Orchid, Peony Bud, and Beach Rose Hip set on macro.
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Jul 18, 2009
Jul 16, 2009
Sky Watch Friday
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The early morning sun casts long shadows while illuminating everything in it's path with a golden glow. Near perfect reflections appear on undisturbed water and I have a feeling of contented solitude.
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Jul 13, 2009
Jul 12, 2009
Jul 9, 2009
Sky Watch Friday
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This series of sky from the Peconic Bay, Long Island Sound and Columbia River Gorge.
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Jul 6, 2009
A Fourth of July Evening
After a dinner on the deck of clams and oysters on the half shell, corn on the cob, steamed lobster with seaweed salad and cole slaw (anniversary dinner) our group headed up to the North Road to take in what promised to be a lovely evening at a Long Island Sound beach. People were arriving by car, bicycle and stair steps to get close to the water to walk or sit and wait to see what would unfold. The sun's angle gave us a "golden hour" a great time for photos, lighting the sand cliffs and beach, lengthening shadows and burnishing it all. As it lowered it played it's changing colors in the air on the clouds and through the waves. After the sun set many small bonfires of driftwood appeared up and down the beach, one by one, while some folks loaded their cars for the drive back home, the moon at their backs.
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Jul 2, 2009
Sky Watch Friday
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Before the Storm
British Columbia
North Fork
British Columbia
North Fork
Jul 1, 2009
Catapano Dairy Farm
The Catapano's make the best goat cheese we've ever tasted and all our friends agree! Our favorite is the Honey Lavender Chevre, a subtly flavored cheese. A bit of this on fresh baked, crusty sour dough bread is heavenly. ( For your sour dough starter go to: Fermented Treasures)
Catapano Dairy's soft chevre, a soft cheese, has been awarded first place at the American Cheese Society's annual "Festival of Cheese" conference and competition held this year in Louisville, KY. The groups membership includes over 1,000 makers of farmstead, limited production and specialty cheese, marketers and academics, and is the largest advocacy and trade group of the US quality cheese industry. --- New York Times August 2005
Many other products are made from the goat's milk as well and can be seen and purchased at: www.catapanodairyfarm.com/
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Jun 29, 2009
Jun 27, 2009
Jun 25, 2009
Sky Watch Friday Photos
Mount Rainier, Washington, shot through our Boeing window. We had been cruising at at 33,000 feet but must have been in descent at the time of the shot.
Mount Hood, Oregon, taken through one of Marjie's many living room windows.
We've just returned from a trip to Seattle, Vancouver, the Canadian Rockies, Oregon and back up to eastern Washington for my niece's wedding. So as an exception to my North Fork theme I'm posting sky/mountain shots from our Great Northwest for Sky Watch Friday.
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Jun 8, 2009
My World Tuesday
This is my first posting with the meme My World Tuesday, where many bloggers share photos from their own particular spot on the globe. This will be fascinating and hopefully will open our eyes to things we've never had a chance to see.
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Jun 7, 2009
June 8th Ocean Day
Today is ocean day... this is a bit of the Atlantic Ocean straight south of Halsey Street in Southampton, Long Island.
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Jun 6, 2009
Today'sFlowers
My first post for Today's Flowers... I'm so glad to have been welcomed to this site. There are many beautiful photos of flowers at the site below, peruse and enjoy!
Jun 5, 2009
Water Fowl
Birds that live upon and get sustenance from salt water tend to be large as adults and usually gregarious. Some species are vegetarian. Many of us have seen hundreds of Canadian Geese in a field foraging or resting on the water. I've often seen several swan families following each other about. The cormorant (picture 3) is more of a loner although they sometimes group when drying their wings at half mast. Equally at home in fresh and saltwater they are voracious fishers whom the Chinese often use from boats, a line about their throats so that they can catch but not swallow their prey. They are very sleek and can dive to great depths. Sometimes I wonder if they'll ever come up!
It would be hard to find a sight more precious than a baby swan (signet) still wobbly, just getting used to the world.
Jun 2, 2009
Fishermen
Young and old fishermen alike will do almost anything to have a little time by or on the water, rod in hand with hopes for a "keeper". There's nothing to compare with eating a just-caught fish. Many times no fish are caught let alone seen, but when done one can go back home relaxed, maybe now having the answer to something that had been troubling, figured out in the solitude of the quest, looking into the water and seeing one's soul.
May 29, 2009
The Peconic Herb Farm and other photos
We took a short drive, 15 miles, to the Peconic Herb Farm in Riverhead. Riverhead is so named as it's location is at the head of the Peconic River, where it runs into and becomes the bay. The Herb Farm is a quaint place kept rustic, restful and informal. There are places to picnic on the grounds. There used to be places to get poison ivy there too but I didn't see any this year. The shop has some snacks, and there are sodas in the cooler that I thought no longer existed. We liked the fact that no one was in a hurry, there was plenty of business but not what you'd call "brisk". A most pleasant afternoon.
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