Annual tradition

For 35 years now, my hubby has to take a canoe ride every Thanksgiving morning.  Years ago before we hosted he would go on the Esopus Creek up in Saugerties up at our family friends the Blake's home.  This year we were blessed to have our oldest son home, so the two of them went at first.  I also went out to look at one of the 3 Beaver houses.  Poor Montman was frantic running down the shore to follow me.  He is such a silly dog.  We have a wonderful TG at my son Derek's home.  Nice that I had the time to get out on the annual canoe ride.  Lots of blessings to be thankful for this past year. 

Grateful

I just want to say: I AM GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE. 

Bye Fiddlehead Cottage

Eagles!

Fun continues......

Fun day!

Great day

My happy place

Tenants Harbor Maine holds a big piece of my heart. After spending 3 decades looking for the perfect spot to vacation in Maine, staying all the way from Deer Isle New Brunswick Canada, down to Kennebunkport Maine, 4 years ago we discovered this amazing piece of heaven.  To be able to stay on the ocean and listen to the sounds of the waves day and night brings peace to my soul like nothing else. I am a Long Island girl after all, we always need to seek out the ocean at least once a year.  I'm so glad that at the last moment this year, that I decided I needed to go back and get my soul put back in order.  I'm blessed to have a hubby who financially was able to pay for it, and to take the week off and spend it with me.  We had an amazing week filled with so much beauty and lots of delicious seafood.  What an incredible view our new cottage has!  We watched seals hunting for food and eating large fish. One day we watched from the house two Juvenile eagles hunting the waves and using the winds to get back into position, over and over again. It went on for a good 15 minutes, when the rain came down the coast they sped off down the coast to their roost.  What a GIFT Fiddlehead cottage is.  I look forward to returning again next October. 

Co. Park

We are having an amazing Fall!  The colors are so beautiful and the weather! 

Snapping Turtle!

Male Monarch 

Adirondacks

We had an amazing time up at our DILs family camp!  So beautiful up in the Adirondacks, we were there when the leaves were peaking.  I love the Dacks!