I couldn't remember where I stored the pictures from my last trip to visit my Mom in Southold, NY (North Fork of Long Island). The North Fork has a very interesting history. For many years it was scattered with many farms growing potatoes, fruit orchards, sod farms, cabbage (boy do I remember that as a kid -- acres of cabbage in the hot summer sun -- you knew you were near a cabbage farm), dairy farms, and of course fishing, clams and scallop farming. Now, however, there are many vineyards on the North Fork. The North Fork seems to survive the changes, but remains a very quaint, laid back area to live in as well as visit.
One of the thousands of rows of grapevines.
Acres of potatoes.
An old barn on Main Road (Rte 25) outside of Southold being taken over by nature.
The clouds rolled in and looked ominous. It didn't rain, the clouds kept moving northeast.
One of the things I like most about the North Fork are all the small beaches that scatter both Long Island Sound and the Peconic Bay. This is a picture taken at Cedar Beach in Southold, of two sailboats, with Shelter Island in the background.
This is a sculpture of an Osprey and it is located in Greenport, NY. It is HUGE !!!
Goose Creek, Southold, NY. Across the street is a very small town beach.
Greenport, NY harbor. I like stopping here when I'm visiting my Mom just to see if there are any yachts. These aren't yachts, but they are very nice boats. But then again, anything larger than a row boat is a yacht to me.
One of the many lighthouses on the North Fork. This one is across from Founders Landing.
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