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!

Spring On Long Island

Is there any time and place more wonderful than Spring on Long Island?! It is going to be a gorgeous day! Get out and enjoy it!

You Gotta Love It

Long Island's weather is so unique due to it being surrounded by ocean and sound. We have our extreme but overall it the best weather if you like the four seasons anywhere in the country.

Fall Sunshine

While the days are getting noticeably shorter we are enjoying the fall sunshine here on Long Island. The colors have begun to change but we still have a way to go. Long Island potatoes, cauliflower and broccoli have begun to come in to the stores from out east. The temps can call for a sweatsuit in the morning and flip flops and shorts on the same afternoon. Thanksgiving is on the horizon and yet we are still enjoying summer's remnants. That is one of a million reasons why this is the most unique island in the world.