I took a walk in the morning at Crab Meadow in Northport, New York, amazed at the quality of light through the trees on the shore beyond, at a place called Makamah. It is part of a vast nature preserve, acres upon acres of marshland and grasses and home to wildlife including geese, ospreys and many local songbirds. The light can be different on any given day, depending on the time, the season, the weather. So on this particular morning I walked and was caught by this scene in the trees with my camera and wanted to share it with you all, because it gave me a sense of peace and serenity, which hopefully you will sense as well.
At the tip of Makamah and Crab Meadow is a small peninsula where the waters rush to meet the Long Island Sound, with views of the Connecticut shore beyond. And so too the water changes every day, in color, vibrancy, currents and tides, as though King Neptune was displaying his moods, in combination with the winds. At this spot is where the seagulls usually gather on warm days in the summer, usually moving a bit more inland to be protected from the prevailing northwest winds of winter.
This little fellow looks like he is about to put his foot in the water, as though testing the waters, but of course my camera just happened to catch him in midair. The water flowing into the preserve from the Long Island Sound is rarely this color blue, usually more greenish and neutral. There was something special about this day.
A small sandy beach leads down to the water, and across is the beginnings of the vast marshes. Often protected from the winds here, it provides a quiet sanctuary.
And not far from Crab Meadow, on the way to Asharoken, one can see The Twins and Little Fawn, a small family of deer that live in the woods where Chief Asharoken once lived in his Indian Village in the 1600's. Each week they grow bigger. Hopefully they will survive the winter.
I hope you have enjoyed spending this day with me.
Maery
December 2015
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