Fourth of July Ducks Game

On Saturday night my little sister and I went to the Ducks game. Of course, the camera came along...

The Calm After the Storm

It seems like it's been raining non-stop for weeks. Tonight we had a particularly wicked storm, but afterward the sky looked really cool...

Flag Day

I went to the Flag Day ceremony at American Legion Post 155 in Ronkonkoma today. I got there a bit late, so I missed most of it, but here are some pictures...


A collection of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts brought up old flags that were then properly disposed of through burning...

Mets Game 6-25-08

These pictures are almost a year old - I took them at the last game I went to at Shea Stadium last June. I came across them today, and they made me feel better about the Mets getting crushed by the Yanks today, so I figured I'd post them...


Ahh, Shea Stadium. I went to the game with my little sister. We got there a few minutes late and she had to go to the bathroom (of course, if she'd listened and gone before we left the house, we'd have been fine, but I digress), and I made her stop in the parking lot so I could take pictures of the stadium. Like I told her that day, I've been a Mets fan my entire life, and going to Shea for the first time when I was 5 was like a religious experience. At that time, it was magical because it was where Darryl Strawberry played; when I went there last June, it was also where Mike Piazza, John Olerud (I never could spell his name right), Rey Ordonez, Turk Wendell, David Wright, Jose Reyes, and all of the other players I rooted for over the years had played; it was where I yelled at John Rocker for being an idiot and then watched him find out he had been traded while he was in the bullpen warming up for a game; it was where I'd watched baseball with my parents and my brother and sister; it was where the Mets had gone through so many ups and downs; it was filled with a history I felt in some way I was part of just by being a fan...

Peconic Quilt Show

Last Sunday, I went to the Peconic Quilt Show in Riverhead with my mom. I am still amazed at the skill level of the quilters. I've dabbled, but I don't think I could ever do anything near as awesome as what these women (and men!) do. Here are some pictures...


First we went and saw my grandma. Here are some shots from her flower garden...

D-Day Wound Warriors Walk in Glen Cove

This morning I participated in the Greater Long Island Running Club's Wounded Warrior 5K to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and the Semper Fi Fund. Now, no one get excited - I did not do an actual 5K. But I did do the 1-mile walk portion of the event. After the walk, there was a ceremony to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day, then the wheelchair race and the 5K race began. Of course, because I'm me, I carried my camera along with me...

A fellow walker took this picture for me...

Afternoon with the Dogs

I finally drug my butt out of bed this afternoon to take some pictures of my dogs enjoying the weather...

Memorial Day

I just got home from the Suffolk County Vietnam Veterans' of America Memorial Day ceremony at Bald Hill. It was the first time I've gone to the ceremony - it was an incredibly moving experience. I'm going to post the lyrics to a Keni Thomas song I think everyone should listen to, and then some pictures from the ceremony.

Corporal Chris Levi Homecoming

Just got home from the homecoming celebration for Corporal Chris Levi of Holbrook, New York. Corporal Levi (U.S. Army) was finally able to come home today after a year-long stay at Walter Reed Army Hospital following traumatic amputation of both legs while on deployment in Sadr City, Iraq in March 2008. The community, led by the Holbrook Fire Department, came together and renovated the Levi home so that Corporal Levi would be able to comfortably return to his family's home and try to resume his life. Welcome home, Chris.

May Flowers

Some photos I snapped yesterday of the flowers already blooming in my mom's garden, and the flowerpot cupcakes I made for Mother's Day...

New England Weekend - Sunday

Last day in Maine and the drive home...

New England Weekend - Saturday

Day 2 of my New England weekend. This was the whole reason we went up to Maine - the annual Boothbay Harbor Fishermans' Festival, the kick-off of the summer season in the Boothbay Region...

New England Weekend - Friday

I just got home from a weekend in New England, mostly Maine. I'm going to post the pictures I took along the way. Here is Friday.

We took the ferry out of Port Jefferson at around 7am. It was a great morning for a ride.

Ultimate Frisbee

I met up with some friends from high school at their weekly game of ultimate frisbee. I played for a while and then pulled out my camera (of course) to snap some of the action. Here's what I got...

Bret Michaels Part 2

I'm not usually one for Photoshop, but I was disappointed that some of the pictures I took the other night were good except for being affected by the smoke machine, so I went into Photoshop to clean them up. Then I thought, Hey, some of these would be even cooler in black and white, or cropped a bit. And, well, once I started playing, I had a second blog post of pictures from the concert the other night. Enjoy...

Friends of Lt. Mulligan & Team Bulldog Packout

Sunday morning, I went to the Friends of Lt. Jason Mulligan & Team Bulldog spring packout in East Islip. The two ladies who run it do a fantastic job and bring light into the lives of many of our servicemembers serving over in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yesterday, they organized the packing of boxes for 150 soldiers. Absolutely amazing...

Bret Michaels

Just got home from seeing Bret Michaels at Mulchay's in Wantagh. Only one thing to describe it: Best Show Ever. The opening acts were awesome and Bret rocked. I managed to get some pretty decent pictures.


This is the line we had to wait on to get in. I went to the show by myself, but I have to give a shout out to Kim, Sue, Karen, and Steve, who were my adopted friends for the evening.

Man of the Year for Environment

My friend Chris was honored tonight for his work on protecting the environment. Here are some pics...

Bayport Blue Point St. Patrick's Day Parade

The Bayport Blue Point St. Patrick's Day parade today was awesome! Here are some pics to prove it...


Marlene is a totally awesome, totally open person.

William Floyd Estate

Some photos of the grounds at William Floyd Estate in Mastic Beach.

Bowling Night

Some pics from bowling night tonight...

Education Press Conference

Some photos from a local press conference yesterday with the Governor.

Parks Tour

Some photos from last month that I forgot to post.

Albany

Some pictures I shot in Albany in the last two days.

The New York State Vietnam Veterans Memorial.