Long Island Abstract

A '57  Chevy complete with fuzzy dice, parked by Northport Dock.

Counter stools at Munday's Diner in Huntington.

A square of light, Jarvis House, Huntington.

Little Boats in Northport Harbor.

ACB Wednesday N for NATURE

I've been a bit absent from Mrs.Nesbitt's ABC Wednesday -though I've often gone to visit.
Today I saw Reader Wil's super NATURE pictures so decided to be a copy cat.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.



Yesterday we went to Long Island.
Here the old boat house of Coindre Hall.



I would be quite happy living in the middle of the harbor.



I could have an extremely small boat and tie it under a tree.



This is the same swan from yesterday - but now he's busy cleaning himself.

By the Water

It is easy to forget that Manhattan is an island - it's so very urban. It is quite easy to ignore the water altogether.
The other day we walked down to the Hudson River where all sorts of building is going on.
For so long the dock areas were neglected and even scary - now they are getting very swanky indeed.



The tall sails of the boats are set against the tall wire cages of the golf driving range.



The motor boat has a wonderful name: The Moroccan Queen.

Frying Pan Lightship

The hull of the boat in the waters of the Hudson River.



Such wonderful textures.



And so many chairs.............

Looking south towards New Jersey from Chelsea where "The Frying Pan" - an old 'light boat' is moored.



This boat was once sunk off the coast of Connecticut and all the decay and rust and corrosion lend it an air of melancholy.



We talked with John Crevvi who owns it and were welcomed aboard on an overcast Friday afternoon.
There was a type writer and a radio - all sorts of strange things.



My friends Lori and Rich wandered around deep in the bowels of the boat.
I preferred to stay near the surface.



Altogether a very strange place.
Very different from all the new ,shiny, polished looking things in Chelsea nowadays.