Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Polar Vortex

After the Texans left we got the polar vorTex. This bowl of water formed a block of ice overnight.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Best in Show

Wow what a line up of ribbons, it just goes round & round
and then more. Go Carla!
 

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Stained Glass

I like to make wave photos where the water looks glassy like this Bierstadt painting detail.
 

Friday, December 26, 2014

Mixxed Greens

Like a good salad Tom Lawson's garden design features a mix of green textures in all seasons.

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

On the Road

It can be hard to make a nice photo with three days of rain. Here we are checking in for two nights in Maryland.

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Distant Shores

The distant cut from Mecox Bay to the ocean at Flying Point. The sun was just hitting the sand there and no other place.

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Hampton Bays Art Show

My friend David has his painting on show at the Hampton Bays Library. I think they are very nice. Have a look through January.
 
 
 

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Ugly Fruit

This strange fruit is an Osage Orange. They are an ornamental fruit with no know food use.

Thursday, December 18, 2014

More Gas

This monster feeds a much larger home than mine with it's huge pipes and fittings.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Key Features

Many of the better new homes I have seen this season include a large section of glass doors that can be folded back opening a wall onto a porch or patio. It all feels very LA to me.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Flip the Bird

When I roast a Turkey or bird I cook it in the conventional way, with the bird on it's back legs up. This bird was salted and rubbed with lemon then cooked at 350.

I added some stock to the roasting pan and basted the bird 3 times in the 4 hour cooking time. This felt like a moist bird and it did not need much attention.
When the bird came out of the oven I turned the roast over with the breast under and the back up. This step is critical as it encourages the juices to move into the breast meat.
A jacket of foil keeps the heat uniform as the roast rests before carving.
 
 

Monday, December 15, 2014

TIdal Pool

As a child arriving at the beach to find a mini ocean was a great treat. The strip of water split off from the ocean often isolated exciting discoveries.  Today we had a very long pool at South Main Beach, I did not spot any gems today.

Sunday, December 14, 2014

New Machines

Becher & Becher look out, big gray machines have come to my house. This week National Grid decided that I needed a new larger and improved gas meter.

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Winter's Eve

People ask me what the winter is like on the Eastend. When it's wet for a week straight it often looks a lot like this. Water Mill farm country and local vines.

Friday, December 12, 2014

Winter Light

 
The light at the beach today at 4pm was very cool as it caught just the tips of the foam.

And then a great sunset.


Thursday, December 11, 2014

What I Do

My client likes Marilyn Monroe. From shopping Ebay & Lumas we came up with a full wall of reprints of vintage photos. I hung the collection this evening.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Rudolph Southampton

Rudolph was spotted at Little Plains beach today braving the storm. He might also be spotted on CBS tonight.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Surf is UP

I went down to the beach for a look at the waves. The surf was rocking with a few surfers taking a ride. They looked like surfing seals on their complete black rubber skin.

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Friday, December 5, 2014

Tree Force

Roots from maple trees on Elm Street have reeked havoc with a rare village sidewalk.
 

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Turn Around

I continue to be surprised about the number of modern flat top homes getting built out east. Part of this might be improvements in roof technology.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Coming Home

Tonight we came home on starship virgin Atlantic. It was very nice and it is good to be home.

Monday, December 1, 2014

Train Yard

Photo coming
London has great rail service. This matrix covers out the weather expanding the station into what was once the roadside.

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Sunshine

Looking at the London from Waterloo Bridge with our first day of sunshine I wondered what Turner would think of the new skyline.

Friday, November 28, 2014

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Just Listed

This very nice home in Southampton Village just came on the market. Please call me for details. Thank you, Robert

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Monday, November 24, 2014

Floating Berries

My asparagus have little round red berries. I have not seen this before, I don't know how they missed being on Iron Chef.

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Curse or Blessing

There was a time when the rich orange tones of Bittersweet Berries excited. For me the problems on the invading vines over shadow.

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Christmas Treats

The Southampton Historic Museum on Meeting House Lane has some very nice decorations for sale in their shop this year.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Sailor's Delight

Red Sky At Night, Sailor's Delight refers to the sky looking away from the sunset, not looking into the setting sun. This view is looking east from Little Plains Beach.