Day at the Beach

Beautiful weather and dramatic sky......a day at the beach on Fire Island.
My sister was visting from "out of town" and we got to enjoy the beach with family.
What could be better?
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Montauk Point and the Fog

It has been quiet foggy on Long Island these past few days. My husband and I went to Montauk Point for some relaxation...yea, right, like I need to relax!

...anyway, we really went to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary.

Ten years, and they went by so quickly.

Well, getting back to the fog...

I wanted to take photos of the lighthouse. Not just any photographs but, great photographs.

...the fantastic shots that can be "calendar" photos.

My plan was to wake up at sunrise to see the light as it changed from red to yellow.

Well, that didn't happen!

We woke up to a thick, dense fog; went to the lighthouse and could not see the top of it or the Atlantic Ocean beyond.

I did manage to get a few shots on the second day, but no sunrise or sunset shots.

I guess I'll just have to go back another time. :-) Poor me!

I want that calendar shot.

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We did have a nice dinner at Dave's Grill. We haven't been there in a few years and the food was as good as I remember.

We shared the mussels; there were more than enough!

(Probably the BEST mussels I ever had!)

For entree, I had the cod fish, marinated in a miso sauce, with bok choy.

Yummy, as that famous lady says!

All in all, it was a great few days, even if there was fog.

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Sunset on the West Sayville Golf Course

Sunset on the West Sayville Golf Course....

Notice the very tall, wind-scuptured pine tree.

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See the photo below, also the Golf Course...

...and click on the photos to see the larger versions.

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West Sayville Golf Course

Tonight's sunset on the West Sayville Golf Course...

After dinner this evening I decided to take a ride looking for the perfect sunset.

Someone told me that there is a Sunset Street in Oakdale where the sunsets are beautiful.

Well, I went looking for Sunset Street but just had to stop at the Gold Course before the sun went down.

The photo above is the result.

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Click on the photo to see a larger version.

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Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Oakdale

This is the estate house, an English Tutor in style, of the Cutting family.

For more information about the estate and the arboretum....click here.

Take time to visit the beautiful grounds here at the arboretum. Now that spring is here and the weather is warm, the arboretum is alive with fresh flowers and the blooms of the season.

Each week, or every few days actually, something new is in bloom.

There is a $6 parking fee, free if you have the Empire Pass.

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Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Oakdale

A beautiful estate, and of course beautiful grounds, take a trip and see the flowering trees this time of year.

The trees are beginning to bloom after the heavy rains.

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