Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Davis Park 2009
Many of these homes will be torn down, or have already been washed away, all from the erosion of Sandy.
Monday, October 7, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Does this ring true?
Friday, September 6, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
My Fox Experience
There's been so much talk about the recent fox sightings that I thought I would share my personal experience. I've lived on Long Island since 1979 and until four years ago, had never seen a fox in the wild. Never!
In 2009, one early spring day, my husband and I took our boat to Barrett Beach and there, sunning himself/herself in the vegetation was a full grown and very healthy looking fox. I was so excited; I grabbed my camera and took some shots. It wasn't the best time of day, so the next day and a few days after, we went back to take additional photos, with a longer lens and in the early morning light.
A few weeks later, we went back to the same area and the smell was over-powering. We could see the remains of fish, skates, crabs, gulls and even something that looked like a muskrat. We quietly sat in the sand and waited for the fox to return. Well, to our surprise, out came three little fox kits! Apparently, this was their fox den and the mother had been bringing food to her babies. When the mother returned, she was not happy to see us sitting there, even though we kept a safe distance. They all returned to their "nest" and we did not see them again for the rest of the day!
We often see fox on Fire Island and have since 2009. I often laugh when the caution tapes go up to protect the shore birds. Look behind those tapes and you will see lots of fox prints. I guess foxes don't know the shorebirds are endangered!
In 2010 I saw a fox for the first time in Bayport. One of our neighbors had some chickens in a chicken coop. The fox returned more than once for those chickens. One day I got a shot of him walking down the street with a chicken in his/her mouth. Needless to say, our neighbor no longer has the chicken coop.
We continue to see a fox in the neighborhood, often just after sunset or very early in the morning. I don't rush to take photos anymore. Sadly, the fox I've seen recently doesn't look as healthy as the fox I saw that first time on Fire Island. Lack of food, living among people, or some fox illness has apparently taken its toll. I'm not a veterinarian but the fox just doesn't look as healthy to me. I hope they do survive here on Long Island. It's nice to see a little wildlife here in our suburban community.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Friday, August 9, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Jones Beach from ocean
Out in the ocean and deeper water we could see Jones Beach Theatre and the "pencil" at Jones Beach.
Ocean Buoy at sunrise
Just outside the Fire Island Inlet
We left the Great South Bay early on Day 2, and entered the calm sea with a rising sun.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Casino
The only ocean-front restaurant on Fire Island, this is in Davis Park. It's called "The Casino"- no gambling, just food and a bar. On summer weekends it becomes quite lively with music and dancing on the outside deck!
walk to the Pines
This was taken on a walk from Davis Park to the Pines.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Blue Angels formation
Blue Angels at the Jones Beach Air Show rehersal, May 2010
Unfortunately, they won't be here this year!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
four ships in the ocean
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.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
Planted by Teddy, Copper Beech
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."
