A cool mid-October day near the shore. Nobody else here, and probably hasn't been for a few days. The gullls usually spend the summer days stealing lunch bags from the beach goers. Now they swarm anyone that shows up looking for a handout.

Waves breaking on a sandbar, Fire Island National Seashore, NY

A visitor to the deck photographed by my son... D7200 f/1.8 1/250 ISO-100 50mm primary

Some visitors to the yard this season.

After a hot, dry summer we finally got a little rain. AND the deck plantings bloomed. Most plants were grown from seeds and brought indoors for the winter.

Before the crowds, early Sunday morning, Labor Day Weekend Robert Moses State Park, Fire Island National Seashore, Long Island, NY

Sunset, August 1st, 2025, from Long Island, NY The Canadian smoke adding a tint of orange...

First beach walk of Summer 2025 Fire Island National Seashore, June 21, 2025, 7AM

I was working early today (Tue, III/25) with some music in the background. Leonard Cohen's Anthem played and it seemed appropriate for today even if it was released in 1992. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wRY...

Jefferson National Forest near the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina #WaterfallWednesday

Jefferson National Forest near the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina #WaterfallWednesday

A small stream near the Blue Ridge Parky in NW North Carolina

NY Sunrise 02022025

Needed some stamps so I stopped by the Truro, Massachusetts Post Office. But it was closed. The sign on the door said the were "Short Staffed". I guess all the aliens had been deported /s