At the Marina

Last evening I drove down to the marina. The bay was rough to say the least! The wind was gusting and the air was full of salt. The temperature was very cool. It felt like at least 10 degrees cooler than when I left my house just 2 miles away.


There were people everywhere. I enjoyed watching them. Some were getting soaked as they fished by the waves breaking over the dock. Others were exercising or just walking. A few daring souls were  swimming!


I picked up my Bible and read Psalm 33 and Psalm 104. God's creation is amazing. He made it for us to enjoy. I have taken full advantage of His gift.


He made the sea and everything in it. Even the seaweed! While it seems to be an annoyance to many each spring I load up bags of this free fertilizer and put it all around my tomato plants. It has nutrients we can not get from the dry land. It keeps weeds down and it helps retain moisture around the plants. It also contains some residue saline from the water. In Israel there is a little saline in the water in parts of the Negev. That salt ends up making their grape tomatoes the sweetest on earth. God is too much. His mercies are new every morning!


Enjoy His Creation this summer!

Fall On Long Island

The spring weather is pleasant with a shot of winter letting us know what it is leaving behind. The fall weather is pleasant with a little bit of summer hanging around with changing leaf colors, crisp juicy apples, Montauk daisies blooming and pumpkins appearing. Long Island Falls are beautiful and enjoyable.

Its Here!

Long Island's best kept secret: Its Autumn! Low humidity, clear skies and pleasant temperatures! We are loving it!

The Great South Bay

We are an Island! We are a very unique island but we are an island. Surrounded by water, Long Island has over 1,200 miles of coastland-water front property. One of the cool things is wherever you are on Long Island (over 120 miles long), you are never more than 15 minutes from the salt water. The Long Island Sound on the northshore and the Atlantic Ocean on the south shore along with all kinds of bays. The big one, the Great South Bay, was the one I was at this morning. It was beautiful there. I had some paper work to do and so I sat at a picnic table in the shade and worked on it. The main reason I went was for the sea weed. You can read about that adventure on my post from today at www.larrysbackyard.blogspot.com

With All the Changes It is Still The Best!

Several have written of the changes Long Island has undergone over the past 50 years. There is no doubt. Others have written of the things they do not miss having left the Island. But for those of us who remain (and all three of my kids are raising their kids right here) we know a good thing. Sure we have disadvantages but Long Island still rocks. From it Little League teams to its renewal of Main Streets, from its beaches to its bagels, its proximity to the city to its rich soil, it is the best! On the soil front, check out my backyard @ www.larrysbackyard.blogspot.com
It is one gorgeous day on the Island!

My Hero

Almost every hamlet on Long Island, every village, has its favorite and unique place for heroes (not subs, or hoagies or grinders). A hero is made of bread one can only get in the Metro NY area. A hero is an over stuffed sandwich in a class all its own. Leggios is the place here in Bay Shore. My Hero is the place in Bellmore. Anyone who grew up there goes back once in a while and gets this delicious piece of their past. We had some the other night compliments of Robert Sanfilippo. The oos and ahs around the table of Mepham Track Alum at my home showed that this place has not lost its skill in satisfying taste. Heroes are yet another thing that Long Islanders share as a unique part of who we are. They are as much a part of our lives as Diners which is a whole other post.

No Snow on the Island

While there is snow falling in large amounts to our southwest, west, north and northeast, we are getting glorious rain. It is April 1st. April Showers bring May Flowers. My Dad's old joke: What do May Flowers bring? Answer: Pilgrims! Thanks to the gulf streams we learned about back in grade school we will not be shoveling snow today. We are singing in the rain. As much as I enjoy the snow it is spring and we have let the snow fall elsewhere today!