glitter in the garden

but soft!  what light through yonder window breaks!  tis no wait.  that's just the garage light going on again. 

glitter in progress

sparkle pushpins drying before they get another coat of glittery goodness!  check out the etsy for finished sparkled stuffs

oyster fest

every year the town of oyster bay [specifically the village] throws a 2 day event appropriately named oyster fest.  here are the gritty details:

200,000 people
30 food stands
90 craft stands
tall ships
pirates
bands
free transport from LIRR stations

after 4 years in long island i FINALLY made it to oyster fest.  and it was amazing.

the fairway full of screaming children

a mozza-repa.  2 arepas with mozz in the middle.  DELECTABLE. 

pickle on a stick..  i also ate a steak sandwich, 1 1/2 ears of corn, and some pumpkin ravioli.  no oysters.  do. not. like.

i'm on a boat

unless you watch a lot of SNL or are under the age of 30...that title will make absolutely no sense.  its ok.  but i was.  on a boat.

pelicans guarding the drawbridge that separates manasota key from the mainland

some birds waiting for a sea cow to amble by

when youre rich enough to build a concrete seawall and 2-story screened-in outdoor pool with mini waterslide.. you can put out 8 adirondack loungers around a giant chessboard.  or you know, you could do something good.

naturific long island

when i think of LI i still conjure images of horrific traffic, jersey hair, and nasal accents. but it can be quite beautiful. honest. i still cannot be convinced a lifelong stay is in my future. but ill stay another 2 years.

animal footie prints in fresh concrete

sunset on the north shore

same sunset seen thru trees while descending the most terrifying stairs ever [holding beers]

public baseball field in massapequa

i hate birds. they are flying rats. disease carrying little beady eyed beggers. but goslings are fluffy and kind of adorable. while i was taking this though the mother was charging at me hissing. so i ran back to my car and sped away.

florida faunae

dead lizard on the porch.
waits for another day.

can can pelican-you can can

there once was an osprey, regal and strong
she sat in a pine tree above the first prong
her baby flew badly
and squawked oh so madly
and momma flew away on a song

heron waits upon the beach
looks for snacks within his reach
watching fisher cast his line
seagulls yelling "mine mine mine"

red squirrel looks so scrawny
coconuts not oak acorns
fluffy fur light and tawny

knock knock
who's there
a red crested woodpecker with a lame joke

gatti di roma

operation kitten calendar aint got nothin on the kitters of rome.

oh hai. you saw me riding that vespa? ...no you didnt.

blaahhhh

kitty sanctuary situated AT "area sacra". what does that say

kitts hiding in the shade

oh just doing the rounds thru my ancient lair

walking the cobbles. making the big dogs cry

these aint calendar kittens

this kitten maybe weighs a pound. and has globby eyes. BUT IS SO FUCKING CUTE. even when it was being scolded by bob for drinking eye-cleaning solution it wobbled around the porch all fluffy and teeny

very homely momma kitty

i hope bob gets this kitten adopted. it is a blue/grey with white mittens and huge blue eyes...when theyre not crusted shut. if only i could be a crazy cat lady and keep all the stray kittens!!! but frank and my valued sanity keep me from falling into the inescapable land of cat rescue.

cold spring harbor

apparently the cold spring harbor laboratory is famous for research in biology, cancer, and neuroscience. i thought long island was only known for brookhaven lab and tesla lab [now for the low low prices of $1.6 million]. i was as it seems, misinformed.

regardless.

when the parents visited, we took a family trip to the cold spring harbor fish hatchery and aquarium. here are some photographic highlights. cos i like turtles. but not as much as this kid.

the spiny soft shell turtle is known for its general lack of...hard shell. however, it is less commonly known as the mean bully of the turtle tank and often pushes other turtles off their perch under the heat lamp.

very rare [and depressingly malformed] siamese terrapins

lily pond a la monet.

little end turtle has problems hanging on

lone turtle sitting
contemplating the water
thinking of haiku

swirling trout pool of DEATH. not nearly as creepy as the tank with year-old trout. packed in like..sardines

oh hai.

view from neighboring st john's episcopal church

more kitties

since i cant be a crazy cat lady...ill have to be satisfied with a shitload of pictures

there are actually 3 cats up on the fence. and i only noticed cos they were all going MERRROOOOWWWWWWW

big eyes!

pretty kitty. i dont think its a stray. just an indoor/outdoor cat

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momma frank only has one baby now. :(

fluffy animals and a banana.

bunny
last seen: outside comsewogue library
wanted for: being miniature and adorable

frank enjoys sitting on the mail

NOOOOOO DONT TAKE ME AWAYYYYYYY

not fluffy. or an animal.

a few of my favorite things

not any crisp apple strudels or packages tied up with string...but!

my first ghost eggplant! i wondered if the plant was only going to have cute little purple flowers..and then die. but it has produced! yaaaaay

another flowering hedge

free [!] gladiolas from trader joe's

unbeknownst to most.. trader joe's is in fact a good place to find single men in their 20s-30s. they follow my sister around every trip

stray kitten with a beard

momma frankie is a bit scrawny looking

um kind of angry family. perhaps cos they want a home and a matching poppa frank?