Beach Walk (9/03/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } beach walk, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. An older photo, I was looking for this on flickr and realized I never posted it. (I''m working on a project of beach photos for a person who wants to decorate their home with a beach theme.) Don''t know whether or not this will work.What do you think? Is this something you would hang in your home?

Tachyon Sailing (9/01/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Tachyon sailing, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. A very calm night but the sailboat race is on. This is the Great South Bay off Patchogue, just before sunset.

22ft J Boat Sails (9/01/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 22ft J boat sails, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. Sailboats racing takes place on Tuesday evenings on the Great South Bay just off the shores of Patchogue. I pretty sure this is from the Sayville Yacht Club since they were returning to that area. We watched the sun set and then the sailboat race ended.Another beautiful night on Long Island!

Life Guard Umbrella (8/26/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } life guard umbrella, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. Another shot from the day at Ocean Beach. It''s sometimes called the "land of No" because of all the rules and signs posted about the rules.This is the Great South Bay side of Fire Island. It''s the better side for swimming if you have little children who can get knocked down from the ocean waves. The bay water is also warmer!

Keep Off! Ocean Beach, Fire Island (8/25/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Keep Off! Ocean Beach, Fire Island, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. Ocean Beach on Fire Island

Peconic River, Riverhead (8/22/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Peconic River, Riverhead, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. In Riverhead, near the Polish Festival, is the Peconic River Herb Farm. It''s a great place to purchase plantings for your home, or to just sit and watch the river. The river begins here and is slow moving and looks more like a pond, especially since we''ve had little rain in the last month or so. The Herb Farm has a large selection of "native Long Island" plants and shrubs, so check it out!

Saint Isidore Church, Riverhead (8/22/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Saint Isidore Church, Riverhead, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. The Polish Festival is happening this weekend. This is the St. Isidore R.C. church in Polish Town. It is a beautiful church, inside and out. Be sure to stop by if you are at the fair!

Dingy On Great South Bay (8/20/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Dingy on Great South Bay, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos.

Ocean Beach Ferry (8/20/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Ocean Beach Ferry, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. In the village of Ocean Beach, the ferry "Explorer" arrives...We took the boat over to Atlantique yesterday, docked and walked to Ocean Beach. It was a beautiful summer day on Fire Island. We had lunch with friends at the Island Mermaid, a restaurant on the bay. We swam in the ocean and watched the sunset from the Atlantique dock. On the way back home, we anchored and swam in the bay, laughing as the darkness approached. The summer days on Long Island don''t get much better than this!

Sailing In The Bay (8/18/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Sailing in the Bay, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. Small sailboats racing on the Great South Bay, off Patchogue, Long Island.

Summer Fun! (8/14/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } ferris wheel, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. The summer traveling amusement rides are here. It''s a fun way to spend an evening!

Swim Flags (8/10/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Swim Flags, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. Swim in the green...Another person died this week at the beach here on Long island. Every year people drown in the ocean off Fire Island. Sometimes the waves and rip-currents are too strong and people aren''t prepared. There are no lifeguards in some areas. Swim in the green flagged areas!

Lifeguards On Duty (8/08/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Lifeguards on Duty, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. Lifeguards at Watch Hill, Fire IslandClick on the photo to see this location on the map in flickr.

Summer In The Hot Tub (8/06/2010)
It''s been a busy summer so far with lots of visits by family and friends. The kids just love the hot-tub set to 85 degrees. I won''t be using this for awhile, not until it gets emptied, cleaned and refilled, and the weather gets cooler. Nothing inviting about a hot soak on hot days! It does keep the kids busy though. They love it!~~~~~~~~~~

Leaving The River (7/27/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } leaving the river, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. Lots of boat traffic on the river in hot weather. My husband and I usually stay off the water when it''s this busy and wait until the weekdays when it''s less hectic.

Ferry Returns (7/27/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Ferry Returns, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. Another week of hot weather and the best place to be is on the water.This ferry is returning from Fire Island.

Long Island Maritime Museum (7/22/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } wood cat boat, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. Long Island Maritime Museum, West Sayville, Long Island

Muttontown Preserve (7/13/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Muttontown Preserve, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. This was my first visit to the Muttontown Preserve.We went to the Preserve today to take photos of wildflowers and were disappointed. The drought has the meadow very brown and dry and almost void of flowers. Also, I was surprised at the maintenance at the Nassau County Muttontown Preserve. The trails were not groomed and we had to walk through high grass with poison ivy. I guess it is kept as natural as possible, after all, it is a "preserve" and as wild as you would expect of undeveloped Long Island land.~~~

Van Wyck-Lefferts Tidal Mill (7/11/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }Van Wyck-Lefferts Tidal Mill, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. A rare "tidal mill" in Hungtington Harbor, in the town of Lloyd Harbor. Built 1793-1797.The only access is by boat or through private property. It is owned by the Nature Conservancy.Read about the history of the mill.More info: click here and here.~~~

Tara The Bride (7/11/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Tara and Sean, wedding, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos.

Tara And Sean, Wedding (7/11/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Tara and Sean, wedding, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. My first... and probably last wedding. It was quite the experience and I now have even more respect for wedding photographers. It was a lot of work and I wasn''t prepared for all the lighting, and other, challenges.I did this for Tara, the bride, our family friend. I watched her grow up from when she moved in next door at 2 years old. It was a small, simple church wedding. She wore her mother''s wedding dress from the 1970s and was absolutely beautiful!I enjoyed the experience and know that I helped make her day special. Best wishes, Tara and Sean!

July 4th Sunset On The Great South Bay (7/05/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } July 4th sunset on the Great South Bay, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. Last night, at Davis Park, ...waiting for the fireworks to begin!They were spectacular! I tried to take some photos of the Grucci fireworks from the boat, but the water was too rough for the camera to be still.

Belmont Race Track (7/04/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Belmont Race Track, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos.

Belmont Race Track (7/04/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Belmont Race Track, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. Went to Belmont Race Track yesterday with my Photography Meetup group. Lots of fun and a barbeque picnic in the designated picnic area. I bet $20 on various horses in a few races and came home with $4! The odds are probably no better than the stock market! LOLIt was a great group of people who are involved in photography and we had a great day!

Tick Alert (6/29/2010)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Tick Alert, originally uploaded by Alida''s Photos. Connetquot State Park, Oakdale, Long Island, NY