Now that spring is here and I have a yearning to get out and be in nature, I thought it was finally time to put up the series of photos that I took back in the fall. As a reminder, I went out to the Muttontown Preserve for 4 or 5 weekends spanning from September to November. There’s a couple of different pieces of nature out there. First is a rolling meadow that’s been taken over by wildflowers. The second is a forest featuring several different types of hardwoods and pines. I can only imaging that this is what all of Long Island used to look like before the hordes from NYC turned into millions of people with a million cars. Anyway……
The first shot below was taken walking through forested section of the park in mid to late September. Off on the right side are the first signs of fall with the changing of the leaves.
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My family (wife and daughter) and i went out to a great park this weekend. We went to a county park on Long Island called Blydenburg Park. The next time we go I’m definitely bringing my camera along. I had some wonderful opportunities to take some shots — but alas, i didn’t plan ahead.
The park had a feature that’s pretty rare on Long Island. There’s 2 areas that you can let your dog run and play off leash. There’s one huge area (about 2 acres) for large dogs — there was a bunch of dogs running around including some Boston Terriers, which ain’t that huge. There’s also a smaller area of around 1/2 acre for smaller dogs to run around and play. My doxie is just a pup of around 4 months old, so she’s still pretty wimpy, but she seemed to warm up after a while. My daughter got a live illustration of the birds and the bees when Georgie (a fat older Beagle) tried to mount her. Ya gotta give the old guy credit for trying.
Anyway — hurrah for these areas within the parks. We definitely need more of them.
