Another ship was this weekend's Greenport Tall Ship Festival.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Jones Beach
Went to Jones Beach for the Memorial Day air show but the fog and clouds kept the planes/jets on the ground!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
purple beach peas
This is the time of year when the Beach Peas are blooming on Fire Island. Now, if only it would stop raining!
Monday, May 21, 2012
couture millinery
Didn't know they still had millinery shops. I guess in NYC you can find anything! :-)
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Weather
Think of the storm roaming the sky uneasily
like a dog looking for a place to sleep in,
listen to it growling.
-Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), U.S. poet
Living on the river keeps me connected to the changes in weather. A minor drop in temperature, a sudden appearance of clouds, an increase of wind speed....it is always obvious and can't be ignored.
I rarely listen to a weather report. All I have to do is step outside, feel, smell, and experience the air .
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Happy Mother's Day!
My mom, Lillian, 1943
A remarkable woman.
I've been organizing photos and cleaning off my computer of un-needed files.
Some photos I cannot delete. This of course, is one of them.
This was one of the few professional photos my mother had taken of herself, dated '43. I don't know the occasion, but knowing my parents, some photographer owed my father some money or a favor and did this for free. That's how it was back in the 1940s.
I thought, and still think, my mother was a beautiful lady.
Her personality and spirit matched her good looks, although she never thought she was good-looking. She was so wrong.
She always looked on the positive side. She was strong and intelligent.
She raised five children, worked in the family business, cleaned the house and sewed her own clothes to save the family money.
She never judged people by their religion or ethnic background and raised me and my siblings to feel the same. She always said that there was good and bad in everyone. "Find the good."
What can I say? You go through old photos and it brings up memories, some good, some bad.
This was a good one.
A remarkable woman.
I've been organizing photos and cleaning off my computer of un-needed files.
Some photos I cannot delete. This of course, is one of them.
This was one of the few professional photos my mother had taken of herself, dated '43. I don't know the occasion, but knowing my parents, some photographer owed my father some money or a favor and did this for free. That's how it was back in the 1940s.
I thought, and still think, my mother was a beautiful lady.
Her personality and spirit matched her good looks, although she never thought she was good-looking. She was so wrong.
She always looked on the positive side. She was strong and intelligent.
She raised five children, worked in the family business, cleaned the house and sewed her own clothes to save the family money.
She never judged people by their religion or ethnic background and raised me and my siblings to feel the same. She always said that there was good and bad in everyone. "Find the good."
What can I say? You go through old photos and it brings up memories, some good, some bad.
This was a good one.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
seagulls over the bay
It's wonderful to be back on the Great South Bay. The boat is in the water again for 2012. I just wish the rain would stop!
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Sunday, May 06, 2012
pink moonrise
Couldn't get a shot of the super-moon last night. This one is from last March, while I was in Florida. This was not altered in any way. The moon was really this large. Check out the car on the street and the boat. Amazing! I would have liked to see the moon this clearly last night, but it just didn't happen!
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012
Saint Ann's Church, Sayville
I'm back home on Long Island and it feels wonderful. It was difficult leaving that summer-like weather in Florida but we returned to a beautiful day. I noticed that the trees are blooming earlier than usual. This cherry tree at St. Ann's Church usually doesn't bloom until the first week of May, but it's already showing flowers! Happy spring everyone and happy Long Island!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The Canal, early morning sunrise
This was taken a few years ago at this time of year. I'm looking forward to returning to my Long Island summer home! I miss the bay, and the boating and Fire Island. Most of all, I miss our grandchildren who we have not seen in quite some time!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Carlin Park, sanderlings
Just like on Long Island. The Sanderlings run from the waves! I'm dreaming of those Long Island beaches, the best in the world.
Monday, April 09, 2012
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
huge wake
The wake from some boats almost knocks over the smaller boats. I took this shot from a boat and the water is almost over my head. I can't image what happens to the paddle-boarders who are trying to balance!
Monday, April 02, 2012
Saturday, March 31, 2012
marinelife.org
Saving turtles in Juno Beach, Florida
We watched a turtle release today (Melba) and the people were lining the beach. There were volunteers and cameramen and the proper fanfare. Learn more by visiting: www.marinelife.org
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