HAMPTON HOUSE

It turns out that Hampton House built in 1790 is actually located outside Baltimore, Maryland in the rural community of Towson. The home is run by the National Parks Service.

Purple Blast

Chive blooms are great on a salad for a delicate onion taste

Summer Time

Nice wave

Pre Game

The Friday before Memorial Day Weekend and the beaches are packed......

with sun & sand

Spring Green

Color like this is exclusive from late May into  Early June in the north east.

Foggy Eve

Nice bit of fog sitting on the beach

Planting

The green house at the Halsey Farm is geared up to supply Southampton gardens.

WOW what a Garden

Ox Pasture Road, Southampton.

Accents

It can be nice to have a rock on your beach to give a focus point.

Bay Beach

The bay beach was great today

Merg with Nature

I like how there Forget-me-nots have grown into this garden looking for a wild flower than a planted perineal.

Clear Sailing

The water in the Peconic River this time of year is crystal clear.

Riverhead

The right side of this river is Southampton, the left bank is on the North Fork.

Changable Weather

Blue skies came and went today, a real mix.

Free Samples

Our house guests visiting from Texas found a nice selection of goodies on the beach to take back home.

Success

I four days we went from murky to clear blue water. Next warm day we can go for a swim.

Pool Time

Cleaning up a swimming pool is a progression. This is a middle stage of the process.

Deep Crack

It looks like SYS in North Sea had a  small earthquake, all fixed now

Yesterday's Post

Beach Plum on a bay beach, Noyack

Like a Garden

For now I have a reflecting pool in my back yard. The cherry petals and a nice dimension.

Flower Power

I brought this tulip inside to open after it got snapped off in a garden error. The complex bloom looked more like a rose than a tulip.

Ohhhh Wettt

These carts sitting in a big puddle at the local grocery kind of say it all about the weather this past week. Working on my gardens has been a challenge.

Pet Parts

Fern & Eddie are back from ARF to get a fresh start. After 5 years in the yard at ARF in Bridgehampton it was time for repair.

Shell Game

When I looked in this Airstream Trailer I found it stripped bare. it reminded more of a airplane than I expected

Blue Skies

This was last week before the rain and fog came in

Post Modern Moment

Built at the peak of the Post Modern Style this home also expresses industrial chic.  

More to follow

Invasion

It is hard to see, but this lawn has violets all through it, very nice.