to walk under the homes.

Erosion at Davis Park, Fire Island

Road in the Sand

Road in the Sand, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

There are no paved roads on Fire Island but that doesn't stop some vehicles!

gull on Fire Island

gull on Fire Island, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Davis Park

Davis Park, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Fire Island Walk

, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Fire Island Clouds

Fire Island Clouds, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

The beach looking west with summer homes and approaching storm clouds.
Davis Park, Fire Island, NY

dock in fog

dock in fog, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Gazebo in Patchogue

fishing in Babylon

Deer on Fire Island

East Pond

Fire Island Lighthouse

FI Lighthouse, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

The lighthouse on a clear winter day on Fire Island
Cold winter days bring out the crisp colors and clear sky

icy shore in Sayville

icy shore in Sayville, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

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