Jan 2, 2010

New Year's Day Walk





One reason we wanted to get a place on the North Fork was because the winter weather is tempered by the Peconic Bay and Atlantic Ocean to the south and the Long Island Sound to the north, one mile and two miles respectively in Cutchogue.  This is supposed to translate into moderate winters and a lengthy growing season similar to that of Nashville Tennessee and Bordeaux, France.  This climate along with a nearly identical Bordeaux sandy soil make-up is why wine grapes are grown so successfully here.  This year, however has turned the notion of a quick mild winter into a record busting snowfall the last day of fall and two more snow days since then, one three days ago and another today, a few inches already with no end in sight!



Yesterday we took a walk on the Blue Trail in Inlet Pond Preserve and enjoyed the intermittent sun as we trudged through the woodsy areas, then on out to the Sound with it's beaches strewn with drift trees, on up the bluff to a Sound overlook covered with bittersweet... a lovely afternoon.



 




A photo of me atop a frozen wave of ice piled up by the tides over ten years ago, 
our last big snow year 'til now.


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

It looks like it was a pretty place to take a walk. They say not to go out on the ice dunes. I'm glad you didn't fall through!

Helen said...

Great pictures. A little cold for a walk for me though. Helen

Brenda's Arizona said...

It looks like what I would have expected in NY until you explained the way/reason weather is more temperate. WOW - not this year! Thanks for sharing the geography lesson and the photos.

Lillian Robinson said...

I love hiking in the snow! What a great way to ring in the new year.

duopastorale said...

Great colours! A very happy new year to you!

Regina said...

Happy New Year!
Beautiful.

Unknown said...

Inlet Pond is beautiful. i really liked it there.